ok I'm having a brainfart or something has changed in the config.
installed bitcoind 0.10.0 with existing bitcoin.conf from 0.9. Ran p2pool and get 401 authorization required.
C:\p2pool\run_p2pool.py -a 1MinerGcfwXJW6BETKLPQTmKYomc1uGAXy --bitcoind-config-path C:\D Drive\Bitcoin\bitcoin.conf -n 59.167.237.19:9333 -n 115.70.176.17:9333 -n 203.219.14.204:9333 --max-conns 30 --give-author 0 --iocp --irc-announce
pause
Do we have to specify the password now or something?