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konicky

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Unicode Failure
« on: January 12, 2003, 02:08:53 am »
Trying to download 9.0.95, keep getting the message 'Unicode Failure: The Microsoft layer for Unicode failed to initialise. Please re-install' ?

Media Jukebox PLUS 9.0.85 -- D:\Program Files\J River\Media Jukebox\

Microsoft Windows 98 SE
Intel Pentium II 300 MHz MMX / Memory: Total - 196 MB, Free - 74 MB

Internet Explorer: 6.0.2800.1106 / ComCtl32.dll: 5.50.4916.400 / Shlwapi.dll: 6.00.2800.1106
Shell32.dll: 4.72.3812.600
wnaspi32.dll: 2, 0, 0, 0 , ASPI for WIN32 DLL, Copyright © Adaptec 1995 / Aspi32.sys: N/A

Ripping /   Drive E:   Copy mode:ModeSynch   CD Type:Auto   Read speed:Max
 Digital playback: Yes /  Use YADB: Yes /  Get cover art: No /  Calc replay gain: No /  Copy volume: 32767
 Eject after ripping: No /  Play sound after ripping: No  

Burning /  No burners found.
 Test mode: No /  Eject after writing: Yes /  Direct decoding: Yes /  Two second gap: No /  Write CD-Text: No
 Use playback settings: No /  Normalization: None
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Re: Unicode Failure
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2003, 05:52:16 am »
I have the exact same problem with similar configuration.

I suspect Windows ME related.
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Re: Unicode Failure
« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2003, 06:00:27 am »
Make that 3 of us - and yes .... using Windows ME.

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Re: Unicode Failure
« Reply #3 on: January 12, 2003, 06:12:28 am »
I Google searched on "unicode layer" and found a MS download, but I am reluctant to do that.

Can someone confirm if that is what is needed?
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Re: Unicode Failure
« Reply #4 on: January 12, 2003, 06:18:56 am »
you might want to post the link for someone to look at it.
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Re: Unicode Failure
« Reply #5 on: January 12, 2003, 06:41:09 am »
We're still working the kinks out of the conversion to Unicode.

Whatever program is complaining can't find "unicows.dll".  It should be in your system directory.  Maybe try putting a copy in your MJ directory.

Let us know...
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Re: Unicode Failure
« Reply #6 on: January 12, 2003, 07:42:12 am »
Here is the MS link, but it is no big help.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/win9x/unilayer_4wj7.asp

I searched my whole system and there are two existing unicows.dll, each in the program directory.  So maybe that is the ticket.

The program that is "complaining" is the Media Center 9 installation.  It gets stuck there.  It does not mention the specific file unicows.dll, but jus says failed to initialize.
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Re: Unicode Failure
« Reply #7 on: January 12, 2003, 07:51:36 am »
sometimes just writing a note here jogs your thought process.....

I put the unicows.dll into the DOWNLOADS directory where I was running the installation program from!!  The layer error is gone and the installation process begins.  It asks for Custom vs. Express and which either choice, a couple of dialog boxes flash but nothing is installed.  I tried it over MC9 and it didnt work, uninstalled previous version, still did not work.  It flashes a "copying files" dialog box for only a second and then is done.

I cant mess with it anymore for a while, but thought maybe someone could move this forward for us unfortunates running Win ME!!
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Re: Unicode Failure
« Reply #8 on: January 12, 2003, 08:34:26 am »
You may have a temp file problem.  IE has a bug.

Try this.  IE/Tools/Internet Options/Temp Internet Files/Delete files.  It can take several minutes.
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Re: Unicode Failure
« Reply #9 on: January 12, 2003, 10:44:17 am »
I'm not sure what the Temp file would have to do with it but I tried as you suggested.

If you meant an old copy of the Install file, i have downloaded and saved MediaCenter900095 or whatever it is named, but it is a .95 specifiec executable, not a cached version of a previous download.

In anycase, I re-ran the intall with same results.  It starts the installation program but doesn't actually update any files.


Does the installer create a log file that can be reviewed for errors?

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Re: Unicode Failure
« Reply #10 on: January 12, 2003, 10:53:20 am »
>> I'm not sure what the Temp file would have
>> to do with
it fills up and it is not cleaned like it should be.

programs sometimes do not install because of this.
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Re: Unicode Failure
« Reply #11 on: January 12, 2003, 11:05:02 am »
Well i followed RoBOK's advice and I got it istalled w/ ME (thanks RoBOK!!).

Just a note (in case others are trying) i downloaded the .95 executable and ran in a temp library (it gave me the unicode error).  Then I downloaded the dll RoBok mentioned and put it in the Windows System folder as well as the RARSFXO/System folder (created by the .95 executable during the failed extraction).  Then I used the Installwizard.exe in RarSFXO folder and what do you know?  I'm in - and I verified it's the correct version.

Thanks again RoBOK.
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Re: Unicode Failure
« Reply #12 on: January 12, 2003, 12:28:32 pm »
Well it turns out i needed help from Moriarty!!!

I hadnt tried putting the DLL into that temp created directory.

Also, I have two versions of the DLL running around my system -- the first did not work, but the larger file size one DID work!!!  Yeah!

Beta Testing Rules!!!

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Re: Unicode Failure
« Reply #13 on: January 12, 2003, 05:03:04 pm »
ROBok and Moriarty:

You guys are both AWESOME!!  Never would have figured this one out on my own--wouldn't even known where to start...

I saved both the unicode download and the MC95 file into my jriver file folder, then ran the MC9 file from there, and somehow it all worked.  Not sure how, not sure why, but it did; I now have 95 up and running!

So now I am able to suffer the 95 bugs like everyone else--life is good!!
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Re: Unicode Failure
« Reply #14 on: January 13, 2003, 04:53:00 am »
Thanks for the patience everyone.

This will be fixed next build.
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