You have me beat. Last time I had to sort out a problem like yours,I had to take the computer for a couple of days to clean it up.
If you did not install it then must have come with the computer. Is it in the uninstall menu ?
I assume the error message is because Gimp finds that old version of Python. Could be that the there is a Windows registry entry loading it. Who knows.
For reference, Win7 Gimp 2.8 would get something like (not really meant meant to be run on its own)
![[Image: fZRm7lb.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/fZRm7lb.jpg)
One last try. Go to C:\Program Files\GIMP 2\bin\gimp-2.8.exe and run as administrator Unlikly to make any difference.
Maybe someone has more ideas, I am out of options.
Quote: 1. i have no idea about the completely seperate installation of python. it was a result of something ofnuts asked me to do (find python.exe, navagte to, execute). i still have no idea why a search of the C: drive did not show an instance in program files\gimp2?? if i seasrch program files it appears?? also the "C:\hp\" directory does not show up on windows explorer (i have included a screen shot)??
If you did not install it then must have come with the computer. Is it in the uninstall menu ?
Quote:6. also, now that i found the copy of python.exe in gimp, i repeated the step that ofnuts asked me to do by navagating to and executing the python.exe in my GIMP library. it gets an error message about "side by side" issues (i have included a screen shot)??
I assume the error message is because Gimp finds that old version of Python. Could be that the there is a Windows registry entry loading it. Who knows.
For reference, Win7 Gimp 2.8 would get something like (not really meant meant to be run on its own)
One last try. Go to C:\Program Files\GIMP 2\bin\gimp-2.8.exe and run as administrator Unlikly to make any difference.
Maybe someone has more ideas, I am out of options.