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Re: Which libraries for Python 2.5.2

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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<wolftracks@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?

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Which libraries for Python 2.5.2 "W. eWatson" <wolftracks@invalid.com> - 2011-12-27 08:03 -0800
  Re: Which libraries for Python 2.5.2 Lie Ryan <lie.1296@gmail.com> - 2011-12-28 03:42 +1100
    Re: Which libraries for Python 2.5.2 "W. eWatson" <wolftracks@invalid.com> - 2011-12-27 09:47 -0800
    Re: Which libraries for Python 2.5.2 "W. eWatson" <wolftracks@invalid.com> - 2011-12-27 10:29 -0800
      Re: Which libraries for Python 2.5.2 "W. eWatson" <wolftracks@invalid.com> - 2011-12-27 12:27 -0800
        Re: Which libraries for Python 2.5.2 "W. eWatson" <wolftracks@invalid.com> - 2011-12-27 13:35 -0800
          Re: Which libraries for Python 2.5.2 Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2011-12-27 15:58 -0700
            Re: Which libraries for Python 2.5.2 "W. eWatson" <wolftracks@invalid.com> - 2011-12-27 17:21 -0800
              Re: Which libraries for Python 2.5.2 Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2011-12-27 19:27 -0700
                Re: Which libraries for Python 2.5.2 "W. eWatson" <wolftracks@invalid.com> - 2011-12-27 19:31 -0800
                Re: Which libraries for Python 2.5.2 Dave Angel <d@davea.name> - 2011-12-27 22:47 -0500
                Re: Which libraries for Python 2.5.2 "W. eWatson" <wolftracks@invalid.com> - 2011-12-28 08:33 -0800
                Re: Which libraries for Python 2.5.2 "W. eWatson" <wolftracks@invalid.com> - 2011-12-28 08:46 -0800
                Re: Which libraries for Python 2.5.2 Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2011-12-28 10:37 -0700
                Re: Which libraries for Python 2.5.2 "W. eWatson" <wolftracks@invalid.com> - 2011-12-28 12:55 -0800
                Re: Which libraries for Python 2.5.2 "W. eWatson" <wolftracks@invalid.com> - 2011-12-28 19:04 -0800
                Re: Which libraries for Python 2.5.2 Benjamin Kaplan <benjamin.kaplan@case.edu> - 2011-12-28 23:02 -0500
                Re: Which libraries for Python 2.5.2 Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2011-12-28 22:09 -0700
                Re: Which libraries for Python 2.5.2 "W. eWatson" <wolftracks@invalid.com> - 2011-12-28 21:56 -0800
                Re: Which libraries for Python 2.5.2 Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2011-12-29 09:54 -0500
                Re: Which libraries for Python 2.5.2 "W. eWatson" <wolftracks@invalid.com> - 2011-12-29 09:23 -0800
                Re: Which libraries for Python 2.5.2 Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2011-12-29 14:26 -0500
                Re: Which libraries for Python 2.5.2 Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2011-12-29 12:04 -0500
                Re: Which libraries for Python 2.5.2 "W. eWatson" <wolftracks@invalid.com> - 2011-12-29 09:26 -0800
                Re: Which libraries for Python 2.5.2 Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2011-12-29 10:44 -0700
                Re: Which libraries for Python 2.5.2 [SOLVED] "W. eWatson" <wolftracks@invalid.com> - 2011-12-29 11:31 -0800
                Re: Which libraries for Python 2.5.2 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-12-29 18:37 +1100
  Re: Which libraries for Python 2.5.2 Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2011-12-27 09:53 -0700
    Re: Which libraries for Python 2.5.2 "W. eWatson" <wolftracks@invalid.com> - 2011-12-27 10:04 -0800
  Re: Which libraries for Python 2.5.2 Christian Heimes <lists@cheimes.de> - 2011-12-27 19:36 +0100
    Re: Which libraries for Python 2.5.2 "W. eWatson" <wolftracks@invalid.com> - 2011-12-27 13:35 -0800

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