[Python-Dev] Windows 2.6.1 installer - msiexec not creating msvcr90.dll

["Martin v. Löwis"]

charlie wrote:
> I am trying to script a Python installation on Windows, using msiexec
> from the windows cmd prompt. I do not want to register extensions.
> 
> I have tried all the combinations I can find on the following page:
> http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.5/msi/
> 
> But, no matter how I run msiexec, it seems that the msvcr90.dll in not
> created in the Python26 directory.
> 
> If I double click the msi installer and run through it manually, the
> msvcr90.dll is created.
> 
> Is there a way to run msiexec that results in msvc90.dll (and the
> manifest file) getting created?

This question is out of scope for python-dev; use python-list at python.org
instead.

My guess is that you have installed "for all users" in the command line,
so msvcr90.dll went into system32.

Regards,
Martin