pywintypes22.dll: download the file and fix the error

32-bit (x86) Python extension Scanned by antivirus

pywintypes22.dll is a file of the software Python extension (“Common Python 2.2 types for win32”). Version offered here: 2.2.0.146, 32-bit.

Programs that need it refuse to start, or show an error, when it is missing or damaged. Two methods can fix the error, below.

Method 1 · quick · about 1 minute

Download only pywintypes22.dll

Ideal if only this file is reported missing: you replace a single file, without reinstalling anything.

⇓ Download pywintypes22.dll .zip file: the DLL + its instructions · downloaded 1,987 times

Version: 2.2.0.146
Architecture: 32-bit (x86)
Size: 65.54 KB

Then:

Extract pywintypes22.dll from the zip file and copy it to the folder of the program showing the error (where its .exe file is).
Still getting the error? Copy it to C:\Windows\SysWOW64 (64-bit Windows) or C:\Windows\System32 (32-bit Windows), then restart.

SHA-256: 1faf1136b59f9b9aaf68b2804688cd683000a9b8224c870343fd91f9c030616c · Check on VirusTotal · Product: Python extension

Method 2 ·complete · depends on the program

Reinstall the program that shows the error

The program normally provides pywintypes22.dll itself, in the exact version it expects. Recommended if several files are missing or if the error comes back.

Settings › Apps › Installed apps: uninstall the program or game concerned.
Reinstall it from its original setup program, then restart your computer.

Error messages related to pywintypes22.dll

The program can't start because pywintypes22.dll is missing.
Error loading pywintypes22.dll. The specified module could not be found.
Failed to load pywintypes22.dll

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