Tried to fix the windows post install script. It now creates

.py and .bat files for all the script.  But it seems very fragile
and easy to break.  Don't know what to do?

scripts/ipython_win_post_install.py

@@ -2,6 +2,7 b''
 """Windows-specific part of the installation"""
 
 import os, sys, shutil
+pjoin = os.path.join
 
 def mkshortcut(target,description,link_file,*args,**kw):
     """make a shortcut if it doesn't exist, and register its creation"""
@@ -11,14 +12,8 b' def mkshortcut(target,description,link_file,*args,**kw):'
 
 def install():
     """Routine to be run by the win32 installer with the -install switch."""
-
+    
     from IPython.Release import version
-
-    # Get some system constants
-    prefix = sys.prefix
-    python = prefix + r'\python.exe'
-    # Lookup path to common startmenu ...
-    ip_dir = get_special_folder_path('CSIDL_COMMON_PROGRAMS') + r'\IPython'
     
     # Some usability warnings at installation time.  I don't want them at the
     # top-level, so they don't appear if the user is uninstalling.
@@ -27,53 +22,74 b' def install():'
     except ImportError:
         print ('To take full advantage of IPython, you need ctypes from:\n'
                'http://sourceforge.net/projects/ctypes')
-
+    
     try:
         import win32con
     except ImportError:
         print ('To take full advantage of IPython, you need pywin32 from:\n'
                'http://starship.python.net/crew/mhammond/win32/Downloads.html')
-
+    
     try:
         import readline
     except ImportError:
         print ('To take full advantage of IPython, you need readline from:\n'
                'https://launchpad.net/pyreadline')
-
-    ipybase = '"' + prefix + r'\scripts\ipython"'
+    
+    # Get some system constants
+    prefix = sys.prefix
+    python = pjoin(prefix, 'python.exe')
+    
+    # Lookup path to common startmenu ...
+    ip_start_menu = pjoin(get_special_folder_path('CSIDL_COMMON_PROGRAMS'), 'IPython')
     # Create IPython entry ...
-    if not os.path.isdir(ip_dir):
-        os.mkdir(ip_dir)
-        directory_created(ip_dir)
+    if not os.path.isdir(ip_start_menu):
+        os.mkdir(ip_start_menu)
+        directory_created(ip_start_menu)
+    
+    # Create .py and .bat files to make things available from
+    # the Windows command line
+    programs = 'ipython iptest ipcontroller ipengine ipcluster'
+    scripts = pjoin(prefix,'scripts')
+    for program in programs.split():
+        raw = pjoin(scripts, program)
+        bat = raw + '.bat'
+        py = raw + '.py'
+        # Create .py versions of the scripts
+        shutil.copy(raw, py)
+        # Create .bat files for each of the scripts
+        bat_file = file(bat,'w')
+        bat_file.write("@%s %s %%*" % (python, py))
+        bat_file.close()
+    
+    # Now move onto setting the Start Menu up
+    ipybase = '"' + prefix + r'\scripts\ipython"'    
 
     # Create program shortcuts ...
-    f = ip_dir + r'\IPython.lnk'
+    f = ip_start_menu + r'\IPython.lnk'
     a = ipybase
     mkshortcut(python,'IPython',f,a)
-
-    f = ip_dir + r'\pysh.lnk'
+    
+    f = ip_start_menu + r'\pysh.lnk'
     a = ipybase+' -p sh'
     mkshortcut(python,'IPython (command prompt mode)',f,a)
-
-    f = ip_dir + r'\pylab.lnk'
+    
+    f = ip_start_menu + r'\pylab.lnk'
     a = ipybase+' -pylab'
     mkshortcut(python,'IPython (PyLab mode)',f,a)
-
-    f = ip_dir + r'\scipy.lnk'
+    
+    f = ip_start_menu + r'\scipy.lnk'
     a = ipybase+' -pylab -p scipy'
     mkshortcut(python,'IPython (scipy profile)',f,a)
-
+    
     # Create documentation shortcuts ...
     t = prefix + r'\share\doc\ipython\manual\ipython.pdf'
-    f = ip_dir + r'\Manual in PDF.lnk'
+    f = ip_start_menu + r'\Manual in PDF.lnk'
     mkshortcut(t,r'IPython Manual - PDF-Format',f)
-
+    
     t = prefix + r'\share\doc\ipython\manual\html\index.html'
-    f = ip_dir + r'\Manual in HTML.lnk'
+    f = ip_start_menu + r'\Manual in HTML.lnk'
     mkshortcut(t,'IPython Manual - HTML-Format',f)
-
-    # make ipython.py
-    shutil.copy(prefix + r'\scripts\ipython', prefix + r'\scripts\ipython.py')
+    
     
 def remove():
     """Routine to be run by the win32 installer with the -remove switch."""