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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">i've managed to get python.net up and running on win2k, but when i try to run it in my server environment (Windows 2003 server), python.exe crashes:</FONT></P>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Application has generated an exception that could not be handled.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Process id=0xd38 (3384), Thread id=0xd40 (3392).</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">cmd traceback:</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Unhandled Exception: System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x80070006): T</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">he handle is invalid.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> at System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.ThrowExceptionForHR(Int32 errorCode</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, IntPtr errorInfo)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> at System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.FreeHGlobal(IntPtr hglobal)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> at Python.Runtime.StaticMethodWrapper..ctor(Type obType, String name)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> at Python.Runtime.ImportHook.Initialize()</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> at Python.Runtime.Runtime.Initialize()</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> at Python.Runtime.PythonEngine.Initialize()</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> at PythonConsole.Main(String[] args)</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">any ideas why or how to fix?</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">thanks,</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">hawkeye parker</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">QA Software Engineer</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Autodesk, Inc</FONT>
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