The boost code is not searching for the windows program files folder properly.

This is set in an environmental variable, actually 3 on 64 bit windows:

ProgramFiles=C:\Program Files
ProgramFiles(x86)=C:\Program Files (x86)
ProgramW6432=C:\Program Files

It might not necessarily be "C:\program files".

def find_boost():
for x in ('', ' (x86)'):
boostDir = "C:/Program Files" + x + "/boost/latest"
if os.path.exists( boostDir ):
return boostDir
for bv in reversed( range(33,50) ):
for extra in ('', '_0', '_1'):
boostDir = "C:/Program Files" + x + "/Boost/boost_1_" + str(bv) + extra
if os.path.exists( boostDir ):
return boostDir
if os.path.exists( "C:/boost" ):
return "C:/boost"
if os.path.exists( "/boost" ):
return "/boost"
return None

boostDir = find_boost()
if boostDir is None:
print( "can't find boost" )
Exit(1)