Python without registry entries

[Les Schaffer]

On Sun, 11 Apr 1999 08:57:49 +1000, "Mark Hammond" wrote: 

>You can.  Python does not _need_ the registry for anything. 

a followup question:

I just switched over our windows machine to NT from win98, and did a
clean install so the registry is fresh spanking new...

is there some way to restore the registry settings for python and the
win32 extensions without downloading the whole darn thing again?
pythonwin doesnt run right now because win32ui.pyd is not found. in
lieu of remaking the registry entries are there a handful of env.
variables that can be set to keep python humming along?

in other words, since i come from linux and know about the env
variables there, does ALL one need to do on windows is have the
appropriate env. variables set, or is there something more to the slew
of registry entries i see were made from the original install logs for
python 1.5.2c and win32 extensions. 

said differently, if one doesnt need the registry entries for anything
pythonic, why are there these whole slew of entries made when its
installed?

thanks

les schaffer