[New-bugs-announce] [issue25954] Python 3.5.1 installer fails on Windows 7

[Ned Batchelder]

New submission from Ned Batchelder:

I tried to install 3.5.1 32-bit into a fresh virtualbox image from https://dev.windows.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/tools/vms/mac/ (IE 10 on Win 7), and got this error message.  When I try to run Python with "py -3", it will not run, it only shows:

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                    python.exe - System Error
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                    The program can't start because api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem. 
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                    OK   
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I tried repairing the installation (with the control panel), which did not help.

I've attached the log files created by the installer.

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components: Windows
files: Python 3.5.1 logs.zip
messages: 257017
nosy: nedbat, paul.moore, steve.dower, tim.golden, zach.ware
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: Python 3.5.1 installer fails on Windows 7
versions: Python 3.5
Added file: http://bugs.python.org/file41423/Python 3.5.1 logs.zip

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