> where is the source for the WININST.EXE stub executable > that is used for bdist_winist? i looked around but did > not see it. is it created from some other 'installation > tool', or is it simply a compiled program. It's available via CVS, start here: http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/?cvsroot=python Unfortunately, it is not yet built with distutils (what a shame). Thomas