Martin v. Löwis mar...@v.loewis.de added the comment:
This is not a bug. The registry keys do get set, though not in
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, but in HKEY_CURRENT_USER. To install quietly for all
users, you need to add ALLUSERS=1; see
http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.5/msi/
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priority: - release blocker
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http://bugs.python.org/issue4567
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New submission from Stuart Axon [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
If the msi is installed with /quiet it installs to the default location,
but the registry key is not set, making it harder for other programs to
find the installation.
- in my case I had to make a batch file that installed it, then read
the
Martin v. Löwis [EMAIL PROTECTED] added the comment:
Can you please be more explicit? What exact command line have you been
using, and what exact registry do you think should have been set but wasn't?
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Stuart Axon [EMAIL PROTECTED] added the comment:
Sure, no problem - sorry for the lack of detail...
The windows installer (tested on 2.5.2) normally puts some values in
the windows registry at:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Python\PythonCore\version
(where version is the python version).
Martin v. Löwis [EMAIL PROTECTED] added the comment:
In order to install python silently, run
msiexec python-2.5.2.msi /quiet
I'm puzzled. According to all msiexec documentation I could find,
there is no /quiet option to msiexec (plus you also need to specify
/i, according to the docs).
Stuart Axon [EMAIL PROTECTED] added the comment:
If you type msiexec /? it pops a window with this text in it:
Windows (R) Installer. V 3.01.4001.5512
msiexec /Option Required Parameter [Optional Parameter]
Install Options
/package | /i Product.msi
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