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+Packaging Python as a Microsoft Installer Package (MSI)
+=======================================================
+
+Using this library, Python can be packaged as a MS-Windows
+MSI file. To generate an installer package, you need
+a build tree. By default, the build tree root directory
+is assumed to be in "../..". This location can be changed
+by adding a file config.py; see the beginning of msi.py
+for additional customization options.
+
+The packaging process assumes that binaries have been 
+generated according to the instructions in PCBuild/README.txt,
+and that you have either Visual Studio or the Platform SDK
+installed. In addition, you need the Python COM extensions,
+either from PythonWin, or from ActivePython.
+
+To invoke the script, open a cmd.exe window which has 
+cabarc.exe in its PATH (e.g. "Visual Studio .NET 2003
+Command Prompt"). Then invoke
+
+<path-to-python.exe> msi.py
+
+If everything succeeds, pythonX.Y.Z.msi is generated
+in the current directory.
+