Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!goblin3!goblin2!goblin.stu.neva.ru!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed3a.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.026 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.95; '*S*': 0.00; 'subject:Windows': 0.02; 'works.': 0.09; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.11; 'python': 0.11; "(it's": 0.16; 'subject:Studio': 0.16; 'usable': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'trying': 0.19; 'packages.': 0.19; 'email addr:gmail.com>': 0.22; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.22; 'install': 0.23; 'instead.': 0.24; 'cc:2**0': 0.24; "i've": 0.25; 'asking': 0.27; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'installed': 0.27; 'message- id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; 'probably': 0.32; 'guess': 0.33; 'could': 0.34; 'advice': 0.35; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'version': 0.36; 'acceptable': 0.36; '2008': 0.38; 'fact': 0.38; 'visual': 0.39; 'free': 0.61; 'full': 0.61; 'mentioned': 0.61; 'july': 0.63; 'places': 0.64; 'to:addr:gmail.com': 0.65; 'compiling': 0.84; 'ii.': 0.84 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=4c66K7njwXT/eRnKy2CoF8OkfflI/l2ghZaowpC/hzU=; b=zGJZ4gapFYWYv0JtkLRMIt2+B4MifwZzdRx0afX9ixbxexj1XfrWbErVtx/YipHDT8 a+hr6yCwZB/HglU2EhGXj11gvYYJOhWmvIsxKoFnEulJtg76t6W04Uyt/11P6AxrlTpy O28Hyv7r8ftvuR904HKIHMhkZbHLrE33FPtBIY1v0+7Y7LuDm93aGL7TB+bvXdvEonre wCKERo11oMD7RXkojeC1Wxf46v6IQhbxvKRyvtauzVwsxzky3RcDSiLlEbjNWUZeIckD N+tWk7UZmJHA1riqJhHprEypZzxY1CsmtTn6lNSmubSgsA9OV9gn4i1xPNOJ1N9SrRUm 80+Q== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.236.36.45 with SMTP id v33mr2708789yha.129.1406638499704; Tue, 29 Jul 2014 05:54:59 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 08:54:59 -0400 Subject: Re: Windows Studio 2008 Download From: "Colin J. Williams" To: TP Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=089e0160bc681a36a204ff548cc9 Cc: "python-list@python.org" X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 57 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1406638509 news.xs4all.nl 2962 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:43436 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:75348 --089e0160bc681a36a204ff548cc9 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 i. I've seen notes, in various places to say that the Express version is not acceptable for compiling Python packages. Is it, in fact usable for this purpose? ii. The Service Pack 1 has the original studio as a prerequisite. That is no longer available from Microsoft. Any advice would be welcomed. Colin W. On 28 July 2014 16:04, TP wrote: > Hmmm. Now that I think about it the full Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 > Service Pack 1 download I mentioned in my last email probably needs to have > Visual Studio 2008 already installed (it's been a number of years since I > had to install VS2008)? You could try it and see if it works. > > If not download the free Express version I mentioned instead. Trying to > find the download link for the free VS2008 Express version is much harder > so I guess that's why people keep asking for it :) > --089e0160bc681a36a204ff548cc9 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
i.=C2=A0 I've seen notes, in various places to sa= y that the Express version is not acceptable for compiling Python packages.= =C2=A0 Is it, in fact usable for this purpose?

ii. The Service Pack = 1 has the original studio as a prerequisite.=C2=A0 That is no longer availa= ble from Microsoft.

Any advice would be welcomed.

Colin = W.


O= n 28 July 2014 16:04, TP <wingusr@gmail.com> wrote:
Hmmm. Now that I think about it = the full Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 download I mentioned i= n my last email probably needs to have Visual Studio 2008 already installed= (it's been a number of years since I had to install VS2008)? You could= try it and see if it works.

If not download the free Express version I mentioned instead. Trying to= find the download link for the free VS2008 Express version is much harder = so I guess that's why people keep asking for it :)

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