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Title: Receive "A required privilege is not held by the Client" error message when Installing python on Windows 10 64 bit
Type: security Stage: resolved
Components: Installation, Windows Versions: Python 3.6, Python 3.5, Python 2.7
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Status: closed Resolution: not a bug
Dependencies: Superseder:
Assigned To: Nosy List: Decorater, ballterrier, brett.cannon, paul.moore, steve.dower, tim.golden, zach.ware
Priority: normal Keywords:

Created on 2016-08-15 11:33 by ballterrier, last changed 2022-04-11 14:58 by admin. This issue is now closed.

Messages (4)
msg272752 - (view) Author: Ron Carr (ballterrier) Date: 2016-08-15 11:33
Hi,

I am unable to install Python 3.6.0, 3.5.2 and 2.7.12, on my Windows 10 64 bit system, receive error message "A required privilege is not held by the client". I have turned UAC, and changed registry setting to zero. Also have ensured my Administrator has full access rights, but still get the same error. I have also turned off my virus checker.

Any help would be greatly appeciated.

Regards,

Ballterrier
msg272755 - (view) Author: Decorater (Decorater) * Date: 2016-08-15 13:11
Why are you trying to install 3.6? when you can make it the embeded version as it is still in alpha and then use it. Not only that but you can use \Tools\msi\make_zip.py to learn more.
msg272779 - (view) Author: Brett Cannon (brett.cannon) * (Python committer) Date: 2016-08-15 16:44
1. Is this pre- or post-Anniversary update?

2. Is the PC administered by anyone other than yourself (e.g. is it a work machine)?

3. Are you trying to do a system-wide install or a personal install?

4. For at least Python 3.5 the installer does work as I have done it myself multiple times.
msg272818 - (view) Author: Ron Carr (ballterrier) Date: 2016-08-16 02:02
Hi Nosy and Brett,

I worked it out, even though I turned off the virus checker it was still in
memory. I had to right click on the install file, then select allow
install, it then completed successfully.

Regards,

Ron

On Tue, Aug 16, 2016 at 2:44 AM, Brett Cannon <report@bugs.python.org>
wrote:

>
> Brett Cannon added the comment:
>
> 1. Is this pre- or post-Anniversary update?
>
> 2. Is the PC administered by anyone other than yourself (e.g. is it a work
> machine)?
>
> 3. Are you trying to do a system-wide install or a personal install?
>
> 4. For at least Python 3.5 the installer does work as I have done it
> myself multiple times.
>
> ----------
> nosy: +brett.cannon
>
> _______________________________________
> Python tracker <report@bugs.python.org>
> <http://bugs.python.org/issue27767>
> _______________________________________
>
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:58:34adminsetgithub: 71954
2016-08-16 02:04:40abarrysetstatus: open -> closed
resolution: not a bug
stage: resolved
2016-08-16 02:02:35ballterriersetmessages: + msg272818
2016-08-15 16:44:12brett.cannonsetnosy: + brett.cannon
messages: + msg272779
2016-08-15 16:42:06brett.cannonsetnosy: + paul.moore, tim.golden, zach.ware, steve.dower

components: + Windows
versions: + Python 2.7, Python 3.5
2016-08-15 13:11:04Decoratersetnosy: + Decorater
messages: + msg272755
2016-08-15 11:33:36ballterriercreate