Installing python 2.6 on Vista

2008-11-23 Thread GALLOWAY Stuart J (SVHM)
I had python 2.5 on my computer and did a double install with 2.6 out of curiosity. Python 2.5 and idle had been working. I was logged on as administrator (only user account on my computer) and installed python2.6 for all users. Python 2.6 idle did not work, and following installation nor

Re: Installing python 2.6 on Vista

2008-11-23 Thread Glenn Linderman
On approximately 11/23/2008 9:17 PM, came the following characters from the keyboard of GALLOWAY Stuart J (SVHM): I accept that this may be essentially a VISTA problem. So, upgrade to XP, until Microsoft fixes Vista! I've got 3 versions of Python running here on XP! No problems

Re: Installing python 2.6 on Vista

2008-11-23 Thread Glenn Linderman
On approximately 11/23/2008 9:17 PM, came the following characters from the keyboard of GALLOWAY Stuart J (SVHM): I would strongly recommend that an official PORTABLE python for windows should be a standard distribution so we can bypass all the windows rubbish if we want to. Sorry about

Re: Installing python 2.6 on Vista

2008-11-23 Thread r0g
Glenn Linderman wrote: On approximately 11/23/2008 9:17 PM, came the following characters from the keyboard of GALLOWAY Stuart J (SVHM): But, hey, a portable version of Python would be nice! Would probably make the job of the various packagers that make .exe files easier, too! Erm, a

Re: Installing Python 2.6 on Vista

2008-11-12 Thread Scott David Daniels
Martin v. Löwis wrote: It installs fine for 'just me', so no problem. It installs for 'just me', but it doesn't work. Just try starting IDLE, or import the socket module. Regards, Martin See bug 3296 (and its patch). If the import produces a warning, Idle's improper use of the

Re: Installing Python 2.6 on Vista

2008-11-09 Thread Guilherme Polo
On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 4:14 PM, Fuzzyman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello guys, Not sure if this is a Windows question or a Python problem... I'm trying to install Python 2.6 from the msi, on Windows Vista as an administrative user with UAC on. If I try to install for all users then I am told

Re: Installing Python 2.6 on Vista

2008-11-09 Thread Martin v. Löwis
Heh. Well it would, except the administrator user doesn't have a password (purely a VM) and this is unacceptable for runas. :-) There is, unfortunately, no other way to install Python 2.6 on Vista. So your choices are really: 1. activate the Administrator account 2. disable UAC 3. go back to XP

Re: Installing Python 2.6 on Vista

2008-11-09 Thread Fuzzyman
On Nov 9, 7:39 pm, Martin v. Löwis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Heh. Well it would, except the administrator user doesn't have a password (purely a VM) and this is unacceptable for runas. :-) There is, unfortunately, no other way to install Python 2.6 on Vista. So your choices are really: 1.

Installing Python 2.6 on Vista

2008-11-09 Thread Fuzzyman
Hello guys, Not sure if this is a Windows question or a Python problem... I'm trying to install Python 2.6 from the msi, on Windows Vista as an administrative user with UAC on. If I try to install for all users then I am told I don't have privileges to do that... (No UAC prompt.) The only other

Re: Installing Python 2.6 on Vista

2008-11-09 Thread Martin v. Löwis
It installs fine for 'just me', so no problem. It installs for 'just me', but it doesn't work. Just try starting IDLE, or import the socket module. Regards, Martin -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Installing Python 2.6 on Vista

2008-11-09 Thread Steve Holden
Fuzzyman wrote: On Nov 9, 7:39 pm, Martin v. Löwis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Heh. Well it would, except the administrator user doesn't have a password (purely a VM) and this is unacceptable for runas. :-) There is, unfortunately, no other way to install Python 2.6 on Vista. So your choices are

Re: Installing Python 2.6 on Vista

2008-11-09 Thread Fuzzyman
On Nov 9, 6:23 pm, Guilherme Polo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 4:14 PM, Fuzzyman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello guys, Not sure if this is a Windows question or a Python problem... I'm trying to install Python 2.6 from the msi, on Windows Vista as an administrative