Thank you Neil, MSVCR80.DLL is on my PC in C:\windows\system32 my path points to the file ???? Also. I also read the doc on PECL and am lost as to how I would install this under the ApacheTraid system that I use for development. "Niel Archer" <spamfree@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:20070611194856.3BF7.SPAMFREE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Hi Mark > >> The Windows PHP install does not work on my XP Pro PC - >> Recieved errors "The procedure entry point_encode_pointer >> could not locate the dynamic link library MSVCR80.DLL > > I don't use the windows installer, so can't offer advice on it. > However, MSVCR80.DLL, is Microsoft's Visual C++ Runtime and I believe is > available somewhere on the MS web-site. > > The short answer is Yes, you can add them to your installation. PEAR > libraries are PHP scripts, so usable on all platforms. PECL extensions > are available as windows DLLs > > Both PEAR/PECL use the same method to download, which is part of the > standard PHP installation. Look at the respective web-sites for > documentation on PEAR/PECL and their packages. > > http://pear.php.net > > http://pecl.php.net > > > Niel -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php