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<DIV>yes, I am using 64 bit vista. and I am using py2exe to distribute my app. At the moment I'm dead in the water unti lI resolve this issue. Does anyone know of a quick fix?</DIV>
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<DIV>thanks,</DIV>
<DIV>Jeff<BR><BR>--- On <B>Fri, 2/12/10, Tim Roberts <I><timr@probo.com></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><BR>From: Tim Roberts <timr@probo.com><BR>Subject: Re: [python-win32] permissions error<BR>To: "Python-Win32 List" <python-win32@python.org><BR>Date: Friday, February 12, 2010, 10:37 AM<BR><BR>
<DIV class=plainMail>Dave Angel wrote:<BR>> 2) Are you running a 64bit version of Vista?<BR><BR>Yes, he is. The path "Program Files (x86)" is prima facie evidence of<BR>this. He's running 32-bit Python on a 64-bit system. And that's just fine.<BR><BR><BR>> 3) What do you mean by "compile" and "compiled executable"?<BR><BR>It means he has used something like "py2exe" to turn his Python code<BR>into an executable.<BR><BR>This is a real problem, and one that pywin32 probably needs to address. <BR>On Vista and beyond, the "Program Files" directories are not writable by<BR>non-elevated programs. The win32com-generated wrappers need to go<BR>somewhere else, like "Local Settings\Temp" or "Local Settings\Apps".<BR><BR>-- <BR>Tim Roberts, <A href="http://us.mc431.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=timr@probo.com" ymailto="mailto:timr@probo.com">timr@probo.com</A><BR>Providenza & Boekelheide,
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