Index: src/build.xml
===================================================================
--- src/build.xml	(revision 2109)
+++ src/build.xml	(working copy)
@@ -986,16 +986,22 @@
         <echo message="Copies the recent changed native files to the ${basedir}/bin directory" />
 
         <mkdir dir="${basedir}/bin/native/izpack" />
-        <!-- If unicode support of ShellLink.dll will be not used, change between  both copy blocks -->
-        <!--
-		<copy todir="${basedir}/bin/native/izpack" file="${basedir}/src/native/ShellLink/Release/ShellLink.dll" verbose="true" overwrite="yes" preservelastmodified="true"/>
-		<copy todir="${basedir}/bin/native/3rdparty" file="${basedir}/src/native/win/COIOSHelper/Release/COIOSHelper.dll" verbose="true" overwrite="yes" preservelastmodified="true"/>
-		-->
+        <!-- The ANSI versions of the libraries (*A.dll) are required to support Win9x which does not support Unicode -->
+        <copy tofile="${basedir}/bin/native/izpack/ShellLinkA.dll"
+              file="${basedir}/src/native/ShellLink/Release/ShellLink.dll"
+              verbose="true"
+              overwrite="yes"
+              preservelastmodified="true" />
         <copy todir="${basedir}/bin/native/izpack"
               file="${basedir}/src/native/ShellLink/Release_Unicode/ShellLink.dll"
               verbose="true"
               overwrite="yes"
               preservelastmodified="true" />
+        <copy tofile="${basedir}/bin/native/3rdparty/COIOSHelperA.dll"
+              file="${basedir}/src/native/win/COIOSHelper/Release/COIOSHelper.dll"
+              verbose="true"
+              overwrite="yes"
+              preservelastmodified="true" />
         <copy todir="${basedir}/bin/native/3rdparty"
               file="${basedir}/src/native/win/COIOSHelper/Release_Unicode/COIOSHelper.dll"
               verbose="true"
Index: src/lib/com/coi/tools/os/izpack/COIOSHelper.java
===================================================================
--- src/lib/com/coi/tools/os/izpack/COIOSHelper.java	(revision 2109)
+++ src/lib/com/coi/tools/os/izpack/COIOSHelper.java	(working copy)
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 import com.izforge.izpack.util.Librarian;
 import com.izforge.izpack.util.NativeLibraryClient;
+import com.izforge.izpack.util.OsVersion;
 
 /**
  * 
@@ -117,7 +118,8 @@
             throw (new Exception("load native library failed"));
         try
         {
-            Librarian.getInstance().loadLibrary("COIOSHelper", dependant);
+            String libraryName = OsVersion.IS_WINDOWS_9X ? "COIOSHelperA" : "COIOSHelper";
+            Librarian.getInstance().loadLibrary(libraryName, dependant);
         }
         catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError exception)
         {

Property changes on: src\lib\com\coi\tools\os\izpack\COIOSHelper.java
___________________________________________________________________
Name: svn:executable
   - *

Index: src/lib/com/izforge/izpack/util/os/ShellLink.java
===================================================================
--- src/lib/com/izforge/izpack/util/os/ShellLink.java	(revision 2109)
+++ src/lib/com/izforge/izpack/util/os/ShellLink.java	(working copy)
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 
 import com.izforge.izpack.util.Librarian;
 import com.izforge.izpack.util.NativeLibraryClient;
+import com.izforge.izpack.util.OsVersion;
 
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 /**
@@ -458,7 +459,8 @@
     {
         try
         {
-            Librarian.getInstance().loadLibrary("ShellLink", this);
+            String libraryName = OsVersion.IS_WINDOWS_9X ? "ShellLinkA" : "ShellLink";
+            Librarian.getInstance().loadLibrary(libraryName, this);
         }
         catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError exception)
         {
Index: src/lib/com/izforge/izpack/util/OsVersion.java
===================================================================
--- src/lib/com/izforge/izpack/util/OsVersion.java	(revision 2109)
+++ src/lib/com/izforge/izpack/util/OsVersion.java	(working copy)
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Locale;
 
 /**
  * This is a convienient class, which helps you to detect / identify the running OS/Distribution
@@ -115,6 +116,18 @@
     public static final boolean IS_WINDOWS = StringTool.startsWith(OS_NAME, WINDOWS);
 
     /**
+     * True if this is Windows 9x.
+     */
+    public static final boolean IS_WINDOWS_9X = IS_WINDOWS
+            && (OS_NAME.toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH).indexOf("windows 9") >= 0
+            || OS_NAME.toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH).indexOf("windows me") >= 0);
+
+    /**
+     * True if this is Windows NT4, 2k, XP, Vista, ...
+     */
+    public static final boolean IS_WINDOWS_NT = IS_WINDOWS && !IS_WINDOWS_9X;
+
+    /**
      * True if this is some variant of Unix (OSX, Linux, Solaris, FreeBSD, etc).
      */
     public static final boolean IS_UNIX = !IS_OS2 && !IS_WINDOWS;