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Author jpe
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Date 2008-09-17.02:02:33
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The amd64 python 2.6rc1 won't run after installation on Vista.  It fails
with the error (from the event log) of 

Activation context generation failed for "C:\Python26\python.exe".Error
in manifest or policy file "C:\Python26\Microsoft.VC90.CRT.MANIFEST" on
line 11. Component identity found in manifest does not match the
identity of the component requested. Reference is
Microsoft.VC90.CRT,processorArchitecture="amd64",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",version="9.0.21022.8".
Definition is
Microsoft.VC90.CRT,processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",version="9.0.21022.8".
Please use sxstrace.exe for detailed diagnosis.

Looking at the C:\Python26\Microsoft.VC90.CRT.MANIFEST file, the
processorArchitecture is set to x86
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