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Title: Windows upgrade to 2.6.1 requires 2.6 installer to be present
Type: Stage:
Components: Installation Versions: Python 2.6
process
Status: closed Resolution: works for me
Dependencies: Superseder:
Assigned To: Nosy List: loewis, mkesper
Priority: normal Keywords:

Created on 2009-02-17 09:09 by mkesper, last changed 2022-04-11 14:56 by admin. This issue is now closed.

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msg82305 - (view) Author: Michael Kesper (mkesper) Date: 2009-02-17 09:09
When upgrading to 2.6.1, an error occurs if the old installer is not
found. I needed to open it several times until I read _what_ was needed.
Finding old installers on python.org requires too much search, too.
msg82352 - (view) Author: Martin v. Löwis (loewis) * (Python committer) Date: 2009-02-17 18:21
How exactly did you install the old installer? It should have been
cached into your Windows folder, so that it is available on uninstallation.

That the old installer is required on an upgrade installation in
unavoidable; installation of 2.6.1 essentially uninstalls 2.6 first,
then installs 2.6.1 - the uninstallation requires the old installer.
msg82413 - (view) Author: Michael Kesper (mkesper) Date: 2009-02-18 09:43
Hi,

On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 06:22:02PM +0000, Martin v. Löwis wrote:
> 
> Martin v. Löwis <martin@v.loewis.de> added the comment:
> 
> How exactly did you install the old installer? It should have been
> cached into your Windows folder, so that it is available on uninstallation.

Now that you remind me, I remember having deleted some uninstall folders 
because the machine did not have any free disk space at that time.
Can possibly be closed. Thank you!

Best wishes
Michael
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History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:56:45adminsetgithub: 49541
2009-02-18 21:06:32loewissetstatus: open -> closed
resolution: works for me
2009-02-18 09:43:05mkespersetmessages: + msg82413
2009-02-17 18:22:00loewissetnosy: + loewis
messages: + msg82352
2009-02-17 09:09:14mkespercreate