PythonPath not working with 2.2.3 on Win ME

[Rami A. Kishek]

Hi, I would really appreciate help on this from all ye Win-oriented
people. I have been using python under Linux for quite a while, know
little about windows.

I just upgraded my Python on WinME machine from Python 1.5.2 to 2.2.3
(in a separate directory). Using the Pythowin Pythonpath browser, I
edited the python path to add my scripts directories. Then I tried to
import my scripts and they're not visible. I tried many things:
- exiting and restarting pythonwin
- rebooting windows
- editing Pythonpath from the registry using regedit
(under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, software, python2.2)

Each and every time however, when I start python, import sys, then check
sys.path, the path I get does not reflect the changes I made, and of
course, as a result my own scripts don't work (they try to import each
other). I also checked sys.path from IDLE and from the command line,
and still get the same problem. The really strange thing is: the
pythonpath in the Pythonwin Browser and the registry (which are the
same) have really nothing to do with the path I get by checking
sys.path! Not even the built-in directories are the same.

My order of installation was (all using exe binaries)
Python 2.2.3
Numpy 22.0 (win32)
win32all-154
Py2exe 0.4.1 (win32)

Does anyone here have the faintest clue about what's wrong? I checked
the FAQs and searched this newsgroup and websites, but there's very
little about PYTHONPATH. THanks ...