[python-win32] PyWin32 has stopped working/mfc90.dll error

[Tim Roberts]

Lance Case wrote:
> I’ve installed the standard ‘pywin32-212’ app that comes with ESRI’s
> ArcGIS 10. Pythonwin.exe ran fine for me for a while, but I’ve somehow
> managed to break it. I’m getting “PyWin32 has stopped working”. When I
> check the Event Application log, the error says “Faulting module path:
> C:\Windows\WinSxS\
> x86_microsoft.vc90.mfc_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_9.0.21022.8_none_b81d038aaf540e86\mfc90.dll”.
>
> I’ve confirmed that the file is there, but it won’t allow me to
> replace it. I then noticed that
> C:\Python26\ArcGIS10.0\Lib\site-packages\pythonwin contains the same
> DLL and that there is a ‘manifest’ file.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions for fixing this error? I’ve tried
> reinstalling Pywin32 a few times with the same results.

Replacing the file isn't going to help.  What that error means is that
your application crashed inside somewhere inside MFC, which is
Microsoft's GUI framework.  What are you doing when it crashes?

-- 
Tim Roberts, timr at probo.com
Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.