Exactly

I did that, clicked all the ok's rebooted went back to it, didn't show, went to edit and I could see it. tried installing cairo again and still get the error not in registry..... Wish I could send this thingy through the DVD slot so you could fix it for me.

This is what it shows


This is what shows when I click edit.

If I understand this problem is different - the confusion of 32-bit applications (pycairo, pygtk, pygobject - win32) and 64 bit (Python 2.6.6).
Molly - if I'm wrong ?

Well there is a way to install Python on a 64 bit system as long as you install it in the directory that controls 32 bit programs.
Could be the wrong variable value if Python26 is installed somewhere other than C directory.

Molly where exactly did Python26 install itself?

I think we got it now.

It installed in Control panel programs but it is the 64 bit version. I am trying to find 2.6 (x32) but it keeps directing me to 2.7.2..... I don't want that. If I cold change it to 32 bit, maybe it will work....I googled all over the place looking for it

Did you change the variable value to reflect the correct install folder?
You need the exact path to it.
It is probably in the ProgramFiles(x86) directory
Which means your variable value will be something like this...
C:\ProgramFiles(x86)\Python26 or something like that.

Now this is strange, I went to C: program files and Python isn't there. But it is in the control panel under programs. How can that be

I think I see what the problem is now. It is in C: but not in program files. It is down below it.