Scrapebox error error 87 could not open dll python38 dll

JeromeYo317 · Jan 14, 2026

Hello,

I installed Scrapebox on my VPS. When I try to launch it, I get the following error message:

"Error 87: Could not open DLL "python38.dll" | Python DLL python38.dll could not be initialized. We must quit."

This issue started after updating Scrapebox to the latest version 2.1.0.50.

Anyone have the same problem as me ?

Thank you in advance.

Fiducia · Jan 14, 2026

JeromeYo317 said:
Hello,

I installed Scrapebox on my VPS. When I try to launch it, I get the following error message:

"Error 87: Could not open DLL "python38.dll" | Python DLL python38.dll could not be initialized. We must quit."

This issue started after updating Scrapebox to the latest version 2.1.0.50.

Anyone have the same problem as me ?

Thank you in advance.

Your version is outdated. 2.1.0.58 is the latest.

JeromeYo317 · Jan 14, 2026

my last version is 2.1.0.50

loopline · Jan 15, 2026

If it were me I would download a fresh copy. Because I am using V 2.1.0.58 and you can't even install it, so you probably are so far behind that you need to update the updater. lol

None the less the error is related to python, and scrapebox installs its own python environment, so I would say if you just download a fresh copy from their website that probably will resolve it.

laur.laurix · Saturday at 11:01 AM

I refired a SB license on a win7 machine but I get the same error about the python38.dll. I have the latest version of SB from their website, I have Python 3.8.10 installed ( the latest version that supports win7) but I can't make it work. @loopline save us again

Amaliapen · 2026-10-07T08:40:45+0100

JeromeYo317 said:
Hello,

I installed Scrapebox on my VPS. When I try to launch it, I get the following error message:

"Error 87: Could not open DLL "python38.dll" | Python DLL python38.dll could not be initialized. We must quit."

This issue started after updating Scrapebox to the latest version 2.1.0.50.

Anyone have the same problem as me ?

Thank you in advance.

Okay, maybe win7 could really be the root of your problems. having python 3.8 does n’t automatically imply that the latest SB version will work here.
I would make sure whether SB is compatible with windows at all, before doing anything else related to python. Or else, you ’ll get this error again nd again.

linda held · 2026-10-08T02:01:17+0100

check if your vps is windows server 2012 or older, python 3.8 needs at least win 8.1/server 2012 r2 plus kb2999226 (universal crt) to load that dll

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