Installation of Python 2.3 on Windows 95

[Thomas Heller]

dewatf at nothotmail.com (dewatf) writes:

> On 19 Oct 2003 17:54:10 -0700, donorr at fcc-online.org (Don) wrote:
>
>>We have attempted several times to install Python 2.3 on a Windows 95
>>system. Each time, at the end  of the install the following error is
>>displayed:
>>
>>Error in installer script.
>>Traceback (most recent call last):
>>  File "C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\FinishInstall.py", line 101, ApplyEntryPoint
>>    apply(ep,args)
>>  File "C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\FinishInstall.py", line 82, in
>>DoCompileAllAndRegisterCOM FindDuplicates(mod,dir)
>>  File "C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\FinishInstall.py", line 143, in FindDuplicates
>>    import win32api
>>ImportError:DLL load failed: A device attached to the system is not
>>functioning.
>>
>>On attempting to run PythonWin, we get the following error:
>>
>>The application cannot locate win32ui.pyd (or Python)(1157)
>>One of the library files needed to run this application cannot be
>>located.
>>
>>I have uninstalled Python, rebooted, reinstalled and the same thing
>>keeps happening.
>>
>>I have searched and searched for these errors and cannot find the
>>problem.
>>
>>Thank you in advance.
>
> I can't help you but had the same problem. It is with the PythonWin
> install not the python 2.3 install. 

It seems that either some MS dlls are not present, or not up to date.
I suggest you install a recent Internet Explorer (or MS Office) to bring
the system into a newer state.

Thomas