[issue10834] Python 2.7 x86 IDLE fails to run in Windows 7

2011-01-19 Thread Peter Heiberg
Peter Heiberg added the comment: Run -> C:\Python27\python.exe -m test.regrtest ... stops at "test_asynchat", been there for about 20mins. Can't seem to break the operation tho (Ctrl+C), it still hangs at test_asynchat with the blinking underscore one line down. -

[issue10834] Python 2.7 x86 fails to run in Windows 7

2011-01-05 Thread Peter Heiberg
Peter Heiberg added the comment: My Windows Firewall have been turned off from the day I installed Win7, so that couldn't cause it.. I also tried deactivating UAC, with no luck. Running with administrative privileges, without any re

[issue10834] Python 2.7 x86 fails to run in Windows 7

2011-01-05 Thread Peter Heiberg
Peter Heiberg added the comment: Hey, progress! I ran python.exe, typed "import idlelib.idle", pressed enter - same blinking underscore as before. Then i pressed Ctrl+C, and WHOA, python.exe prints 25 lines of something, and the Python Shell (pythonw.exe) pops up! T

[issue10834] Python 2.7 x86 fails to run in Windows 7

2011-01-05 Thread Peter Heiberg
Peter Heiberg added the comment: I am running the EN-US version of Win7, with Norwegian regional and keyboard settings. Tried changing everything to EN-US, with no change in results. Also tried deactivating visual themes and desktop composition for the .exe. What text editor do you

[issue10834] Python 2.7 x86 fails to run in Windows 7

2011-01-05 Thread Peter Heiberg
Peter Heiberg added the comment: The IDLE window doesn't open, the taskbar shows no icons and IDLE does not show up under Task Manager's Application tab.. Also, whenever I open an instance of IDLE, two instances of the .exe shows up under the Processes tab: one instance is

[issue10834] Python 2.7 x86 fails to run in Windows 7

2011-01-05 Thread Peter Heiberg
Peter Heiberg added the comment: I'd like to add that I had the exact same problem on my other laptop running Win7 x64, but the same laptop (as mentioned earlier) now runs Win7 x86 and IDLE works fine on that. -- ___ Python tracker

[issue10834] Python 2.7 x86 fails to run in Windows 7

2011-01-05 Thread Peter Heiberg
Peter Heiberg added the comment: The command line opens, but displays nothing but the white flashing underscore.. -- ___ Python tracker <http://bugs.python.org/issue10

[issue10834] Python 2.7 x86 fails to run in Windows 7

2011-01-05 Thread Peter Heiberg
New submission from Peter Heiberg : I recently installed Win7 on my laptop, and installed the x86 Python 2.7 package. IDLE fails to even start, and shows nothing but a process in task manager. I've tried compatibility modes both to Vista and XPSP2, with no luck. I ran 2.7 x86 on the