[ python-Bugs-848871 ] Windows installer halts
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Bugs item #848871, was opened at 2003-11-25 12:38
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Category: Windows
Group: Platform-specific
>Status: Closed
>Resolution: Wont Fix
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Jens Olsson (morr)
Assigned to: Thomas Heller (theller)
Summary: Windows installer halts
Initial Comment:
The Windows installer halts when starting to install files,
more exactly when installing the file "UNWISE.EXE" and
the progress bar reads "1%".
Python versions tested:
2.2.3
2.3.1
2.3.2
2.3.2-1
All tested versions behave the same. Since I don't believe
it's a common bug I attach selected computer specs for
the system in question. I find it hard to believe it is the
python windows installer by itself that contains the bug
but since I haven't experienced this with any other
installer I submit the bug anyway. It can't be my system
by itself either.
- Varying the installation options does not seem to help
(non exhaustive testing done).
- Running install on on specific processor (Hyper
Threading is enabled) does not change things
Test system summary (see attachment for full specs):
Gigabyte 8KNXP motherboard, intel Northwood 3.0GHz HT,
2x512MB Corsair 3500, Radeon 9700 AIW, Seagate
Barracuda 160GB, Windows XP Pro SP1a.
Reproduction steps:
1. Launch installer
2. Click 'next' when asked for directory
3. Click 'next' when asked about backups
4. Click 'next' when asked for component selection
5. Click 'next' when asked for start menu group selection
6. Click 'next' when prompted with the "ready to install"
screen
7. Observere bug
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>Comment By: Thomas Heller (theller)
Date: 2004-12-22 16:55
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No time to struggle with WISE.
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Comment By: Thomas Heller (theller)
Date: 2004-02-25 20:14
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Nope, there isn't really progress. I spend some time in the
wise support news group, but didn't really get a useful
answer. I have to limit the time I spend on this.
IMO a better thing would be to bring the innosetup script in
CVS up to date with the current inno version - they are at
4.1.x currently, and add code for the missing features. I
have the impression that innosetup is powerful enough to
handle all that is needed.
The only downside would that probably Python 2.3.4 will be
the only version using this installer, since 2.4 will be
released as MSI file.
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Comment By: Jens Olsson (morr)
Date: 2004-02-24 10:29
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Any news on this one? Latest version behaves the same. Is
there any alternative Windows install procedure that is
reasonable easy to perform?
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Comment By: Jens Olsson (morr)
Date: 2003-12-10 12:38
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I couldn't update comments and didn't have time to figure out
how I should do it so I hope this attached file will do.
Follow up:
I ran the installer with the suggested /m1 option. The install
asked for the following directories (in order):
windows
system
system32
temp
source
All input boxes had default values which seemed reasonable so
I left them unchanged.
Then the actual installer window showed (as without /m1).
After submitting the requested information (as reported in the
inital bugreport) the installer halted when the small window
titled "installing" showed, at 1% and the file unwise.exe... just
as before. No question about registring files (besides the five
windows promting for manual input of directories as described
above).
No error messages. Just the same behaviour as before with
some additional directory prompting dialoges at the beginning.
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Comment By: Thomas Heller (theller)
Date: 2003-12-05 20:49
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Here is advice I got from a Wise rep:
"""
This sounds like it is hanging at the point that the install
is trying to self register files. You can test this by
running the setup.exe with a /m1. This will run the install
in manual mode, and prompt when each file is trying to self
register. This will indicate which file it is trying to
self register, and then the error message.
"""
Can you try this, please, and report the result?
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Comment By: Thomas Heller (theller)
Date: 2003-12-03 21:58
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I've asked in the WISE support news group for help, I've
also seen similar behaviour in other software built with WISE.
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