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Tim Boemker
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      12-10-2004
Is it legal to redistribute PSCRIPT5.DLL, which is included with Windows but
typically not installed until needed? If a license is required, who within
Microsoft handles licensing?

Thanks,

Tim


 
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      12-13-2004
That driver is shipped with WinXP. Please note the corresponding
resource file(s) could be different among various language WinXPs, so
the best way is to redirect your INF file to install such file(s) from
WinXP CD-ROM.

Tim Boemker wrote:
> Is it legal to redistribute PSCRIPT5.DLL, which is included with

Windows but
> typically not installed until needed? If a license is required, who

within
> Microsoft handles licensing?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tim


 
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Tim Boemker
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      12-13-2004
Yes, it is shipped with WinXP, but it is not installed until needed. If we
could redistribute it with our app, that would save our end users from having
to locate the Windows installation CD. It's a small issue, but it's important
to some of our customers that the installation be as simple as possible.

Tim

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>
>That driver is shipped with WinXP. Please note the corresponding
>resource file(s) could be different among various language WinXPs, so
>the best way is to redirect your INF file to install such file(s) from
>WinXP CD-ROM.
>
>Tim Boemker wrote:
>> Is it legal to redistribute PSCRIPT5.DLL, which is included with

>Windows but
>> typically not installed until needed? If a license is required, who

>within
>> Microsoft handles licensing?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Tim

>


 
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Ashwin [MS]
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      12-15-2004
You don't need to redistribute it even if it hasn't already been installed.
You can reference ntprint.inf from within your driver's INF and have the
necessary pscript files installed if your driver needs them.

- Ashwin


"Tim Boemker" wrote:

> Yes, it is shipped with WinXP, but it is not installed until needed. If we
> could redistribute it with our app, that would save our end users from having
> to locate the Windows installation CD. It's a small issue, but it's important
> to some of our customers that the installation be as simple as possible.
>
> Tim
>
> In article < .com>,
> says...
> >
> >That driver is shipped with WinXP. Please note the corresponding
> >resource file(s) could be different among various language WinXPs, so
> >the best way is to redirect your INF file to install such file(s) from
> >WinXP CD-ROM.
> >
> >Tim Boemker wrote:
> >> Is it legal to redistribute PSCRIPT5.DLL, which is included with

> >Windows but
> >> typically not installed until needed? If a license is required, who

> >within
> >> Microsoft handles licensing?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Tim

> >

>
>

 
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Tim Boemker
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      12-16-2004
If so, wouldn't the user need to add a printer manually & to have his
Windows install CD handy? One of our objectives is to be able to install
without requiring any manual steps & without having the Windows install CD.
(This may seem like a minor point, but some of our customers have asked us
to simplify the installation process because they have quite a few seats.)

"Ashwin [MS]" <> wrote in message
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> You don't need to redistribute it even if it hasn't already been
> installed.
> You can reference ntprint.inf from within your driver's INF and have the
> necessary pscript files installed if your driver needs them.
>
> - Ashwin
>
>
> "Tim Boemker" wrote:
>
>> Yes, it is shipped with WinXP, but it is not installed until needed. If
>> we
>> could redistribute it with our app, that would save our end users from
>> having
>> to locate the Windows installation CD. It's a small issue, but it's
>> important
>> to some of our customers that the installation be as simple as possible.
>>
>> Tim
>>
>> In article < .com>,
>> says...
>> >
>> >That driver is shipped with WinXP. Please note the corresponding
>> >resource file(s) could be different among various language WinXPs, so
>> >the best way is to redirect your INF file to install such file(s) from
>> >WinXP CD-ROM.
>> >
>> >Tim Boemker wrote:
>> >> Is it legal to redistribute PSCRIPT5.DLL, which is included with
>> >Windows but
>> >> typically not installed until needed? If a license is required, who
>> >within
>> >> Microsoft handles licensing?
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >>
>> >> Tim
>> >

>>
>>



 
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