diff --git a/indra/lib/python/indra/util/test_win32_manifest.py b/indra/lib/python/indra/util/test_win32_manifest.py
index 786521c06805d6533afb378ee76bb57360cc9c85..da8ee6c545741a56a43d849f0f68420b4f3d2df9 100644
--- a/indra/lib/python/indra/util/test_win32_manifest.py
+++ b/indra/lib/python/indra/util/test_win32_manifest.py
@@ -52,20 +52,22 @@ def get_HKLM_registry_value(key_str, value_str):
         
 def find_vc_dir():
     supported_versions = (r'8.0', r'9.0')
+    supported_products = (r'VisualStudio', r'VCExpress')
     value_str = (r'ProductDir')
     
-    for version in supported_versions:
-        key_str = (r'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VisualStudio\%s\Setup\VC' %
-                   version)
-        try:
-            return get_HKLM_registry_value(key_str, value_str)
-        except WindowsError, err:
-            x64_key_str = (r'SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\VisualStudio\%s\Setup\VS' %
-                       version)
+    for product in supported_products:
+        for version in supported_versions:
+            key_str = (r'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\%s\%s\Setup\VC' %
+                      (product, version))
             try:
-                return get_HKLM_registry_value(x64_key_str, value_str)
-            except:
-                print >> sys.stderr, "Didn't find MS VC version %s " % version
+                return get_HKLM_registry_value(key_str, value_str)
+            except WindowsError, err:
+                x64_key_str = (r'SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\VisualStudio\%s\Setup\VS' %
+                        version)
+                try:
+                    return get_HKLM_registry_value(x64_key_str, value_str)
+                except:
+                    print >> sys.stderr, "Didn't find MS %s version %s " % (product,version)
         
     raise