Re: [Visualpython-users] Problem installing on WinXP SP2

[Bruce S. <Bru...@nc...>]

It shouldn't matter that you have other versions of Python present; I 
have Python 2.3 on my machine as well as Python 2.4 and haven't seen 
such a problem.

Can you say more about not having administrator access? As Gary Pajer 
comments, it seems odd that you could install Python if you're 
explicitly locked out of being permitted to do software installations. 
There is an option (or at least there use to be) to install Python in 
your own documents if you don't have installation permission. In such a 
"registry-less" installation the registry is not touched.

My best guess is that somehow you managed to install Python 2.4 without 
the registry being updated, so that the VPython installer's first 
attempt to find python2.4 fails. It is possible that the VPython 
installer then does the wrong thing after asking you for a location, and 
I'll look into that later today. Thanks for the report.

Bruce Sherwood

SNOSWELL, Michael wrote:
> I downloaded Python-2.4.1.msi and it installed fine into c:\python24
>  
> I downloaded VPython-Win-Py2.4-3.2.0.exe and when it installed I get a
> dialog box saying "Could not locate where Python 2.4 is installed. You will
> be asked where to install the Vpython extension."
> 
> I click ok and then I get a directory chooser. From here I type in or Browse
> to c:\python24, or c:\vpython, or c:\python24\libs or
> c:\python24\libs\vpython. Nomatter which of these I try, or if I make the
> directory manually, I always get an error box saying "Could not locate where
> Python 2.4 is installed. You will be aske where to install the Vpython
> extension."
> 
> I click ok on this and I get the "Select Components" box. I leave everything
> selected. I click Next. I leave "Create a desktop icon" selected. I click
> next. I get the Ready to Install box with the summary of what'll be install.
> The destination directory looks ok (whatever I specified it to be earlier).
> 
> I click the Install button and I get an error box "You must enter a folder
> name." I click ok and the installation terminates.
> 
> I've tried setting PYTHONPATH env variable. I tried rebooting (to pick up if
> python2.4 neede this). I had Python 2.2 previously installed and running
> fine and 2.4 runs fine.
> 
> I am do NOT have administrator access on this machine but did not need it to
> install and run python.
> 
> What am I doing wrong?
> 
> Thank 
> 
> Michael Snoswell
> 
> 
> 
> 
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