Problem with install of Python 3.5.2 on Windows Vista

eryk sun eryksun at gmail.com
Wed Oct 5 16:20:38 EDT 2016


On Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 7:18 PM, Mike Adams <toytony at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> The install seemed to be going well up to near the end when I got the msg 'Python
> has stopped working', I clicked the button then I got the msg 'Setup was successful'.
> I then clicked 'IDLE' and it says it can't find 'api-msi-win-crt-runtime-11-1-0.dll'.  I
> checked Python Tracker and saw that there was a similar issue with Python 3.5.0
> which has been fixed.  So, what do I need to do now to correct this problem?

Make sure your OS is up to date via Windows Update. Microsoft is
supposed to be distributing the Universal CRT as an OS component for
Vista SP2. If you're up to date and the system still can't find CRT
DLLs, then try manually installing the CRT update. It's available for
download here:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3118401



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