feedback: phonon.dll, konqueror, installation timeout

[Cameron Villers]

> About the error message with the *: Maybe it would be good to give
> another a more helpful hint then to re-install. This is the typic
> windows-user reaction: try to install again.

Unfortunately, that is the standard Windows error message. One wonders
what such a reaction would be inspired by...

On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 9:13 AM, Thomas Koch <thomas at koch.ro> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> greetings to the kde-windows project! I consider this project the most
> amazing and world-changing thing in kde4 and maybe in free software for
> 2008.
>
> But now to the issues:
>
> kdewin-installer-gui-0.9.2-2.exe from 18-Jul-2008 07:30
>
> I installed kde on a fresh virtual WinXP
>
>  - Installation often has timeouts and I need to press retry.
>  - Sometimes it fails with error: no error. This time it happened once
>   and I ignored it. Did not notice, which download.
>  - kword starts.
>  - kmail does not start: "This application has failed to start because
>   phonon.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix the
>   problem."*
>  - konqueror does not start without any error message.
>
> About the error message with the *: Maybe it would be good to give
> another a more helpful hint then to re-install. This is the typic
> windows-user reaction: try to install again.
>
> Maybe one could include a link to a web page or forum or the bugtracker.
>
> The error message also can not be copied to include it into an email or
> bugreport.
>
> I know that this is not easy to be solved, but I'd love kde to give a
> good impression on it debut on windows.
>
> Best regards,
> --
> Thomas Koch, Software Developer
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