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IDLE and opening with Python 2.5

Hello,

I have several problems. I have installed 2.5.1 on Windows XP. I had
a previous installation of Python 2.4 which, in trying to solve the
first problem I uninstalled. At present, as far as I know, I only
have 2.5.1 installed.

Python itself seems to work. If I click python.exe it runs. However,
it does not appear in my start menu and I cannot set it as the default
application to open .py files.

Since uninstalling Python 2.4 (I have since installed 2.5.1 and
rebooted several times) I can also no longer run IDLE.

Any ideas where I am going wrong here?

Thanks,

Tony
Oct 16 '07 #1
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Tony Mullen wrote:
Python itself seems to work. If I click python.exe it runs.
However, it does not appear in my start menu
You could create the links yourself. Or reinstall Python 2.5.1.
and I cannot set it as the default application to open .py files.
That's a problem of your OS. But I wonder why you cannot? The
Windows XP I have lets me use anything as application for opening
files of certain type. For fixing this, see above.
Since uninstalling Python 2.4 (I have since installed 2.5.1 and
rebooted several times) I can also no longer run IDLE.
Is it some kind of mental oder physical barrier, or is there an
error if you try to?
Any ideas where I am going wrong here?
Wrong OS ;)

Regards,
Björn

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