diff --git a/gluon/widget.py b/gluon/widget.py
index 64720bba..beee5177 100644
--- a/gluon/widget.py
+++ b/gluon/widget.py
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ ProgramInfo = '''%s
                  %s
                  %s''' % (ProgramName, ProgramAuthor, ProgramVersion)
 
-if not sys.version[:3] in ['2.5', '2.6', '2.7']:
-    msg = 'Warning: web2py requires Python 2.5, 2.6 or 2.7 but you are running:\n%s'
+if not sys.version[:3] in ['2.6', '2.7']:
+    msg = 'Warning: web2py requires Python 2.6 or 2.7 but you are running:\n%s'
     msg = msg % sys.version
     sys.stderr.write(msg)
 
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ def run_system_tests(options):
     major_version = sys.version_info[0]
     minor_version = sys.version_info[1]
     if major_version == 2:
-        if minor_version in (5, 6):
-            sys.stderr.write("Python 2.5 or 2.6\n")
+        if minor_version in (6,):
+            sys.stderr.write('Python 2.6\n')
             ret = subprocess.call(['unit2', '-v', 'gluon.tests'])
         elif minor_version in (7,):
             call_args = [sys.executable, '-m', 'unittest', '-v', 'gluon.tests']
diff --git a/web2py.py b/web2py.py
index 42ec1c22..ad884744 100755
--- a/web2py.py
+++ b/web2py.py
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 
 import os
 import sys
+import gluon.widget
+from multiprocessing import freeze_support
+# import gluon.import_all ##### This should be uncommented for py2exe.py
 
 if hasattr(sys, 'frozen'):
     path = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(sys.executable))  # for py2exe
@@ -14,17 +17,10 @@ os.chdir(path)
 
 sys.path = [path] + [p for p in sys.path if not p == path]
 
-# import gluon.import_all ##### This should be uncommented for py2exe.py
-import gluon.widget
-
 # Start Web2py and Web2py cron service!
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    try:
-        from multiprocessing import freeze_support
-        freeze_support()
-    except:
-        sys.stderr.write('Sorry, -K only supported for python 2.6-2.7\n')
-    if os.environ.has_key("COVERAGE_PROCESS_START"):
+    freeze_support()
+    if 'COVERAGE_PROCESS_START' in os.environ:
         try:
             import coverage
             coverage.process_startup()