[problems with dependency on msvr71.dll snipped] One option is to create a Windows Python 2.4 installer that includes a Python not built with MSVC7 - for example gcc or MSVC6 - which doesn't have the dependency on mscvr71.dll. Both VC6 and gcc are feasible, although there may be a reasonable amount of work required.
If the installer proved popular, then I'm sure the python-dev people could be convinced (for 2.5, perhaps) that there should be an official release of this type, much like there's a separate 64 bit installer available. (Assuming that patches could be submitted that made the build process as seamless as the existing one). This seems a much more achievable goal than anything involving a meeting with Microsoft... =Tony.Meyer -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
