Problem with Unzipping/Installing Python-2.3.exe

[John Machin]

John Latter <jorolat at msn.com> wrote in message news:<kjokivg3ptek5v2ueurba8k8c57vajm00l at 4ax.com>...
> Hi,
> 
> I downloaded Python-2.3.exe but when I used winzip it kept asking me
> if I wanted to replace old files with new ones, and in some instances,
> new files with old ones.
> 
> I've never downloaded/installed Python before, and as something of a
> computer novice, would like to know what I may be doing wrong!
> 
> This is the link I downloaded from:
> 
> >Windows users should download the Windows installer, Python-2.3.exe
> >, run it and follow the friendly instructions on the screen to complete 
> >the installation. 

Faced with the 4 clues in the above sentence:

(1) "installer"
(2) ".exe"
(3) "run it"
(4) complete absence of any mention of ".zip", "unzip", "Winzip", ...,

my expectation would be that one should run the damn thing, not try to
unzip it.

Do you feel that the instructions were unclear? Do you have any
suggestions on how they might be improved?

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