It was the float version that I downloaded. I installed it on a machine that
I had just reinstalled windows xp on. Csound was the first thing I installed
on it. Is there any chance that you have the python25.dll somewhere on your
machine and that Csound knows where to look for it?

Rory.



2008/9/22 Art Hunkins <abhunkin@uncg.edu>

>  IIRC, I had no problems installing the float version without Python -
> i.e., the problem is gone for me.
>
> However, I'm waiting on the portaudio problem, which *is* holding me up.
>
> I assume the issues are unrelated, as Csound initializes just fine until
> just before the end, when it tries to sort out the audio drivers.
>
> Art Hunkins
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Rory Walsh <rorywalsh@ear.ie>
> *To:* csound@lists.bath.ac.uk
> *Sent:* Monday, September 22, 2008 6:24 AM
> *Subject:* [Csnd] latest installers for windows...
>
> Just tried the latest installer for windows. I choose to install without
> python and when I run Csound I get the dreaded 'application has failed to
> start because python25.dll was not found'. I thought this had been sorted
> out? Perhaps I missed something.
>
> Rory.
>
>