[pywin32-bugs] [ pywin32-Bugs-721634 ] Defective LFN Handling in Version 1.53 Installer

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Bugs item #721634, was opened at 2003-04-15 00:07
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Category: pythonwin
Group: None
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Matt R Hall (mhcomputing)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Defective LFN Handling in Version 1.53 Installer

Initial Comment:
Summary:
Using the win32all-153.exe installer on Windows XP 
SP1 to install the extensions when the base version of 
Python resides in a directory path containing spaces 
results in an Access Violation.

Testing Methodology / Error Reproduction:
The installer crashed while attempting to register some 
of the COM components it installs when I attempted to 
use the installer to add the Win32 components when 
Python was installed into "C:\Program Files\python23" 
but functioned perfectly when Python was installed 
in "C:\python23".

Possible Cause:
I have observed that various Windows installer utilites 
perform improper conversion between LFN and non-LFN 
versions of file and path names used during installation. 
Perhaps a defective filename string causes the COM 
component registration procedures to fail. I would first 
attempt installing patches and updates for the installer 
generation utility to see if the errors in its LFN handling 
improve. It can with a high surety be stated that said 
upgrade would likely result in a resolution of the issue.

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