Error installing CNTK on win10 via scripted install

I have been trying to install the CNTK via scripted install on windows 10 and have come across a strange error.

I got the install from https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cognitive-toolkit/Setup-CNTK-on-your-machine

CNTK-2-7-Windows-64bit-GPU.zip

I was kind of expecting the install to work out of the box, has anyone come across any similar errors? Am I missing something simple here?

Thanks,

When attempting to run the install again I get the following:

I managed to get it all running by doing the pip install as suggested by @snowflake. thank you.

There was still a number of steps I needed to perform, which I will list below.

Preparation.

Get Anaconda.

from https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cognitive-toolkit/setup-windows-python?tabs=cntkpy26#anaconda3 https://repo.continuum.io/archive/Anaconda3-4.1.1-Windows-x86_64.exe

Get Instructions.

https://microsoft.github.io/CNTK-R/articles/installation.html

Get wheel location.

cntk 2.7 from https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cognitive-toolkit/setup-windows-python?tabs=cntkpy26#anaconda3

3.5 CPU-Only https://cntk.ai/PythonWheel/CPU-Only/cntk-2.7.post1-cp35-cp35m-win_amd64.whl GPU https://cntk.ai/PythonWheel/GPU/cntk_gpu-2.7.post1-cp35-cp35m-win_amd64.whl

Get CUDA.

https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-90-download-archive?target_os=Windows&target_arch=x86_64&target_version=10&target_type=exenetwork

Get CNTK

I got the install from https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cognitive-toolkit/Setup-CNTK-on-your-machine

CNTK-2-7-Windows-64bit-GPU.zip

Installation.

• Install anaconda3.
• open cmd prompt in admin mode
• navigate to c:\anaconda3\
• create anaconda virtual environment: conda create -n cntk-py35 python=3.5 anaconda
• activate environment: activate cntk-py35
• install cntk: pip install https://cntk.ai/PythonWheel/GPU/cntk_gpu-2.7.post1-cp35-cp35m-win_amd64.whl

Running.

when running c# example: Cntk.Core.CSBinding-2.8-rc0.dev20200201.dll not found...

Actual fix before it started working:

• copy all dll files from "CNTK-2-7-Windows-64bit-GPU\cntk\cntk" into bin of project
• change solution to x64 explicitly https://github.com/microsoft/CNTK/issues/3369 It looks as if you need to set the x64 on the solution via the Configuration manager, not the project.