OK -- this might be a strange question. If I do a 'full' install of Python on Windows XP, the result is a directory 'C:\Python25'. Depending on whether I install for all users or just me, the 'python25.dll' might end up in 'C:\Python25', or in the Windows system directory. If I copy python25.dll to the 'C: \Python25' directory, I now should have everything that Python installs all in on spot, correct?
Now, if I download the Python installer, create an empty directory 'C: \python' and type the following at the command prompt: msiexec /a python-2.5.4.msi /qb TARGETDIR=C:\python Is there any difference between the folder that resulted from running the installer and the folder that resulted from extracting the MSI? I put together a portable version of Django (www.instantdjango.com), and want to experiment with multiple versions of Python on Windows without running the installer. Besides the changes to the registry and environment variable, am I missing anything when I extract the MSI? Thanks in advance, cjlesh -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list