Remove the unused, and therefore distracting, "Alpha" build configurations.
diff --git a/PCbuild/python.dsp b/PCbuild/python.dsp
index e8bfb65..57a4734 100644
--- a/PCbuild/python.dsp
+++ b/PCbuild/python.dsp
@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@
 # ** DO NOT EDIT **

 

 # TARGTYPE "Win32 (x86) Console Application" 0x0103

-# TARGTYPE "Win32 (ALPHA) Console Application" 0x0603

 

-CFG=python - Win32 Alpha Debug

+CFG=python - Win32 Alpha Release

 !MESSAGE This is not a valid makefile. To build this project using NMAKE,

 !MESSAGE use the Export Makefile command and run

 !MESSAGE 

@@ -14,20 +13,20 @@
 !MESSAGE You can specify a configuration when running NMAKE

 !MESSAGE by defining the macro CFG on the command line. For example:

 !MESSAGE 

-!MESSAGE NMAKE /f "python.mak" CFG="python - Win32 Alpha Debug"

+!MESSAGE NMAKE /f "python.mak" CFG="python - Win32 Alpha Release"

 !MESSAGE 

 !MESSAGE Possible choices for configuration are:

 !MESSAGE 

 !MESSAGE "python - Win32 Release" (based on "Win32 (x86) Console Application")

 !MESSAGE "python - Win32 Debug" (based on "Win32 (x86) Console Application")

-!MESSAGE "python - Win32 Alpha Debug" (based on "Win32 (ALPHA) Console Application")

-!MESSAGE "python - Win32 Alpha Release" (based on "Win32 (ALPHA) Console Application")

 !MESSAGE 

 

 # Begin Project

 # PROP AllowPerConfigDependencies 0

 # PROP Scc_ProjName "python"

 # PROP Scc_LocalPath ".."

+CPP=cl.exe

+RSC=rc.exe

 

 !IF  "$(CFG)" == "python - Win32 Release"

 

@@ -42,10 +41,8 @@
 # PROP Intermediate_Dir "x86-temp-release\python"

 # PROP Ignore_Export_Lib 0

 # PROP Target_Dir ""

-CPP=cl.exe

 # ADD BASE CPP /nologo /W3 /GX /O2 /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /c

 # ADD CPP /nologo /MD /W3 /GX /Zi /O2 /I "..\Include" /I "..\PC" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /c

-RSC=rc.exe

 # ADD BASE RSC /l 0x409 /d "NDEBUG"

 # ADD RSC /l 0x409 /d "NDEBUG"

 BSC32=bscmake.exe

@@ -69,10 +66,8 @@
 # PROP Intermediate_Dir "x86-temp-debug\python"

 # PROP Ignore_Export_Lib 0

 # PROP Target_Dir ""

-CPP=cl.exe

 # ADD BASE CPP /nologo /W3 /Gm /GX /Zi /Od /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /c

 # ADD CPP /nologo /MDd /W3 /Gm /GX /Zi /Od /I "..\Include" /I "..\PC" /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /FR /YX /FD /c

-RSC=rc.exe

 # ADD BASE RSC /l 0x409 /d "_DEBUG"

 # ADD RSC /l 0x409 /i "..\Include" /d "_DEBUG"

 BSC32=bscmake.exe

@@ -83,68 +78,12 @@
 # ADD LINK32 odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib /nologo /base:"0x1d000000" /subsystem:console /debug /machine:I386 /out:"./python_d.exe" /pdbtype:sept

 # SUBTRACT LINK32 /pdb:none

 

-!ELSEIF  "$(CFG)" == "python - Win32 Alpha Debug"

-

-# PROP BASE Use_MFC 0

-# PROP BASE Use_Debug_Libraries 1

-# PROP BASE Output_Dir "Debug"

-# PROP BASE Intermediate_Dir "Debug"

-# PROP BASE Ignore_Export_Lib 0

-# PROP BASE Target_Dir ""

-# PROP Use_MFC 0

-# PROP Use_Debug_Libraries 1

-# PROP Output_Dir "."

-# PROP Intermediate_Dir "alpha-temp-debug\python"

-# PROP Ignore_Export_Lib 0

-# PROP Target_Dir ""

-CPP=cl.exe

-# ADD BASE CPP /nologo /Gt0 /W3 /GX /Zi /Od /I "..\Include" /I "..\PC" /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /FR /YX /FD /c

-# ADD CPP /nologo /MDd /Gt0 /W3 /GX /Zi /Od /I "..\Include" /I "..\PC" /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /FR /YX /FD /c

-RSC=rc.exe

-# ADD BASE RSC /l 0x409 /i "..\Include" /d "_DEBUG"

-# ADD RSC /l 0x409 /i "..\Include" /d "_DEBUG"

-BSC32=bscmake.exe

-# ADD BASE BSC32 /nologo

-# ADD BSC32 /nologo

-LINK32=link.exe

-# ADD BASE LINK32 kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /debug /machine:ALPHA /out:"./python_d.exe" /pdbtype:sept

-# ADD LINK32 kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib wsock32.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /debug /machine:ALPHA /out:"./python_d.exe" /pdbtype:sept

-

-!ELSEIF  "$(CFG)" == "python - Win32 Alpha Release"

-

-# PROP BASE Use_MFC 0

-# PROP BASE Use_Debug_Libraries 0

-# PROP BASE Output_Dir "Release"

-# PROP BASE Intermediate_Dir "Release"

-# PROP BASE Ignore_Export_Lib 0

-# PROP BASE Target_Dir ""

-# PROP Use_MFC 0

-# PROP Use_Debug_Libraries 0

-# PROP Output_Dir "."

-# PROP Intermediate_Dir "alpha-temp-release\python"

-# PROP Ignore_Export_Lib 0

-# PROP Target_Dir ""

-CPP=cl.exe

-# ADD BASE CPP /nologo /Gt0 /W3 /GX /Zi /O2 /I "..\Include" /I "..\PC" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /c

-# ADD CPP /nologo /MD /Gt0 /W3 /GX /O2 /I "..\Include" /I "..\PC" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /c

-RSC=rc.exe

-# ADD BASE RSC /l 0x409 /d "NDEBUG"

-# ADD RSC /l 0x409 /d "NDEBUG"

-BSC32=bscmake.exe

-# ADD BASE BSC32 /nologo

-# ADD BSC32 /nologo

-LINK32=link.exe

-# ADD BASE LINK32 kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /debug /machine:ALPHA

-# ADD LINK32 kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib wsock32.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /debug /machine:ALPHA

-

 !ENDIF 

 

 # Begin Target

 

 # Name "python - Win32 Release"

 # Name "python - Win32 Debug"

-# Name "python - Win32 Alpha Debug"

-# Name "python - Win32 Alpha Release"

 # Begin Source File

 

 SOURCE=..\PC\pycon.ico

@@ -152,17 +91,6 @@
 # Begin Source File

 

 SOURCE=..\Modules\python.c

-

-!IF  "$(CFG)" == "python - Win32 Release"

-

-!ELSEIF  "$(CFG)" == "python - Win32 Debug"

-

-!ELSEIF  "$(CFG)" == "python - Win32 Alpha Debug"

-

-!ELSEIF  "$(CFG)" == "python - Win32 Alpha Release"

-

-!ENDIF 

-

 # End Source File

 # Begin Source File