"Paul Moore" <pf_moore@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:7jzpbfns.fsf@yahoo.co.uk...
"Martin v. Löwis" <martin@v.loewis.de> writes:
Paul Moore wrote:
One item I noticed with this installer (I used the build 12421, which I believe is the latest) is that there is no ability to specify where you want the start menu entries to go. I regularly, with Python 2.3, move them from "All Programs\Python 2.3" to "All Programs\Programming \Python 2.3"
I don't know how to do this.
Unfortunately, I have no experience with MSI installers, so I can't help.
Part of how I judge games (and other software - but I install and remove more demos than anything else) is by whether the installer allows me to put start menu entries in a directory/group of my own naming under my current start/games group or whether it imperialisticly insists on adding a new top level entry like egocorp/. (Microsoft itself being an example of one of the latter :-(. So, although I am personally happy with pythonx.y/, I agree it would be preferable to give people a choice. But I have no idea of the mechanics. I know that InstallShield can do this, but have no idea if they now use msi or not. Another related matter. Under XP, programs can be installed so they only work for admin user (ugh), so that they are only obviously accessible by admin (through desktop icon and start menu) but actually work for any account if one uses explorer to find and double click on executable, or so that they are visible and work from any account. Except for admin only programs, which python is not, I prefer latter (and will test for with latest installer soon on new xp system). Terry J. Reedy