Index: Lib/distutils/tests/test_msvc9compiler.py
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--- Lib/distutils/tests/test_msvc9compiler.py	(revision 68372)
+++ Lib/distutils/tests/test_msvc9compiler.py	(working copy)
@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@
         if sys.platform != 'win32':
             # this test is only for win32
             return
-        from distutils.msvc9compiler import query_vcvarsall
+        try:
+            from distutils.msvc9compiler import query_vcvarsall
+        except DistutilsPlatformError:
+            # this test is for MSVC7 or above
+            return
         def _find_vcvarsall(version):
             return None