dll load errors in python executable made from pywin32

Question

I created python executables with py2exe with both 64bit python interpreter and 32 bit python interpreter.

In my program, I use the module pywin32 com, and

Answer 1

Older than everything ever, but I stumbled on this problem today, and if anyone else does, what I ran was:

python /c/Python26/Scripts/pywin32_postinstall.py -install from the commandline (change values to fit). That worked:

$ python /c/Python26/Scripts/pywin32_postinstall.py -install
Copied pythoncom26.dll to C:\WINDOWS\system32\pythoncom26.dll
Copied pythoncomloader26.dll to C:\WINDOWS\system32\pythoncomloader26.dll
Copied pywintypes26.dll to C:\WINDOWS\system32\pywintypes26.dll
Registered: Python.Interpreter
Registered: Python.Dictionary
Registered: Python
-> Software\Python\PythonCore\2.6\Help[None]=None
-> Software\Python\PythonCore\2.6\Help\PythonwinReference[None]='c:\\Python26\\Lib\\site-packages\\PyWin32.chm'
Pythonwin has been registered in context menu
Creating directory c:\Python26\Lib\site-packages\win32com\gen_py
Shortcut for Pythonwin created
Shortcut to documentation created
The pywin32 extensions were successfully installed.`

(On WinXP SP3)