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[Python-Dev] Windows uninstallation problem

[Python-Dev] Windows uninstallation problem [Python-Dev] Windows uninstallation problem"Martin v. Löwis" martin at v.loewis.de
Tue Mar 6 23:01:52 CET 2012
Am 06.03.2012 15:35, schrieb Vinay Sajip:
> I've built an MSI with 3.3 on Windows 7 and installed it - it seems to work OK
> in that it passes all tests except test_tcl (intermittent failure). However,
> when I uninstall, python33.dll is left behind in System32. If I rebuild the MSI
> after some changes and reinstall, the old python33.dll is not overwritten.
> 
> Before raising an issue I thought I'd check here, in case it's something to do
> with my configuration. Can anyone else confirm my findings?

It most likely is a misconfiguration of your system. I guess that the
registry key for the DLL has a non-zero refcount before you started the
installation, so that the refcount didn't drop to zero when you uninstalled.

Regards,
Martin
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