Csound version 5.09 beta (float samples) Sep 13 2008 is what I see on the console. I just did another install on a few more student machines, and still I see the same pythong 25.dll messages. Rory. 2008/9/23 Art Hunkins > Rory, > > I used the 5.09.0 floats installer from Sourceforge (not CVS), though the > console describes it as Csound 5.09 beta. > > Is this what you installed? > > Art Hunkins > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Rory Walsh > *To:* csound@lists.bath.ac.uk > *Sent:* Monday, September 22, 2008 6:18 PM > *Subject:* [Csnd] Re: Re: latest installers for windows... > > 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 > >> 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 >> *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. >> >> >