[New-bugs-announce] [issue38936] fatal error during installation 0x80070643 during python installation

[kiranmai velishala]

New submission from kiranmai velishala <kiranmai.velishala at gmail.com>:

Installing Python 3.8, Windows 10 64bit, exits installer and dumps the following error code to log.

[3D8C:422C][2019-11-28T22:23:28]e000: Error 0x80070643: Failed to run maintanance mode for MSI package.
[3D8C:422C][2019-11-28T22:23:28]e000: Error 0x80070643: Failed to configure per-user MSI package.
[3D8C:422C][2019-11-28T22:23:28]i319: Applied execute package: tcltk_JustForMe, result: 0x80070643, restart: None
[3D8C:422C][2019-11-28T22:23:28]e000: Error 0x80070643: Failed to execute MSI package.
[3D8C:422C][2019-11-28T22:23:28]i301: Applying rollback package: tcltk_JustForMe, action: Modify, path: C:\Users\kivelish\AppData\Local\Package Cache\{978278A0-0090-4A9C-8610-001061A495AF}v3.8.150.0\tcltk.msi, arguments: ' ARPSYSTEMCOMPONENT="1" MSIFASTINSTALL="7" TARGETDIR="C:\Users\kivelish\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38-32" OPTIONALFEATURESREGISTRYKEY="Software\Python\PythonCore\3.8-32\InstalledFeatures" REMOVE="AssociateFiles"'
[3D8C:422C][2019-11-28T22:23:30]e000: Error 0x80070643: Failed to run maintanance mode for MSI package.
[3D8C:422C][2019-11-28T22:23:30]e000: Error 0x80070643: Failed to configure per-user MSI package.

0x80070643 - Fatal Error during installation

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components: Windows
files: FATAL_ISSUE.zip
messages: 357622
nosy: kiranmai velishala, paul.moore, steve.dower, tim.golden, zach.ware
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: fatal error during installation 0x80070643 during python installation
type: crash
versions: Python 3.8
Added file: https://bugs.python.org/file48746/FATAL_ISSUE.zip

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