Issue 1737: Windows installer issue (ObjectBrowser.py) (original) (raw)

Created on 2008-01-04 16:03 by dsuch, last changed 2022-04-11 14:56 by admin. This issue is now closed.

Messages (7)
msg59234 - (view)	Author: Dariusz Suchojad (dsuch)	Date: 2008-01-04 16:03
Hello, for some reasons I cannot install Python 2.5.1 using the default MSI package which may be found here http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.5.1/python-2.5.1.msi. This only happens on two of my PC's at work but I cannot reproduce it at home. The only difference I could find between those Windows is that the PC's at work are connected to Active Directory domain whereas my home machine isn't. I tried to install Python as a domain user and also as a local administrator but every time I encountered the very same screen (see attached file objectbrowser.png) and then the installation process rollbacks. I'd like to investigate it further but I have no slightest idea where to start. Do you perhaps have any suggestions? It's all Windows XP SP2.
msg59263 - (view)	Author: Martin v. Löwis (loewis) *	Date: 2008-01-04 22:28
Can you please run msiexec /i /l*v python.log then compress python.log, and attach it to the report? Thanks.
msg59443 - (view)	Author: Dariusz Suchojad (dsuch)	Date: 2008-01-07 12:41
Done. Attached in python.zip. I've also noticed something strange here. http://python.org/download/releases/2.5.1/ says the MD5 sum should be a1d1a9c07bc4c78bd8fa05dd3efec87f but the MD5 client I'm using (http://www.pc-tools.net/win32/md5sums/) tells me the http://python.org/ftp/python/2.5.1/python-2.5.1.msi file's checksum is D:\tmp\python_install>md5 python-2.5.1.msi MD5sums 1.2 freeware for Win9x/ME/NT/2000/XP+ Copyright (C) 2001-2005 Jem Berkes - http://www.pc-tools.net/ Type md5 -h for help [Path] / filename MD5 sum ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [D:\tmp\python_install\] python-2.5.1.msi bd4780277a4bdfcd693593379e1b383c What does it mean? Is it my client fault?
msg59453 - (view)	Author: Dariusz Suchojad (dsuch)	Date: 2008-01-07 15:35
Hmm, on a home PC the checksum's correct, it's a1d1a9c07bc4c78bd8fa05dd3efec87f. Assuming something is wrong with my download at work, is it possible for an MSI package to start the installation even when package is corrupted? Anyway, tomorrow I'll try to install the MSI I downloaded at home.
msg59491 - (view)	Author: Martin v. Löwis (loewis) *	Date: 2008-01-07 21:03
I can confirm that the correct checksum of the file is what the web page says. So it seems that your web browser corrected it during the download. That, typically, is caused by the web browser perform a conversion of line endings in a binary file, so it would indeed be best if you try with a different copy, or a different web browser.
msg59493 - (view)	Author: Christian Heimes (christian.heimes) *	Date: 2008-01-07 21:06
"your web browser corrected it"? Do you mean "corrupted"?
msg59524 - (view)	Author: Dariusz Suchojad (dsuch)	Date: 2008-01-08 08:12
I think we can close the issue (although I seem not be able to do that). The installer works just fine now I've downloaded it using another browser. For future reference - the former one was Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.9) Gecko/20071030 SeaMonkey/1.1.6