[issue45420] Python 3.10 final installation failure

wyz23x2 added the comment: Problem solved by installing 3.10.1. (Why?) Thanks! -- resolution: -> fixed stage: -> resolved status: open -> closed ___ Python tracker ___

[issue45420] Python 3.10 final installation failure

Steve Dower added the comment: What tool did you use to find all the component registrations? If your answer is "Registry Editor", there's no chance you found them all. You'll need a tool specifically designed for cleaning up MSI issues. I don't know all the keys used. They're managed by

[issue45420] Python 3.10 final installation failure

wyz23x2 added the comment: BTW, how does the installer detect whether if another version is installed? -- ___ Python tracker ___

[issue45420] Python 3.10 final installation failure

wyz23x2 added the comment: I upgraded to Windows 11 _and_ deleted all Python 3.10 related installations in regedit. Still doesn't work :( -- ___ Python tracker ___

[issue45420] Python 3.10 final installation failure

Steve Dower added the comment: It's not really complicated, it's just a little difficult to find the right files you need. > Running from the Add Remove Programs entry prompts for admin access. Which clearly shows it was previously installed by an admin, and so you'll need that to

[issue45420] Python 3.10 final installation failure

wyz23x2 added the comment: > This kind of issue can also arise when you directly delete the install, > rather than uninstalling it. Sort of, but I expected upgrading with a new directory to work. When the first few times didn't work, I deleted the installation directly (should have

[issue45420] Python 3.10 final installation failure

wyz23x2 added the comment: I'm sorry, but the option is grayed out. See attached screenshot. -- Added file: https://bugs.python.org/file50366/screenshot.png ___ Python tracker

[issue45420] Python 3.10 final installation failure

Steve Dower added the comment: You probably need to also select the "Install for All Users" checkbox, rather than just updating the target path. Running as admin *technically* gives you the ability to write to those locations, but it also implies that nobody except Admin should be able to

[issue45420] Python 3.10 final installation failure

wyz23x2 added the comment: I did. -- ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe:

[issue45420] Python 3.10 final installation failure

Terry J. Reedy added the comment: Did you delete the old installation in the old location first? -- nosy: +terry.reedy ___ Python tracker ___

[issue45420] Python 3.10 final installation failure

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[issue45420] Python 3.10 final installation failure

wyz23x2 added the comment: Note: I'm trying to move the installation path from Local\Programs\Python\Python310 under user dir to C:\Program Files\Python310. -- Added file: https://bugs.python.org/file50336/old_modify_log.log ___ Python tracker

[issue45420] Python 3.10 final installation failure

New submission from wyz23x2 : Hi, I've downloaded Python 3.10 final (64-bit) from python.org on October 6. But when I run the installer with administrator permission, it says "No Python 3.10 installation was detected". Error code: 0x80070643. The stranger thing is when I run "repair" from