GDAL-1.7.1 : vcvarsall.bat missing

[kBob]

 I am attempting to install the GDAL bindings (GDAL-1.7.1) on a
Windows XP Desktop with Python 2.6 and GDAL. During install, the
script finishes with "error: Unable to find vcvarsall.bat".

What dependencies am I missing?


C:\PyPI\GDAL-1.7.1>c:\python26\python setup.py install
running install
running bdist_egg
running egg_info
writing GDAL.egg-info\PKG-INFO
writing top-level names to GDAL.egg-info\top_level.txt
writing dependency_links to GDAL.egg-info\dependency_links.txt
reading manifest file 'GDAL.egg-info\SOURCES.txt'
writing manifest file 'GDAL.egg-info\SOURCES.txt'
installing library code to build\bdist.win32\egg
running install_lib
running build_py
running build_ext
building 'osgeo._gdal' extension
error: Unable to find vcvarsall.bat

Kelly Dean
Fort Collins, CO