--- msvc9compiler.py.org	2008-10-21 19:49:59.406250000 +0200
+++ msvc9compiler.py	2008-10-21 19:43:12.031250000 +0200
@@ -644,6 +644,19 @@
             mfid = 1 if target_desc == CCompiler.EXECUTABLE else 2
             out_arg = '-outputresource:%s;%s' % (output_filename, mfid)
             try:
+                # remove references to VC90 runtime, so they will fall through 
+                # to the VC90 dependency of Python.exe. This way, when
+                # installed for a restricted user (e.g. runtimes are not in
+                # WinSxS folder, but in Pythons own folder), the runtimes
+                # do not need to be in every folder with .pyd's
+                manifest_f = open(temp_manifest, "rb")
+                manifest_buf = manifest_f.read()
+                manifest_f.close()
+                manifest_buf = manifest_buf.replace("""<assemblyIdentity type="win32" name="Microsoft.VC90.CRT" version="9.0.21022.8" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b"></assemblyIdentity>""", "")
+                manifest_buf = manifest_buf.replace("""<assemblyIdentity type='win32' name='Microsoft.VC90.CRT' version='9.0.21022.8' processorArchitecture='x86' publicKeyToken='1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b' />""", "")
+                manifest_f = open(temp_manifest, "wb")
+                manifest_f.write(manifest_buf)
+                manifest_f.close()
                 self.spawn(['mt.exe', '-nologo', '-manifest',
                             temp_manifest, out_arg])
             except DistutilsExecError as msg: