Fixing Python instalation in win2000 by hand

[BartlebyScrivener]

>> I'll try from C: but.....

Definitely do that. None of the .msi installers are working for me from
any drive except C. Been that way for months.

Here's some helpful tips from an ActiveState email of a few months
back. Note especially that you need version 2.0 or greater of the
installer:

Here are some tips for troubleshooting MSI installer problems.

You may want to try disabling any anti-virus software you have running
as they
frequently cause software installation failures.

MSI Installers have a known issue with mapped network drives; please
copy the
installer to the c:\ root drive and try running the installation again.

If you are using the NTFS file system, please make sure that the SYSTEM
account has full rights over the target installation directory, the
directory
containing the installer file, AND the Windows Installer directory,
located at
either c:\WINNT\Installer\ (WINNT 4 / Windows 2000) or
c:\Windows\Installer\
(Windows XP).

This may be the result of an altered Windows Scripting Host
installation. The
best workaround is to reinstall this Windows component.

Windows Scripting Host can be downloaded from:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c717d943-7e4b-4622-86eb-95a22b832caa&DisplayLang=en

( for Windows 200 / XP )

or

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0a8a18f6-249c-4a72-bfcf-fc6af26dc390&DisplayLang=en

( for Windows 9x / Me / NT4 )

You will need to be logged in as an administrator of the target
computer. You
will also need to ensure that you have full permissions to install on
the
drive you have chosen.

You must have Microsoft Windows Installer version 2.0 or greater to run
the
MSI package. There is a link to download the correct Windows Installer
for
your platform on the System Requirements page:

http://activestate.com/Products/ActivePerl/system_requirements.plex

The MSI file may be corrupt. You may also want to try re-downloading
the
installation package and trying the installation again. If you have
trouble
downloading the file, you may want to try getting it via FTP:

ftp://ftp.activestate.com or http://downloads.activestate.com

If you are still seeing errors after the re-installation attempt, it
would be
helpful if you could send us a log of the installation process. You can
perform Microsoft Installer logging using the msiexec command:

C:\> msiexec /I installer_file_name.msi /L*v install.log

Send us the resultant install.log file and we will investigate further.

Let me know if you have any further questions or comments.