python-2.4.msi installation issue

[Wolfram Kraus]

mirandacascade at yahoo.com wrote:
> O/S: Windows XP Home (with Service Pack 2)
> Downloaded python-2.4.msi from python.org (10,632KB).  When I double
> click on the file from Windows Explorer, the installation process
> presents the window in which I am prompted to either install for all
> users (the default) or install for just me.  I selected the defaulted
> value.  Installation process presents a window in which the user may
> select the directory for python 2.4 files.  I selected the default
> value of the Python24 folder.  After clicking Next, the process
> presents a window with the message, "Python 2.4 installer ended
> prematurely.  Python 2.4 ended prematurely because of an error.  Your
> system has not been modified.  To install this program at a later time,
> please run the installation again."
> 
> My question is this: how do I determine what the error was that caused
> the installation process to end prematurely?
> 
I have the same problem and don't know what's happening, but 
ActivePython worked for me. Get it here:
http://activestate.com/Products/ActivePython/

HTH,
Wolfram