PythonPath not working with 2.2.3 on Win ME

[Rami A. Kishek]

Hi, I would really appreciate help on this from all ye Win-oriented
people.  I have been using python under Linux for quite a while, know
little about windows.

I just upgraded my Python on WinME machine from Python 1.5.2 to 2.2.3
(in a separate directory).  Using the Pythowin Pythonpath browser, I
edited the python path to add my scripts directories.  Then I tried to
import my scripts and they're not visible.  I tried many things: 
 - exiting and restarting pythonwin
 - rebooting windows
 - editing Pythonpath from the registry using regedit 
	(under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, software, python2.2)

Each and every time however, when I start python, import sys, then check
sys.path, the path I get does not reflect the changes I made, and of
course, as a result my own scripts don't work (they try to import each
other).  I also checked sys.path from IDLE and from the command line,
and still  get the same problem.  The really strange thing is: the
pythonpath in the Pythonwin Browser and the registry (which are the
same) have really nothing to do with the path I get by checking
sys.path!  Not even the built-in directories are the same.

My order of installation was (all using exe binaries)
 Python 2.2.3 
 Numpy 22.0 (win32)
 win32all-154
 Py2exe 0.4.1 (win32)

Does anyone here have the faintest clue about what's wrong?  I checked
the FAQs and searched this newsgroup and websites, but there's very
little about PYTHONPATH.  THanks ...