[issue31430] [Windows][2.7] Python 2.7 compilation fails on mt.exe crashing with error code C0000005

[David Bolen]

David Bolen <db3l.net at gmail.com> added the comment:

Sure, I can certainly do that.

Does "basically a requirement" mean it should have been there all along (with the VC9 installation), or just that trying to use VC9 on a recent system like Win 10 safely requires it installed separately?  I guess Win 8 was the first version to default to only having 4+ already installed.

Oh, any preference between using the OS component setup (windows features) to install vs. downloading an installer?  I was thinking of using the features approach since it's easy to document as a requirement for anyone else.  I doubt there's much difference in the end result.

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