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XP Pro SP3 launch error

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Pietje8501
Posts: 2
Joined: Thu Dec 29, 2011 1:13 pm

XP Pro SP3 launch error

Post by Pietje8501 »

Using EventGhost(latest version) on a freshly installed Windows XP Pro SP3...
I get this and can't even run the program...

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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "EventGhost.pyw", line 51, in <module>
    import eg
  File "C:\Program Files\Event Ghost\eg\__init__.py", line 91, in <module>
    import Core
  File "C:\Program Files\Event Ghost\eg\Core.py", line 126, in <module>
    from eg.WinApi.Dynamic import GetCurrentProcessId
  File "C:\Program Files\Event Ghost\eg\WinApi\__init__.py", line 17, in <module>
    from Utils import PyGetCursorPos as GetCursorPos
  File "C:\Program Files\Event Ghost\eg\WinApi\Utils.py", line 20, in <module>
    from Dynamic import (
  File "C:\Program Files\Event Ghost\eg\WinApi\Dynamic\__init__.py", line 33, in <module>
    _htmlhelp = WinDLL("hhctrl.ocx")
  File "ctypes\__init__.pyc", line 353, in __init__
WindowsError: [Error 126] The specified module could not be found
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "EventGhost.pyw", line 51, in <module>
    import eg
  File "C:\Program Files\Event Ghost\eg\__init__.py", line 91, in <module>
    import Core
  File "C:\Program Files\Event Ghost\eg\Core.py", line 126, in <module>
    from eg.WinApi.Dynamic import GetCurrentProcessId
  File "C:\Program Files\Event Ghost\eg\WinApi\__init__.py", line 17, in <module>
    from Utils import PyGetCursorPos as GetCursorPos
  File "C:\Program Files\Event Ghost\eg\WinApi\Utils.py", line 20, in <module>
    from Dynamic import (
  File "C:\Program Files\Event Ghost\eg\WinApi\Dynamic\__init__.py", line 33, in <module>
    _htmlhelp = WinDLL("hhctrl.ocx")
  File "ctypes\__init__.pyc", line 353, in __init__
WindowsError: [Error 126] The specified module could not be found
Ive reinstalled a couple of times... Even reinstalled the os but didnt help :s
PS. Its a 32bit system...
jonib
Plugin Developer
Posts: 1328
Joined: Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:33 pm
Location: Sweden

Re: XP Pro SP3 launch error

Post by jonib »

Looks like a problem loading "hhctrl.ocx", you can try to install this Windows update KB935448 (from Microsoft).
Hopefully it will fix your problem.

jonib
XBMC2 plugin to control XBMC. If you want to flatter me Image
Pietje8501
Posts: 2
Joined: Thu Dec 29, 2011 1:13 pm

Re: XP Pro SP3 launch error

Post by Pietje8501 »

Could not install it... It's only for SP2...

http://www.ocxdump.com/download-ocx-fil ... nload.html
Placed this is in system32 folder and that did the trick though...
jonib
Plugin Developer
Posts: 1328
Joined: Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:33 pm
Location: Sweden

Re: XP Pro SP3 launch error

Post by jonib »

Pietje8501 wrote:Could not install it... It's only for SP2...
Oops, missed that. :oops:
http://www.ocxdump.com/download-ocx-fil ... nload.html
Placed this is in system32 folder and that did the trick though...
Great.

jonib
XBMC2 plugin to control XBMC. If you want to flatter me Image
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