[Python-Dev] Windows uninstallation problem (original) (raw)

"Martin v. Löwis" martin at v.loewis.de
Tue Mar 6 23:01:52 CET 2012

Am 06.03.2012 15:35, schrieb Vinay Sajip:

I've built an MSI with 3.3 on Windows 7 and installed it - it seems to work OK in that it passes all tests except testtcl (intermittent failure). However, when I uninstall, python33.dll is left behind in System32. If I rebuild the MSI after some changes and reinstall, the old python33.dll is not overwritten.

Before raising an issue I thought I'd check here, in case it's something to do with my configuration. Can anyone else confirm my findings?

It most likely is a misconfiguration of your system. I guess that the registry key for the DLL has a non-zero refcount before you started the installation, so that the refcount didn't drop to zero when you uninstalled.

Regards, Martin

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