diff --git a/docs/installation_win.rst b/docs/installation_win.rst --- a/docs/installation_win.rst +++ b/docs/installation_win.rst @@ -38,22 +38,24 @@ choose "Visual C++ 2008 Express" when in .. note:: - Using other versions of Visual Studio will lead to random crashes. - You must use Visual Studio 2008!" + Using other versions of Visual Studio will lead to random crashes. + You must use Visual Studio 2008!" .. note:: - Silverlight Runtime and SQL Server 2008 Express Edition are not - required, you can uncheck them + Silverlight Runtime and SQL Server 2008 Express Edition are not + required, you can uncheck them .. note:: -64bit: You also need to install the Microsoft Windows SDK for .NET 3.5 SP1 (.NET 4.0 won't work). -Download from: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=3138 + + 64bit: You also need to install the Microsoft Windows SDK for .NET 3.5 SP1 (.NET 4.0 won't work). + Download from: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=3138 .. note:: -64bit: You also need to copy and rename a .bat file to make the Visual C++ compiler work. -I am not sure why this is not necessary for 32bit. -Copy C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\bin\vcvars64.bat to C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\bin\amd64\vcvarsamd64.bat + + 64bit: You also need to copy and rename a .bat file to make the Visual C++ compiler work. + I am not sure why this is not necessary for 32bit. + Copy C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\bin\vcvars64.bat to C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\bin\amd64\vcvarsamd64.bat Step2 - Install Python @@ -69,7 +71,8 @@ Remember the specific major and minor ve be needed in the next step. In this case, it is "2.7". .. note:: -64bit: Just download and install the 64bit version of python. + + 64bit: Just download and install the 64bit version of python. Step3 - Install Win32py extensions ---------------------------------- @@ -85,9 +88,10 @@ http://sourceforge.net/projects/pywin32/ http://sourceforge.net/projects/pywin32/files/pywin32/Build%20217/pywin32-217.win32-py2.7.exe/download .. note:: -64bit: Download and install the 64bit version. -At the time of writing you can find this at: -http://sourceforge.net/projects/pywin32/files/pywin32/Build%20218/pywin32-218.win-amd64-py2.7.exe/download + + 64bit: Download and install the 64bit version. + At the time of writing you can find this at: + http://sourceforge.net/projects/pywin32/files/pywin32/Build%20218/pywin32-218.win-amd64-py2.7.exe/download Step4 - Python BIN ------------------ @@ -167,8 +171,10 @@ Command Prompt (**IMPORTANT!!**). To do "Visual Studio 2008 Command Prompt" .. note:: -64bit: For 64bit you need to modify the shortcut that is used to start the -Visual Studio 2008 Command Prompt. Use right-mouse click to open properties. + + 64bit: For 64bit you need to modify the shortcut that is used to start the + Visual Studio 2008 Command Prompt. Use right-mouse click to open properties. + Change commandline from:: %comspec% /k ""C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\vcvarsall.bat"" x86