[python-win32] pywin32 214 Problem

Mark Hammond skippy.hammond at gmail.com
Wed Jan 20 12:36:19 CET 2010


On 20/01/2010 2:16 PM, Wesley Overhults wrote:
> 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?

I suspect you installed python "just for me" instead of for all users. 
try uninstalling python and reinstalling for all users, then reinstall 
pywin32.

Cheers,

Mark


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