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Title: Windows uninstaller requests admin access for unindentified program
Type: Stage:
Components: Installation Versions: Python 2.7, Python 2.6
process
Status: closed Resolution: wont fix
Dependencies: Superseder:
Assigned To: Nosy List: brian.curtin, loewis, techtonik
Priority: normal Keywords:

Created on 2010-04-01 18:07 by techtonik, last changed 2022-04-11 14:56 by admin. This issue is now closed.

Messages (3)
msg102117 - (view) Author: anatoly techtonik (techtonik) Date: 2010-04-01 18:07
Uninstall on Vista requires administrative privileges to "Unindentified program" from "Unindentified publisher".

Tested 2.6.5 and 2.7a4
msg102123 - (view) Author: Brian Curtin (brian.curtin) * (Python committer) Date: 2010-04-01 18:28
This is a known issue which is fixed in Windows Installer 5.0. See http://blogs.msdn.com/heaths/archive/2009/02/02/changes-to-package-caching-in-windows-installer-5-0.aspx

One sentence summary snippet: "But during uninstall, packages would display “Unidentified Publisher” even if they were signed because their embedded cabinets were stripped"

Martin may want to have a look at the blog post to see if we need to make a change (last paragraph in the blog post).
msg102140 - (view) Author: Martin v. Löwis (loewis) * (Python committer) Date: 2010-04-01 23:41
IIUC, fixing this would require to split the installer into two files: the msi and the cab. This would not be acceptable, so I'm closing this as "won't fix".
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:56:59adminsetgithub: 52529
2010-04-01 23:41:21loewissetstatus: pending -> closed
resolution: wont fix
messages: + msg102140
2010-04-01 18:28:52brian.curtinsetstatus: open -> pending
nosy: + loewis, brian.curtin
messages: + msg102123

2010-04-01 18:07:21techtonikcreate