Problems with Python 2.5 installer.

[John Machin]

paw wrote:
> I have ran the MSI installer for Python 2.5 several times attempting to
> install to C:
> Python, however all of the files are placed in C:\ .  The installer is
> told to only install files for me, beyond that I have only chosen the
> defaults.

What do you mean by "install to C: <newline> Python"? Can you tell us
(unambiguously, on one line) what directory you chose? Is there any
good reason why you didn't take the default, which is
    C:\Python25
?

>
> If I copy the files after installation, then uninstall Python, I can
> still use the application.  However I am unable to install py2exe since
> it does not see Python in the registry, py2exe refuses to install when
> the Python files are in C:\ .
>
> The system in am installing on is WinXP SP 2 and I have enough admin
> rights on the machine to install software.
>
> Google turned up nothing useful that I could find, is anyone else
> seeing this problem?

There's been no mention that I've noticed.

Cheers,
John