2.6.2 Vista installer failure on upgrade from 2.6.1
I went to upgrade a Vista machine from 2.6.1 to 2.6.2 and got error 2755 with the message "system cannot open the device or file". I uninstalled 2.6.1, removing all residual files also, and got the error message again. When I ran msiexec as follows to get a log, it magically worked: msiexec /i python-2.6.2.msi /l*v install.log Should I attempt to explore this further or just be happy?
Jim Kleckner wrote:
I went to upgrade a Vista machine from 2.6.1 to 2.6.2 and got error 2755 with the message "system cannot open the device or file".
I uninstalled 2.6.1, removing all residual files also, and got the error message again.
When I ran msiexec as follows to get a log, it magically worked: msiexec /i python-2.6.2.msi /l*v install.log
Should I attempt to explore this further or just be happy?
Where you by an chance using a SUBSTed drive? If so, just be happy: this is a known limitation (of Windows installer). Otherwise, if you can contribute a useful bug report (or even a patch), please go ahead. I would try to turn logging on through the registry and see whether that gives any insight. Regards, Martin
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