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Ian R-P Python 2.7, Py2Exe and MSVCP90.dll

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+One again during a fresh Python 2.7.4 install and setup on my laptop I ran into an issue while attempting to Py2exe compile a project using PyQt4.
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+This dreaded error i had fought for hours during my initial Python learning stage was
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+    error: MSVCP90.dll: No such file or directory
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+After spending yet again, hours trying to fix this today I remembered what I did.
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+If you currently Google the error above all responses either say "download VC++.... and install it" .. well it's already installed on most machines. OR they say 
+"copy the files into the project directory and include it" or it says exclude it from the project requirements all together.
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+Well, i strive to keep my project files as minimal as possible, so copying the file into the project wasn't an option, and without the dll the script using the 
+PyQt4 system wouldn't run. And since VC++ is already installed and the issue still persists, something else is wrong.
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+Solution: Search your computer for MSVCP90.dll and copy the damn file into the DLLs folder within your Python installation directory. On my computer I copied the 
+file in C:\Python27\DLLs\
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+Problem Solved. No screwing around with extra files or excluding potentially needed files from projects.
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