Windows PE and Python 2.6 (Side-by-Side error)

[Mark Tolonen]

"Werner Merkl" <Werner.Merkl at fujitsu-siemens.com> wrote in message 
news:gfjjq3$klk$2 at nntp.fujitsu-siemens.com...
> Hallo,
>
>
> I like Python 2.6 and I like to use it anywhere, even within Windows PE.
>
> In former version of Python (<= 2.5.x) it was easy to bring it to a
> Windows PE system: Install Python to Windows XP or Vista and (robo-)
> copy the whole directory off Python (and all sub directories) to the
> Windows PE system, adapt the path and it works.
>
> With Python 2.6 I receive errors in the kind of '''Error: The
> Side-by-Side configuration information in
> "d:\4_debug\python26\PYTHON.EXE" contains errors. The application has
> failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect.
> Please see the application event log for more detail (14001).
> Warning: At least one module has an unresolved import due to a missing
> export function in a delay-load dependent module.'''
>
> What I did: I copied all DLLs which DEPWALK found to C:\Python26, but the 
> error remained...
>
> Has anyone an idea?
>
>
> Thank you in advance
> Werner
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You'll need to install the Microsoft C runtime redistributables.   An 
installer to do this is buried in Microsoft Visual Studio 2008.  The are 
installed to the C:\Windows\WinSxS subdirectory.  Take a look at this 
directory and see if Microsoft really has solved "DLL Hell".

-Mark