Installing Python on Windows Vista
Hi all, Just a quick question... when I try to install Python on Windows Vista Beta 2 the installer seems to hang after I select the destination folder, saying that it will "return when it has finished calculating disk space requirements". I just can't seem to get past that step. I've also tried installing both 2.4.3 and 2.4.2 with no luck. Any help would be very much appreciated. Many thanks P -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Installing Python on Windows Vista
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Padraig wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > Just a quick question... when I try to install Python on Windows Vista > > Beta 2 the installer seems to hang after I select the destination > > folder, saying that it will "return when it has finished calculating > > disk space requirements". I just can't seem to get past that step. I've > > also tried installing both 2.4.3 and 2.4.2 with no luck. > > > > Any help would be very much appreciated. > > > > Many thanks > > > > P > > I've heard that Windows Vista has many restrictions on reading/writing > to the disk, perhaps you do not have an admin account? I don't think there is such a thing as an admin account under vista but I'm sure that the account I'm using is the Vista-equivalent of an admin account. Perhaps running it in compatibility mode might help. Will try that this evening... Thanks -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Installing Python on Windows Vista
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Padraig wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > Just a quick question... when I try to install Python on Windows Vista > > Beta 2 the installer seems to hang after I select the destination > > folder, saying that it will "return when it has finished calculating > > disk space requirements". I just can't seem to get past that step. I've > > also tried installing both 2.4.3 and 2.4.2 with no luck. > > > > Any help would be very much appreciated. > > > > Many thanks > > > > P > > I've heard that Windows Vista has many restrictions on reading/writing > to the disk, perhaps you do not have an admin account? I've managed to install it by using the msiexec command to manipulate windows installer directly. Running the installer in any mode that requires user input makes the installer hang when you choose the installation dir. I did an automated install with the following command: msiexec /i python-2.4.3.msi TARGETDIR="C:\Program Files\Python24" ALLUSERS=1 /qb The '/qb' only displays a progress bar and cancel button. This seems to bypass the installer problem. Wierd! I was going to try compatibility mode but it doesn't work for msi packages. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Baby Steps, optionDB
On Aug 23, 4:41 am, "W. Watson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> root.option_readfile('optionDB')
Just leave out the line which tries to read in the non-existent config
file...
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