[python-win32] pywin32 214 Problem

Mark Tolonen metolone+gmane at gmail.com
Wed Jan 20 09:02:44 CET 2010


"Wesley Overhults" <whateverwd at hotmail.com> wrote in message 
news:SNT108-W408B6AA1D92598D590F16BD2640 at phx.gbl...

> So I have a new computer that runs Windows 7 and I have a program called 
> Hellanzb that uses Python.  I installed Python 2.5 and I installed 
> pywin-32 214 but when I try to use Hellanzb, it gives me this message.

> "The program can't start because pywintypes25.dll is missing from your 
> computer.  Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem."

> I've reinstalled numerous times but nothing seems to work. 
> pywintypes25.dll is on my computer.  It's in the Python25 folder.  Where 
> should it be to get this program to work?

Sounds like a Windows manifest issue.  Try Process Monitor from SysInternals 
if you want to determine where your system is looking for and failing to 
find pywintypes25.dll.  It may give a clue what is wrong.

HTH,
Mark 




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