> > Could this happen if c:\python does not exists and creating it fails for > > some reason, or if permissions are incorrect? > > Are you installing it as a "normal" user or as an Administrator? I have > occasionally had problems (not when installing Python) as a "normal" > user not being allowed to create a folder at the C:\ level. > > I'd suggest this; > (1) log on as as administrator (i.e. with full rights) > (2) do an "all users" installation > (3) You haven't come up with a good reason for doing otherwise, so read > my lips: *** use the default installation folder C:\Python25 *** you'll > be happy you did, when Python 2.6 comes out and you want to have both > installed.
It turns out the domain admin took away my local admin rights mistakenly. Once I got those back everything worked fine. The only 'logic' for my not installing to a directory with the version is that I don't keep more than one version of Python on my system at any given time. When the new version comes out and is stable I remove the old one, this forces me to check any programs against the latest version. Thanks for all of the help, Wayne -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
