[python-win32] Installation problem: Python 2.6.6 (32-Bit) on Windows 7 (32-Bit)

[Brian Curtin]

On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 23:55, Tony Cappellini <cappy2112 at gmail.com> wrote:

> This is OT, but I can't seem to get an answer on CLP.
>
> Has anyone else had problems running the msi for Python 2.6.6 on
> Windows 7 Professional?
>
> If I don't check "Compile .py to byte code", the installer completes
> without error.
>
> Checking "Compile .py to byte code" causes the following to be
> displayed
>
> "There is a problem with the windows installer package. A program run
> as part of setup did not complete as expected"
>
> 1. I have GB of disk space available.
> 2. I have admin privileges
> 3. The MD5 checksum of the downloaded installer matches the MD5
> checksum on python.org
> 4. Run As Adminsitrator is not available when I Shift-Right Click
> (probably because my login already has admin privileges)


It's a known bug in the installer. I'd have to dig through the tracker to
find the issue numbers, but I reported this issue for a 3.1.x installer and
tested out a fix which appeared to work. The fix might not have been
backported to 2.x, though.
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