MSI Difficulties

[rbt]

brolewis wrote:
> I am trying to deploy Python onto a number of laptops and have been
> trying to take advantage of Python 2.4's MSI installer. I have tried
> using the following commands to install, but to no avail:
> 
> msiexec /i python-2.4.msi /qb ALLUSERS=1
> -- and --
> msiexec /i python-2.4.msi /qb ALLUSERS=1 ADDLOCAL=ALL
> 
> However both of these commands fail to update the Windows path to
> include C:\Python24 and as such creates problems for me when trying to
> actually use Python. How can I rectify this situation? Is there a
> command I am missing? Do I need to manually update the Path, and if so,
> is there a programatic way I can do this? Thanks in advance
> 

I've always manually updated the path... but I suppose there may be a 
way to do this automatically during install or programatically (bat file 
or py script afterwards). Perhaps someone more knowledgeable can answer 
these questions?

Best of luck!