Trying to use py2exe, but python is not recognized

Question

I am following the the tutorial at http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/Tutorial to figure out how to use py2exe. I get down to step 3 where you are supposed to run the command:<

Answer 1

You need to add python to your system path. This is done differently on different OSs. Instructions for most versions of Windows You need to add C:\Python24 or whereever python is on your computer.