[issue18360] Won't install. Keeps telling me DLL is missing.

Changes by Terry J. Reedy : -- resolution: -> works for me status: open -> closed ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing

[issue18360] Won't install. Keeps telling me DLL is missing.

Dale Smith added the comment: I got it! None of these alone actually worked. But it lead me to get it to work. I did several solutions at once. The three in combination that worked were getting this: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/add-take-ownership-to-explorer-right-click-me

[issue18360] Won't install. Keeps telling me DLL is missing.

Martin v. Löwis added the comment: I'm pretty sure the problem is the one reported in http://superuser.com/questions/478631/dll-could-not-be-run-for-msi-installers The solution/work-around is to give full access to Everyone in the Temp folder. Please report whether this works. -- ___

[issue18360] Won't install. Keeps telling me DLL is missing.

Dale Smith added the comment: I have redownloaded. Still getting the same message. Thank you. -- ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Python-b

[issue18360] Won't install. Keeps telling me DLL is missing.

Terry J. Reedy added the comment: You will have to wait until Martin can respond, but the log says failure occurred with C:\Users\astar\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIA812.tmp entry: _CheckDir@4 Description from web: Driver Install Frameworks for Applications library module This appears to part of the

[issue18360] Won't install. Keeps telling me DLL is missing.

Dale Smith added the comment: Has anyone figured out what is causing this failure from my windows 7? Thank you. -- ___ Python tracker ___ __

[issue18360] Won't install. Keeps telling me DLL is missing.

Martin v. Löwis added the comment: Please open a cmd.exe shell, change to the directory containing the MSI file, and run msiexec /i python-2.7.5.msi /l*v python.log Then attach the resulting python.log file. If it is too large, compress it to a zip file. -- _

[issue18360] Won't install. Keeps telling me DLL is missing.

Dale Smith added the comment: I do not know when but there is a version that seems to be installed. It's in my programs folder. I opened the python shell and it says it is Python 2.7.3 (default, Apr 10 2012, 23:31:26) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)] on win32 It still does not explain the dll er

[issue18360] Won't install. Keeps telling me DLL is missing.

Terry J. Reedy added the comment: Thank you for the snips. Have you installed other applications that use a .msi installer (many do not). Have you tried another Python installer? For instance, change .5 to .3 in your link. Are you using a 64-bit installer on 32-bit Windows? It seems not as the

[issue18360] Won't install. Keeps telling me DLL is missing.

Dale Smith added the comment: I tried everything that is available to "repair" my Windows 7 installer (unregistered/restarted the service etc). Everything installs fine except this installer. -- ___ Python tracker

[issue18360] Won't install. Keeps telling me DLL is missing.

Dale Smith added the comment: I do see install and it tries to install. When I click "run" and go to the install menu, I select for "All users" and next and the generic "a dll is missing" message pops up. I'll explore this more. I do not have problems installing anything else. Thank you!

[issue18360] Won't install. Keeps telling me DLL is missing.

Terry J. Reedy added the comment: When responding by email, *please* delete the quote, except perhaps for a line or two if really needed. The email signature is *never* needed and *always* noise. I install on Windows with no problem. I presume you too see 'Install' by right-clicking on the .m

[issue18360] Won't install. Keeps telling me DLL is missing.

Dale Smith added the comment: Was that all the correct information? Do you need more... i.e. about my computer etc? On 7/4/2013 4:17 PM, R. David Murray wrote: > R. David Murray added the comment: > > Exactly which installer are you trying to run and where did you download it > from? > > -

[issue18360] Won't install. Keeps telling me DLL is missing.

Dale Smith added the comment: http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7.5/python-2.7.5.msi That is the URL I downloaded from and the installer. Thank you, Dale On 7/4/2013 4:17 PM, R. David Murray wrote: > R. David Murray added the comment: > > Exactly which installer are you trying to run and whe

[issue18360] Won't install. Keeps telling me DLL is missing.

R. David Murray added the comment: Exactly which installer are you trying to run and where did you download it from? -- nosy: +r.david.murray ___ Python tracker ___

[issue18360] Won't install. Keeps telling me DLL is missing.

New submission from Dale Smith: When I click install -> run, it tells me a DLL is missing and to contact my vendor (Windows 7 Home Premium). This is the only installation that does this. I cannot find an answer anywhere and all other installations work fine. What could be causing this? Which