Installation of Python 2.3 on Windows 95

[Tim Golden]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dewatf at nothotmail.com [mailto:dewatf at nothotmail.com]
> Sent: 20 October 2003 11:22
> To: python-list at python.org
> Subject: Re: Installation of Python 2.3 on Windows 95
> 
> 
> On 19 Oct 2003 17:54:10 -0700, donorr at fcc-online.org (Don) wrote:
> 
> >We have attempted several times to install Python 2.3 on a Windows 95
> >system. Each time, at the end  of the install the following error is
> >displayed:
> >
> >Error in installer script.
> >Traceback (most recent call last):
> >  File "C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\FinishInstall.py", line 101, ApplyEntryPoint
> >    apply(ep,args)
> >  File "C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\FinishInstall.py", line 82, in
> >DoCompileAllAndRegisterCOM FindDuplicates(mod,dir)
> >  File "C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\FinishInstall.py", line 143, in 
> FindDuplicates
> >    import win32api
> >ImportError:DLL load failed: A device attached to the system is not
> >functioning.
> >
> >On attempting to run PythonWin, we get the following error:
> >
> >The application cannot locate win32ui.pyd (or Python)(1157)
> >One of the library files needed to run this application cannot be
> >located.
> >
> >I have uninstalled Python, rebooted, reinstalled and the same thing
> >keeps happening.
> >
> >I have searched and searched for these errors and cannot find the
> >problem.
> >
> >Thank you in advance.
> 
> I can't help you but had the same problem. It is with the PythonWin
> install not the python 2.3 install. 
> 
>     dewatf. 

Usually seems to happen if the user logged on when the install is done is
not an Administrator. Don't know why, doesn't give an error or anything,
just does a half-hearted install. If you haven't already, log on as an
Administrator and rerun the install.

TJG

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