windows installer problems

[Trent Mick]

[saxicek at gmail.com wrote]
> Hi,
> I'm trying to install Python on Windows 2000 Server using remote
> desktop. I log as a user that is in administrators group. Instalator
> starts, I select default installation directory, on the next screen
> with parts to install I click just next. Than blicks screen with
> progress bar but it is immediately replaced with screen informing that
> installation failed. But there's no information why or what is wrong.
> On remote connection I use 16 colors - can it be the problem?

You can turn on logging when installing an MSI:
    http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/docs/ActivePython/2.4/installnotes.html#install_logging

The same instructions will work for the python.org MSI as well.

Trent

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Trent Mick
TrentM at ActiveState.com