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- The only file that really needs to be installed is the
- <filename>libpq.dll</filename> library. This file should in most
- cases be placed in the <filename>WINNT\SYSTEM32</filename> directory
- (or in <filename>WINDOWS\SYSTEM</filename> on a Windows 95/98/ME
+ Normally you do not need to install any of the client files. You should
+ place the <filename>libpq.dll</filename> file in the same directory
+ as your applications .EXE-file. Only if this is for some reason not
+ possible should you install it in the <filename>WINNT\SYSTEM32</filename>
+ directory (or in <filename>WINDOWS\SYSTEM</filename> on a Windows 95/98/ME
system). If this file is installed using a setup program, it should
be installed with version checking using the
<symbol>VERSIONINFO</symbol> resource included in the file, to