[ python-Bugs-1199808 ] installation problem with python 2.4.1 on Win2k system

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Bugs item #1199808, was opened at 2005-05-11 14:50
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Category: Installation
Group: Python 2.4
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: mmkobayashi (mmkobayashi)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: installation problem with python 2.4.1 on Win2k system

Initial Comment:
After several attempts to install python2.4.1 on a win2k 
systems with doing all windows updates, we have been 
unable to install python2.4.1 on this system. We have 
attached an error logfile. The main thing that happens is 
that the install proceeds as normal but at some point 
the install decides that something has gone wrong and 
uninstalls itself.

Any help in this matter would be greatly appreciated.

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>Comment By: Martin v. Löwis (loewis)
Date: 2005-05-20 23:35

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The log file appears to be manually truncated. Can you
please provide the full log file?

Are you by any chance running the MSI file from a SUBSTed drive?

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Comment By: Terry J. Reedy (tjreedy)
Date: 2005-05-19 03:01

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You might also check out http://python.org/sf/1199947

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Comment By: Terry J. Reedy (tjreedy)
Date: 2005-05-19 02:48

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Help questions should better be directed to comp.lang.python == 
python mailing list == gmane.comp.python.general.  The answers 
you get should help determine whether there is a bug in the 
install file distributed by PSF that should be reported here.  

Given that the install appeared to go ok until it tried to remove the 
existing files, I wonder whether there is a process running in the 
background that is using the existing install.  That issue has been 
discussed on the python group recently.

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Comment By: mmkobayashi (mmkobayashi)
Date: 2005-05-12 07:53

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add file

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