[openssl-users] Unable to run application after Windows updates

[Russ Loucks]

We have an application running on Windows 8.1 (HP) tablets that is mostly statically linked except for a few libraries, including the SSLEAY32 and LIBEAY32 libraries.

We're using version 1.0.2 of the OpenSSL libraries.

We ship our executable and these two libraries and then set a PATH entry in the registry that points to our 'lib' directory so the system/library loader can find the libraries at load/run time.

There are two other packages on these tablets we ship that include older versions of the OpenSSL libraries - Intel TXE Components/TCS (OpenSSL version 1.0.0g) and HP Registration service (1.0.0d).

Works well.

Until the user runs Windows updates....

Then, when our application starts we get a 'The ordinal 3905 could not be located in the dynamic link library 'C:\program Files\<our installdir>\lib\SSALEAY32.dll'.

I've tried the following - all to no avail:
removing the HP and Intel OpenSSL libraries (but safe-keeping them for later re-installation)
Re-installing our application and OpenSSL libraries
Interestingly, the OpenSSL libraries in the HP and Intel installations do not change after the Windows update - they're the same versions as before the update....

I'm stumped.  Any clues?

I'm guessing the best course of action is to statically link the OpenSSL libs into our app.  Is that a good plan?

Thanks for the help.

Russ Loucks

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Russ Loucks
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