Python 2.2.1 Windows / install variables ?

[Mark Hammond]

Rich Pinder wrote:
> I'm not following here John, but I do thank you for the response.
> 
> I have three windows binary installation scripts that I want to add to
> my windows machine:
> 
> 05/11/2002  08:29p             888,416 PyXML-0.7.1.win32-py2.1.exe
> 05/11/2002  08:47p           1,750,709 4Suite-0.11.1.win32-py2.1.exe
> 05/11/2002  09:03p              54,871 gvib-1.8.win32-py2.1.ex
> 
> I have 2.1 installed on the windows machine.
> 
> When I run ANY of these scripts, the second screen on the installs is
> titled  'Setup:', and prompts you for  'select python installation to
> use:'.  Then under the prompt is another window that probably is some
> kind of highlight window - except 	IT IS EMPTY.  	Below it is a text
> entry field titled 'Installation directory' - and it is blank.  It is
> also 'greyed' out - so it can not get focus.  You can't enter anything
> into this whole page, and you cant go forward to the next screen - all
> you can do is cancel.

Is it possible you installed Python itself as "per user", rather than 
for the entire machine?  If so, this is likely your problem, and the 
simplest solution is probably to uninstall, then re-install ensuring it 
installed for the entire machine.  You will need admin privs for this.

Mark.