Cool, thanks Bob!
I’ll try that out once I find the time. I’m happy that it works for now. I alsow managed to install the .whl file (I THINK the help was from a post you made on the maya python mailing list 
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Get pip to run on MayaPY: form an elevated command prompt navigate to oyur \bin folder (where mayapy lies) and run : mayapy -m ensurepip
Update pip: mayapy -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools
Install the .whl file:
mayapy -m pip install D:\numpy-1.13.1+mkl-cp27-none-win_amd64.whl
Thanks!!