[Tutor] A few Python Mysteries

[Wayne Watson]

Win 7, 64-bit

I had Py 2.5 installed on my PC earlier this year, and it began failing 
around June. I finally uninstalled it, and tried 2.6.  Still had 
problems that centered around getting to IDLE. Uninstalled 2.6, and went 
to 2.7. Same problem. I completely uninstalled 2.7. I do have several 
folders of py programs. No Python.

After that episode, I began to notice the following messages when I 
signed on to my PC after a boot. I do not bring my PC down very often.

Specified module could not be found: Loadlib python.dll failed, and 
another of the same for Python25.dll failed (maybe not found).  I did a 
search for both, but neither were found.

I ignored this inconvenience for a few weeks, and had developed a need 
to copy a particular python program on Win 7 to another computer. Call 
it abc.py.  I copied it to a thumb drive, and plugged the drive into the 
other PC, which has Python on it.  abc.py was missing from the drive.  I 
tried this about three times, and even went to yet another PC. No abc.py.

  Finally, I pulled xyz.py from an XP PC on to the drive. When I put it 
on yet another PC, xyz.py was there, and I copied it on to the PC. Very 
strange.  Note again, I did not have Python installed on the Win 7 PC.  
I have no idea if any of this is relevant to the attempt to install Py 
on my Win 7 PC, but it and the sign-on msgs may indicate something is 
twisted in the registry.

Comments?

It would be nice to get rid of the two msgs upon sign-on.

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