On Feb 8, 1:26 am, escalation746 <escalation...@yahoo.com> wrote: > I am having a heck of a time doing the simplest thing: installing > Python and the pywin extensions, including the PythonWin editor I have > always relied on, into my new Windows 7 Professional 64-bit OS. I > tried the Python package from python.org and pywin32 from sourceforge. > But the latter would not install, saying that it could not find Python > 2.6 in the registry. And apparently it will not let me specify the > location of same, although a dialogue window tantalises me with blank > text boxes I cannot type into. > > I then tried the 64-bit version of ActiveState's Python, but this > installed sans the PythonWin editor, apparently. At least I cannot > find it either in the Start menu or in the Python folder. > > What am I missing? What have I not been told? > > -- robin
Perhaps you've accidentally downloaded the wrong version of PythonWin? I think this should be the one: http://sourceforge.net/projects/pywin32/files/pywin32/Build%20214/pywin32-214.win-amd64-py2.6.exe/download -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list