Is DDSopt x32 a vaild win32 application?

[mm101006]

My computer is using windows XP 32 edition sp3 home. The specific error RegGetValueA could not be located in the dynamic link library ADVAPI32.dll. I have been searching for quite some time about this issue. What I have found is to download these updates from here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30679

 

But those updates do not work. I think that visual studio 2012 does not support xp home edition anymore. I not sure if that is true but if you have any input that would be great.

 

Thanks.

[mm101006]

Does anybody know if DDSopt is compatible with windows xp 32 edition home?

[shockz]

DDSopt must use the RegGetValue function which is only available in Windows XP 64-bit, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Server 2003, and Server 2008. Pretty much everything EXCEPT XP 32-bit.

 

so to get this thing to work in windows xp (x32) you would have to do quite a lot of work , possibly to the extent of having to write some system api's to get it working...

 

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms724868%28VS.85%29.aspx

[mm101006]

Darn. I was really looking forward to optimizing textures in skyrim. Oh well.

thanks for the input.

[shockz]

your welcome.. stick around if there is some kind of workaround like the one for halo2 im sure it will be posted here 1 day.

[WilliamImm]

Honestly, at this point, it's really best to save up for a new version of Windows. XP is reaching End of Life status (meaning, no support) in April. I'd recommend getting the 64-bit version of Windows (8 or 7, whichever is cheaper at the moment).