Running Crossfire Server on Windows 7 (64)

dnh · Post by **dnh** » Fri Aug 09, 2013 9:33 am

The current available packages for windows installers for crossfire (1.70 and the current windows installer listed in the server page on the website) would not recognize Python on my windows install (windows 7, x64, latest service packs and patches). I followed this guide: http://wiki.metalforge.net/doku.php/windows

Specifically both the installer and the server after installation indicate that they cannot find Python26.dll on the computer. This means that nothing written in python (such as the gate house recognizing the password) work which makes the game pretty limited (scorn gets old fast).

I have Python2.5.1, 2.6.6, 3.3 installed. Of these, only Python 3.3 has a pythonX.dll in the .msi package and it is specifically Python3.dll. I'm not sure if this is relevant but perhaps could be a simple fix in the installer?

I'm happy to assist in debugging this.

Saru

Ryo · Post by **Ryo** » Fri Aug 09, 2013 6:56 pm

Hello

The Windows version indeed uses an old Python version.

It seems the 2.7 version would work, I'll try to find time to make an installer with that one.

Regards

Ryo · Post by **Ryo** » Sat Aug 10, 2013 6:15 pm

A solution, tested by Saru on IRC, is to use a 32b installer of Python -- the server is 32b, so that makes sense.

Such installer can be found at http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.6.6/python-2.6.6.msi