[Gimp-user] Misleading reply to a FAQ for installing a GIMP2.6 Windows 7-32 executable

[NoviceGimper <forums gimpusers com>]

Hi - I was wondering if you managed to resolve this issue.  I have the same problem - and I have an HP 
Probook4530s with a CORE i5 processor.  I am not that clued up with computers or how they work so I need 
someone to hold my hand through this process.  I also get the "The procedure entry point libintl_snprintf 
could not be located in the dynamic link library intl.dll." error when I try to start GIMP. 
I went into System 32 files and found the intl.dll file - but what exactly must I rename itto (as advised by 
the FAQ section).  

And as I see in this post - it causes some other logon problem - and I dont know what this means or what he 
is even talking about.  But whatever it is I dont want it to do the same on my pc.  

Can some kind person please walk me through the fix process step-by-step (like you are talking to someone who 
is a real idiot).

Please - I do like GIMP and I am using it to make posters and images for my classroom - so it will be great 
if someone can help me out....and the children will have something better to look at than broken and cracked 
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> I just got started with GIMP2.6 but only after reading (and acting on the advice of) the following item in 
> the FAQ list: > FAQ: I'm getting The procedure entry point libintl_snprintf could not be located in the 
> dynamic link library intl.dll. when I try to run GIMP or use plug-ins. How do I fix it?>>         Some 
> broken application placed a file named intl.dll to your Windows orWindows\System32 directory. Rename it, and 
> GIMP will work fine. On my HP under Windows 7-32 it is true that GIMP2.6  was installed only when intl.dll 
> was renamed and then it worked fine. However intl.dll in folder Windows\System32 was hardly placed there by 
> some broken application. It is used by LoginUI.exe, the user interface for the logon screen! When intl.dll 
> is restored to recover the use of that interface then GIMP2.6 ceases to function. Is there a better and safe 
> way out of that predicament (which IMO should  then replace the unwise FAQ reply reproduced above)? Many 
> thanks for any reply or for in
 dicating a way to search the archives of this mail list for some answers.    




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