#437 Install problem XP

[Ignacio Perez]

When I try to install
pywin32-214.win32-py3.1.exe
on a system with Windows XP SP3 the installation finish with this message:

Copied pythoncom31.dll to C:\WINDOWS\system32\pythoncom31.dll
Copied pywintypes31.dll to C:\WINDOWS\system32\pywintypes31.dll
Registered: Python.Interpreter
Registered: Python.Dictionary
Registered: Python
-> Software\Python\PythonCore\3.1\Help[None]=None
-> Software\Python\PythonCore\3.1\Help\Pythonwin Reference[None]='C:\\Python31\\Lib\\site-packages\\PyWin32.chm'
Failed to register pythonwin as editor
'utf8' codec can't decode bytes in position 39-43: unsupported Unicode code range
The pywin32 extensions were successfully installed.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<string>", line 398, in install
File "<string>", line 208, in RegisterPythonwin
WindowsError: [Error 5] Acceso denegado

The user has admin rights.
Thanks in advance.

[Vernon Cole]

This appears to be a non-English installation of Windows -- with a filename which cannot be decoded using utf8. What language / locale are you using?

[Ignacio Perez]

My OS language and locale are spanish.

[Mark Hammond]

and the next question is why utf8 is even being attempted here...