On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 2:08 PM, Wayne Watson <sierra_mtnv...@sbcglobal.net>wrote:
> I had py 2.5.2 installed (Yes, I know it's old) on my Win 7 64-bit PC > earlier this year, but it began to fail back in June. I tried a > uninstall/install, but that got me nowhere. I tried again yesterday. > Uninstalled, then puzzled over whether I should delete the remaining > python25 folder. There were a few files in it. Nothing that looked > relevant of use any longer. I did notice several Remove....exe files for > numpy, scipy and others. Rather than chance messing up python25, I renamed > it, then installed 2.5.2. > > I found that every time I tried to activate a py file, or open it in IDLE, > I would get an error that said something like this: > c:\Users\blah\...\junk.py is not a valid Win 32 app. (or idle.pyw) > > Comments? > > Sounds like a problem with Windows' file associations / default programs settings. Go to Control Panel / Programs / Default Programs / Set your default programs. I'm guessing that ".py" and ".pyw" are still set to be opened by a Python installation that isn't there anymore. Fix that, and you should be golden.
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