[Gimp-user] Installing 2.8 on Windows XP SP2

[rich <forums gimpusers com>]

> Hi

> I am trying to install version 2.8.0 on a Windows XP SP2 machine. Unfortunately I can't update the machine 
> to SP3 as it breaks the machine. I am trying to fix this but it is not easy. Does Gimp actually require SP3 
> or is it just the installer. If it is just the installer then is there any way to work around this?

> Thanks
> Al.

I seems just the installer. You can unpack the installation with 'universal extractor' but this gives all the 
files for both 32 & 64 bit version to sort out.

An easier way is to use a 'portable' version. There is a 2.8.0 at portableapps.com and a 2.8.1 32 bit at the 
partha site (dark theme but if you find a regular theme elsewhere you can change this).

Both of these install with the caveat that I did not give them much of a trial, but they do open and the 
basics work. This is in a WinXp SP2 virtual machine.

If you ignore the 'portable' launcher(s) and go straight for gimp-2.8.exe in the ...\bin... folder it  makes 
a regular C:\Documents and Settings\"yourname"\.gimp-2.8 home folder structure on first run.

Up to you to make a shortcut/menu entry.



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