[issue5291] Windows upgrade to 2.6.1 requires 2.6 installer to be present

2009-02-18 Thread Martin v. Löwis
Changes by Martin v. Löwis mar...@v.loewis.de: -- resolution: - works for me status: open - closed ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue5291 ___

[issue5291] Windows upgrade to 2.6.1 requires 2.6 installer to be present

2009-02-17 Thread Michael Kesper
New submission from Michael Kesper mkes...@schokokeks.org: 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. -- components:

[issue5291] Windows upgrade to 2.6.1 requires 2.6 installer to be present

2009-02-17 Thread Martin v. Löwis
Martin v. Löwis mar...@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. That the old installer is required on an upgrade installation in unavoidable; installation of