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-$Id: README.win32,v 1.37 2002/07/06 15:39:50 gerald Exp $
+$Id: README.win32,v 1.38 2002/07/06 19:51:25 guy Exp $
Installing Ethereal, Tethereal, and Editcap on Win32
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Many of the file and directory names used in the build process go past the
old 8.3 naming limitations. As a result, you should use the newer
-"cmd.exe" interpreter instead of the old "command.com".
+"cmd.exe" interpreter instead of the old "command.com"; this may mean
+it's not possible to build Ethereal, at least not from the command line,
+on Windows 95/98/Me - you might have to do it on Windows NT/2000/XP/.NET
+Server.
Be sure that your command-line environment is set up to compile
and link with MSVC. When installing MSVC, you can have your