I have the same problem and don't know what's happening, but ActivePython worked for me. Get it here:O/S: Windows XP Home (with Service Pack 2) Downloaded python-2.4.msi from python.org (10,632KB). When I double click on the file from Windows Explorer, the installation process presents the window in which I am prompted to either install for all users (the default) or install for just me. I selected the defaulted value. Installation process presents a window in which the user may select the directory for python 2.4 files. I selected the default value of the Python24 folder. After clicking Next, the process presents a window with the message, "Python 2.4 installer ended prematurely. Python 2.4 ended prematurely because of an error. Your system has not been modified. To install this program at a later time, please run the installation again."
My question is this: how do I determine what the error was that caused the installation process to end prematurely?
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HTH, Wolfram -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
