On Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 10:04 PM, W. eWatson <wolftra...@invalid.com> wrote: > On 12/28/2011 12:55 PM, W. eWatson wrote: >> >> On 12/28/2011 9:37 AM, Ian Kelly wrote: >>> >>> On Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 9:33 AM, W. eWatson<wolftra...@invalid.com> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Well, thing went slightly awry. The link gave me two choices. Download >>>> msv...dll fixer, and download fixer. I took the latter. However, just >>>> checking on the other one, found that I got the same exe file. I >>>> installed >>>> it on the XP PC, and pressed what looked like a reasonable place to >>>> start. >>>> It would download the dll, and register it. >>>> >>>> Well, it seemed more interested in the registry. It scanned four >>>> areas of >>>> the registry, and found 123 problems in total. To fix them would require >>>> buying something. >>>> >>>> I noticed a large button near the top that said download dll. It >>>> found one >>>> the internet, and guess what? More purchase for the download. >>>> >>>> It seems like dll-fixer has a corner on the market. >>> >>> >>> Definitely don't download that spamware fixer program -- who knows >>> what that does? You want the grey "Download zip-file" link, not the >>> not the flashy "Download fixer" ad links. Anyway, it sounds like >>> you've found another copy of the DLL. >>> >>> If I were you, I would uninstall that fixer ASAP and then run an >>> anti-malware and anti-virus tool or two, just in case. >>> >>>> Run the sfc /scannow System File Checker command to replace a missing or >>>> corrupt copy of the msvcp71.dll file. If this DLL file is provided my >>>> Microsoft, the System File Checker tool should restore it. >>> >>> >>> I don't believe it is provided by Microsoft, but it wouldn't hurt to try. >>> >>>> A new dilemma. The PC XP in question with Python has the the msvcp71.dll >>>> file in System32. The one I took off my other laptop has a slightly >>>> newer >>>> one. Feb 2003 vs Aug 2003. >>> >>> >>> Weird. Try registering the existing dll, try replacing it with the >>> other one (be sure to back up the original first), etc. >> >> >> I haven't installed the newer version yet, Aug 2003. I thought I'd see >> what happened if I entered sfc /scannow. Whatever, happened the black >> window flashed by in a split second. >> >> Somehow this doesn't seem helpful >> >> <http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/system_file_checker.mspx?mfr=true>. >> Although, 20 lines down or so it says: >> If sfc discovers that a protected file has been overwritten, it >> retrieves the correct version of the file from the >> %systemroot%\system32\dllcache folder, and then replaces the incorrect >> file. >> >> I'm going to run this by a XP NG. >> >> > That certainly didn't help. > > I'm going to save the msvcp71.dll from the Python laptop somewhere, then > insert the one from my other XP laptop. Finally, I'll register it. regsvr32. > Just to review, I presume not from cmd, but Run?
It should work from either but I prefer to use cmd in case there's an error message. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
