[python-win32] win32 installation problems

[Rich Krauter]

On Fri, 2004-04-16 at 07:22, fjm11 at gmx.de wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> 
> I have Py2.3.3 installed on (shared) drive N: and now have problems
> installing with pywin32-200.win32-py2.3.exe:
> It installs OK up to 'Please wait while running postinstall script', then
> pops up 'Error: freopen stderr', followed (after OK) by 'Error: freopen
> stdout'.  A subsequent OK causes an access violation.
> 


Were you trying to install from a cd? This may not apply in your case,
but I saw the same error message yesterday - I was trying to install
pywin32 from a copy of the installer I had burned to a cd, without
copying the installer to the hard drive first.  

When I copied the installer file to the hard drive and reran the
installation, I didn't get the error messages. 

Looks like the installer needs write access to the location from which
the installer is launched.  

Rich