I was going to reply to the other thread, but it is closed.
I'd like to point out that if a user plans to use LDView, but either isn't in Windows, or doesn't want to use the AIOI, then the easiest way to install the latest LDraw library is to install and run LDView. It will ask the user if they want LDView to install the LDraw library, and if they say yes, it will ask them where they want to put it, and it will then download and install it automatically. This works on Windows, Mac and Linux.
I'd like to point out that if a user plans to use LDView, but either isn't in Windows, or doesn't want to use the AIOI, then the easiest way to install the latest LDraw library is to install and run LDView. It will ask the user if they want LDView to install the LDraw library, and if they say yes, it will ask them where they want to put it, and it will then download and install it automatically. This works on Windows, Mac and Linux.