On Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 9:33 AM, W. eWatson <wolftra...@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. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
