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  • Matt Leslie
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    Python installation root directory problem

    Hi,

    I am trying to install python 2.4.1 on a windows XP machine. Whether I
    choose to install 'for me' or 'for all users, and no matter where I select
    as the root directory, the installer always puts the python root in C:\,
    which is obviously a bit messy.

    I am running this instalaltion as a slightly restricted non-administrative
    user, but I can create the C:\Python24 directory that I specified in the
    installation program and put files in it, so I do not think this can be the
    reason the installer fails. I have uninstalled python and deleted all
    references to it in the registry, then reinstalled, and experienced the same
    effect.

    Does anyone have any ideas what this might be?

    Thanks,
    Matt


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    • Matt Leslie
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      Re: Python installation root directory problem

      Further diggingappears to show this is an instance of the problem documented
      here:

      http://tinyurl.com/82dt2

      Running msiexec with logging revealed the following lines:

      MSI (s) (48:F8) [18:15:47:990]: Ignoring disallowed property X
      MSI (s) (48:F8) [18:15:47:990]: Ignoring disallowed property TARGETDIR
      MSI (s) (48:F8) [18:15:47:990]: Ignoring disallowed property DLLDIR
      MSI (s) (48:F8) [18:15:47:990]: Ignoring disallowed property USERNAME
      MSI (s) (48:F8) [18:15:47:990]: Ignoring disallowed property COMPANYNAME
      MSI (s) (48:F8) [18:15:47:990]: Ignoring disallowed property SOURCEDIR
      MSI (s) (48:F8) [18:15:47:990]: Ignoring disallowed property ROOTDRIVE

      Values were not being passed from the UI to the actual installation script
      as they were untrusted. This can be resolved as described in the link above
      by using SecureCustomPro perties. I have therefore submitted this to the
      sourceforge bug tracker.

      Matt


      "Matt Leslie" <matthewlesli e@[EDITME-HOTMAIL].com> wrote in message
      news:dgujtr$rlm $1@news.ox.ac.u k...[color=blue]
      > Hi,
      >
      > I am trying to install python 2.4.1 on a windows XP machine. Whether I
      > choose to install 'for me' or 'for all users, and no matter where I select
      > as the root directory, the installer always puts the python root in C:\,
      > which is obviously a bit messy.
      >
      > I am running this instalaltion as a slightly restricted non-administrative
      > user, but I can create the C:\Python24 directory that I specified in the
      > installation program and put files in it, so I do not think this can be
      > the reason the installer fails. I have uninstalled python and deleted all
      > references to it in the registry, then reinstalled, and experienced the
      > same effect.
      >
      > Does anyone have any ideas what this might be?
      >
      > Thanks,
      > Matt
      >
      >[/color]


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