How to solve an error log with reference as task completed in Windows XP

[saranya]

i want to run wamp server in my windows xp media centre edition but the tray icon is not visible. on checking for errors- we found a system log error complaining about improper installing of a single component in wamp which is always installed as a whole.. pls help.

Event id 59.
Generate Activation Context failed for c:\wamp\bin\php3.0.5\win-php.exe
Reference error message: The operation completed successfully.

Event Type: Error
Event Source: SideBySide

how can this problem be solved

 

[Tmagic650]

Run this temp file cleaner:
http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/files/file/187-tfc-temp-file-cleaner-by-oldtimer/

Delete the Wamp Server and reinstall the program

 

[DelJo63]

Event id 59.
Generate Activation Context failed for c:\wamp\bin\php3.0.5\win-php.exe
Reference error message: The operation completed successfully.

Event Type: Error
Event Source: SideBySide

hmm; Current versions of PHP are version 5.x and as you apparently know,
per the above, your PHP is installed within the WAMP structures - -
so WAMP install is 'way behind the curve' so to speak by delivering a bundled PHP
which is outdated.

BTW: For those not familiar, WAMP is described as:

WAMP is an acronym formed from the initials of the operating system Microsoft Windows and the principal components of the package: Apache, MySQL and one of PHP, Perl or Python. Apache is a web server.​

Personally, I have installed Apache, Perl, PHP & MySQL from vender packages even on my laptop.
The sole 'trick' is getting the Apache config to hook (recognize) the PHP, Perl & MySql as known components.

 

[jmjsquared]

Your system is probably missing a "flavor" of a Microsoft component that newer versions of WampServer require. This MS Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86) or (x64), depending on your setup, will assure that you have the right component:
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/confirmation.aspx?id=5582 or
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=2092

Please try uninstalling Wamp, install one of the the above and then, reinstall Wamp.

 

[DelJo63]

hmm; as all components are portable (ie built to run on multiple platforms other than windows), I highly doubt a dependency upon MFC anything or
Visual C++ Redistributable Package (portable code is most frequently written in plain C).

Using the MS Depend program to show which DLLs are needed for a program,
I found

Apache 2

system32\kernel32.dll
system32\advapi32.dll
system32\ws2_32.dll
system32\mswsock.dll
system32\rpcrt4.dll
system32\msvcrt.dll
*all other dependencies are from apache2\bin\​

Perl 5.8

as in Apache2 but also includes
system32\user32.dll
system32\shell32.dll​

PHP 5.1

as in Perl but also includes
system32\ODBC32.dll
system32\oleaut32.dll
and a php\php5ts.dll​

MySQL 4.*

greatly depends upon how it's installed and configured
system32\kernel32.dll
system32\wsock32.dll
system32\advapi32.dll​