[Distutils] Installation crashes: Windows XP ntdll.dll

[Reinhard Engel]

When I try to install the Windows Installer packages for cTypes and 
uTidyLib the installation crashes

Windows XP
Python 2.4.1

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Problem with cTypes:
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ctypes-0.9.6.win32-py2.4.exe hat ein Problem festgestellt und muss 
beendet werden.

AppName: ctypes-0.9.6.win32-py2.4.exe     AppVer: 0.0.0.0     ModName: 
ntdll.dll
ModVer: 5.1.2600.1217     Offset: 0000b2ab

[metadata]
author=Thomas Heller
author_email=theller at python.net
description=create and manipulate C data types in Python, call functions 
in shared libraries
name=ctypes
url=http://starship.python.net/crew/theller/ctypes.html
version=0.9.6

[Setup]
info=ctypes is a Python package to create and manipulate C data types 
in\nPython, and to call functions in dynamic link 
libraries/shared\ndlls. It allows wrapping these libraries in pure 
Python.\n\n\n    Author: Thomas Heller\n    Author_email: 
theller at python.net\n    Description: create and manipulate C data types 
in Python, call functions in shared libraries\n    Name: ctypes\n    
Url: http://starship.python.net/crew/theller/ctypes.html\n    Version: 0.9.6
target_compile=1
target_optimize=1
target_version=2.4
title=ctypes-0.9.6
build_info=Built Fri Mar 18 19:33:25 2005 with distutils-2.4.1


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Problem with TidyLib:
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uTidylib-0.2.1.win32.exe hat ein Problem festgestellt und muss beendet 
werden.

AppName: utidylib-0.2.1.win32.exe     AppVer: 0.0.0.0     ModName: ntdll.dll
ModVer: 5.1.2600.1217     Offset: 0000b2ab

[metadata]
author=Cory Dodt
author_email=corydodt at twistedmatrix.com
description=Wrapper for HTML Tidy at http://tidy.sourceforge.net
name=uTidylib
url=http://utidylib.sf.net
version=0.2.1

[Setup]
info=A wrapper for the relocatable version of HTML Tidy 
(see\nhttp://tidy.sourceforge.net for details).  This allows you 
to\ntidy HTML files through a Pythonic interface.\n\n    Author: Cory 
Dodt\n    Author_email: corydodt at twistedmatrix.com\n    Description: 
Wrapper for HTML Tidy at http://tidy.sourceforge.net\n    Name: 
uTidylib\n    Url: http://utidylib.sf.net\n    Version: 0.2.1
target_compile=1
target_optimize=1
title=uTidylib-0.2.1
build_info=Built Tue Dec 07 11:06:09 2004 with distutils-1.0.3
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There are no problems, if I use Windows Installer with programs that are 
not built with distutils (i.e. Pyhon itself with python-2.4.1.msi).