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Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:38:42 +0100
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On 26/10/2011 02:11, Terry Reedy wrote:
> OP reports 2.6 with XP works.

Where do you see that, Terry? (Or was there an offlist email?)

> Did that use VS 2005? Maybe C runtime
> changed (regressed).

That's possible -- and is essentially my main guess (faute de mieux). 
I've got the same results on 32 & 64-bit machines.

Hopefully the workaround I suggested -- doubling up the executable 
filepath -- will get round the user's particular issue. I'm not going to 
fight CRT changes, but if no-one else gets there, I will try to address 
issue8036

TJG