AAARRRGGHH! Blender not working!

okay. maybe not the best place to post this, but whatever.
so i have blender 2.43. i am trying to get 2.45. every time i try to install 2.45, it downloads and when i try to run it, it says its missing the MSVCR71.dll
then it tells me that re-installing would fix it. but it doesnt! where do i need to go, or what do i need to download?

You running this in windows? I had a similar problem but with a different file. I just downloaded the missing file and stuck it into windows directory then reloaded. Everything works fine now (just keep in mind I’m no expert).

Here’s a link for you>

http://www.dll-files.com/dllindex/dll-files.shtml?msvcr71

Thanks, i appreciate it very much. this thing has been bugging me for awhile.

Also installing python 2.5 (which is what is requiring the dll) fixes it also,

LetterRip

thanks to you too.