Comment 39 for bug 315996

Issue resolved for me. The help -> Inkscape manual window and help ->key binding open up browser tabs. Thank you very much for your time and knowledge.

While using Explorer the mouse was moved over Inkscape\python.dll so a popup said the dll was something like version 2.5.11. So where was the version 2.5.0? http://support.microsoft.com/kb/198038 suggested free http://www.dependencywalker.com/ Downloaded that and ran it on Inkscape\python\python.exe. python.exe is dependant on Windows\system32\python25.dll. The mouse was moved over that dll and the popup showed version 2.5.0 (2006). Two issues (1) the windows\system32\python25.dll is an old version and should be removed (2) Inkscape is not using its own python dll that is packaged with the app. Resolution: Using free http://www.revouninstaller.com/ to help uninstall python then scrub the registry of anything which says python25, double checking directories had been deleted, uninstalled inkscape. Reboot. Install Inkscape. From what I remember the previous install had the python dll called python.dll but now it is called python25.dll. I kind of wonder if previously the Inkscape installer found Windows\system32\python25.dll and assumed it would be a better newer version so renamed it's own to python.dll so it would not be used but in my case the wrong result occurred.

I had looked through python bugs fix comments for version 2.5.1 but did not find anything that seemed like it would have fixed this problem so that had left me skeptical that going up a .0.1 upgrade would help. But it did resolve my problem. Thanks again.
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