distutils problem windows xp python 2.4.2

[Scott David Daniels]

ajikoe at gmail.com wrote:
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> *** Failed: error: The .NET Framework SDK needs to be installed before
> building extensions for Python.
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It is so much easier with the actual error messages.

Ah-ha -- you installed the compiler but not the .NET Framework.
You have more downloading and installing to do.

See, for example:
     http://www.vrplumber.com/programming/mstoolkit/

--Scott David Daniels
scott.daniels at acm.org