Error: Could not locate cudnn_ops_infer64_8.dll. Please make sure it is in your library path!

[Yannick013024]

Hi everyone, I tried to get faster-whisper to work, I installed CUDA 11.8 and cuDNN 8.8.1.3. I also installed zlib, as was suggested here: #85. This is how my environment variables look like:
user variables:

system variables:

I also added zlib to both my system and user variables, and copied the contents of the cuDNN folder into the CUDA folder beforehand (https://medium.com/geekculture/install-cuda-and-cudnn-on-windows-linux-52d1501a8805#3e72). I really don't know what I am doing wrong, any advice?

[Yannick013024]

For the record, I'm not using anaconda or anything, just plain python 3.11.8

[Sukhman4coding]

I am also having the same issue. I tried using older version of cuDNN but they didnt work too.

[Purfview]

As a last resort look at this: https://github.com/Purfview/whisper-standalone-win/releases/tag/libs

[ZerefCG]

As a last resort look at this: https://github.com/Purfview/whisper-standalone-win/releases/tag/libs

Works for me, thanks

[nguyenmai333]

nice solution, thanks

[jameeldark2012]

I've placed them in the bin folder of CUDA and it's working.

[Paquette1111]

tysm

[glaydersen]

Thanks a lot! Hundreds of "solutions" but only this one worked for me!

[szriru]

reinstall pytorch with --force-reinstall and --no-cache command. like
pip install torch torchvision torchaudio --index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu124 --force-reinstall --no-cache

[RichardGe]

my solution was:
download cuDNN v8.1.1 (Feburary 26th, 2021), for CUDA 11.0,11.1 and 11.2
from:
https://developer.nvidia.com/rdp/cudnn-archive#a-collapse811-111
and put the DLLs of this package inside the same folder than 'ctranslate2.dll'
you can get this folder with the command pip show ctranslate2

[LukasSeratowicz]

Yep, nothing was working, went into the link you provided, picked newest windows 12.x, downloaded and put DLLs into the same folder as you and it worked! (for one of them it will ask if you want to replace it, i said no btw)

Thank you very much!