diff --git a/indra/cmake/Python.cmake b/indra/cmake/Python.cmake
index e9505fb8c8553d7d3b004511f36acf046d8f784e..4f86d3234e09ce6b5140a21ee5fb88d2ed356328 100644
--- a/indra/cmake/Python.cmake
+++ b/indra/cmake/Python.cmake
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ if (WINDOWS)
     NAMES python25.exe python23.exe python.exe
     NO_DEFAULT_PATH # added so that cmake does not find cygwin python
     PATHS
+    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Python\\PythonCore\\2.6\\InstallPath]
     [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Python\\PythonCore\\2.5\\InstallPath]
     [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Python\\PythonCore\\2.4\\InstallPath]
     [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Python\\PythonCore\\2.3\\InstallPath]