Terry Reedy <tjre...@udel.edu> wrote: > On 2/11/2014 2:43 AM, Larry Hastings wrote: >> >> On behalf of the Python development team, I'm delighted to announce >> the first release candidate of Python 3.4. > >> To download Python 3.4.0rc1 visit: >> >> http://www.python.org/download/releases/3.4.0/ > > I installed 64 bit 3.3.4 yesterday with no problem. I reran it today in > repair mode and again, no problem. > > With 64 bit 3.4.0, I get > "There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A program > required for the install to complete could not be run." > > No, the generic message does not bother to say *which* program :-(. > > 34 bit 3.4.0 installed fine. I redownloaded 64bit 3.4.0 and install > gives the same message. > > Can someone verify that this is not some bizarre glitch on my machine? > I downloaded and installed it without problems on a 64bit Windows 7 system. Maybe it is a bizarre glitch on your system, or perhaps it assumes something is present which is there on my system and missing on yours.
I see that part way through the install it downloads setuptools/pip from pypi. Did your system have network access? What happens if you enable the installer log by running: msiexec /i python-3.4.0rc1.amd64.msi /L*v logfile.txt Does it put any useful messages in logfile.txt? -- Duncan Booth -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
