GIMP Version: 2.6.11
Operating System: Windows
OS Version: XP - SP3
GIMP Experience: Basic Level

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I'm going to be installing Python on my 2.6.11 version before too long. I read Rod's easy to understand tutorial here: http://www.gimpchat.com/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=2277

It says I have to uninstall my 2.6.11 version, go through the necessary steps, then reinstall. I don't want to lose the scripts, plugins, brushes, etc, I already have. Will I lose them when I reinstall? Should I do a backup of these folders?

As long as your resources are in the UserName\.gimp-2.6 directory you will not lose them with a re - install or un - install.
That is the reason they are located there.So when you update Gimp the resource folders will still be there.

Just so you know, Gimp 2.8x includes Python.

Thanks Rod, appreciate it. Perhaps a dumb question, but, when I install a new script, etc, should I always put them there? I usually go through the c:programfile/gimp blah blah blah.

Is there a way to install 2.8, so that I can use 2.6, and 2.8?

You really should install all resources into those sub folders.

You also should most definitely un - install Gimp-2.6 first then install python26, then gtk support (pygtk, pycairo, and pyobject), Then re - install Gimp-2.6 and select customize and make sure python is ticked.
Yes you can install gimp-2.8 along side Gimp-2.6.Gimp-2.8.4 has python support included so there is no need to install python for gimp-2.8.

If after you install Gimp-2.8.4 and Gimp-2.6 will not run check your variables for a value PATH that leads to the lib\babl folder and remove it.
It will look something like - C:\Program Files\gimp-2.8.4\lib\babl-0.1

You shouldn't have this problem but just in case i added the fix here.

If I do install all resources in these folders, then I need to take the ones out I installed in c: programfiles/gimp etc, correct? Won't they be in there twice if I don't? Sorry, I'm a newb when it comes to these things.

You can either remove them to the .gimp-2.6\resources folders or un install and see if they remain. Gimp has a un install script so when it un installs it removes (usually), just what it installed.Everything else usually remains and this is one of the very reasons some people still have a C:\Program Files\gimp-2.xx folder still remaining.

If you install Gimp-2.x over another version usually you will lose everything you added.

Another thing you may want to consider is installing Parthas GImp-2.8.4 version as it will not uninstall the C:\Program Files\Gimp-2.0 folder. As far as i know the gimp.org version installer will.

My hard drive is partitioned into 2 drives, c, and d. I just installed Parthas portable 2.8 on my d drive. Was just firing it up as I read this.