Windows "App Paths" key is not checked when installed for current user

[techtonik]

BPO	6310
Nosy	@birkenfeld, @terryjreedy, @tjguk, @briancurtin

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closed_at = <Date 2013-03-28.10:48:12.866>
created_at = <Date 2009-06-19.05:12:50.014>
labels = ['OS-windows']
title = 'Windows "App Paths" key is not checked when installed for current user'
updated_at = <Date 2013-03-28.22:42:04.857>
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versions = ['Python 2.7']

[techtonik]

I found that if Python installed only for current user on Windows XP
Home Edition SP3 Python fails to run from Start -> Run dialog or using
ShellExecute() call. It is because it creates "App Paths" key in
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App
Paths\Python.exe
and not in
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App
Paths\Python.exe

Can anybody confirm this?

[BreamoreBoy]

Can a windows guru comment on this please.

[terryjreedy]

Anatoly, can you check the behavior of the current 2.7+ installers? Those that might be changed?

[birkenfeld]

Closing due to lack of response.

[techtonik]

Am not using XP anymore. Looks like everything is ok with Vista.