Both Python 2.5.2 and 2.7.2 flop the same way under Win 7

[W. eWatson]

On 11/17/2011 9:39 AM, John Gordon wrote:
> In<ja3eae$rr$1 at dont-email.me>  "W. eWatson"<wolftracks at invalid.com>  writes:
>
>> Months ago 2.5.2 stopped functioning on my Win7 PC, so a few days ago I
>> uninstalled and installed. Same problem. If one right-clicks on a py
>> file, IDLE is not shown in the menu as Edit with IDLE. After playing
>> with matters I gave up, and uninstalled 2.5.2 and turned to 2.7.2. Same
>> results.
>
> I'm not sure I'd describe the lack of IDLE in a context menu as
> "python not functioning".
>
>> If I look at a 2.4 install on my laptop, I get the desired reference to
>> Edit with IDLE.
>
>> My guess is that Win 7 is behind this. If so, it's good-bye Python.
>
> It was working originally, right?  So the problem can't really just be
> Win 7.
>
> Can you add IDLE manually to the associated applications list?
>
Not successfully. I tried it and pointed to idle.pyw. It gave a Invalid 
Win32 app.