Is this usual? The ez_setup.py is fresh off the setuptools website. Environment: Python 2.5; Windows XP Pro SP2 Console log follows. Cheers, John ====================================================================== C:\sw\setuptools>\python25\python ez_setup.py -U setuptools Downloading http://cheeseshop.python.org/packages/2.5/s/setuptools/setuptools-0.6c5-py2.... Searching for setuptools Reading http://www.python.org/pypi/setuptools/ Reading http://cheeseshop.python.org/pypi/setuptools Reading http://www.python.org/pypi/setuptools/0.6c5 Best match: setuptools 0.6c5 Downloading http://cheeseshop.python.org/packages/2.5/s/setuptools/setuptools-0.6c5-py2.... Processing setuptools-0.6c5-py2.5.egg Moving setuptools-0.6c5-py2.5.egg to c:\python25\lib\site-packages Removing setuptools 0.6c3 from easy-install.pth file Adding setuptools 0.6c5 to easy-install.pth file Installing easy_install-script.py script to C:\python25\Scripts Installing easy_install.exe script to C:\python25\Scripts Installing easy_install-2.5-script.py script to C:\python25\Scripts Installing easy_install-2.5.exe script to C:\python25\Scripts Installed c:\python25\lib\site-packages\setuptools-0.6c5-py2.5.egg Processing dependencies for setuptools Processing setuptools-0.6c5-py2.5.egg Removing c:\python25\lib\site-packages\setuptools-0.6c5-py2.5.egg Copying setuptools-0.6c5-py2.5.egg to c:\python25\lib\site-packages setuptools 0.6c5 is already the active version in easy-install.pth Installing easy_install-script.py script to C:\python25\Scripts Installing easy_install.exe script to C:\python25\Scripts Installing easy_install-2.5-script.py script to C:\python25\Scripts Installing easy_install-2.5.exe script to C:\python25\Scripts Installed c:\python25\lib\site-packages\setuptools-0.6c5-py2.5.egg Processing dependencies for setuptools==0.6c5 C:\sw\setuptools>