On 08/22/2014 05:51 AM, FreddieH wrote: > I am having trouble installing Python on my Windows 7 (x64) Laptop. > The MSI file for Python 3.4.1 that I have downloaded got to the set up page > containing 'Please wait while the Installer installs Python 3.4.1' and asks > for administrator permission to continue the installation. > After I give administrator permission to continue with the install, it gives > me the error pop up 'Key not valid for use in specified state.' > After some googling I can see that this is a problem with some installer > packages but I have not yet found a solution to this problem. In addition to > the googling, I talked to the people on the Windows IRC channel at freenode > [webchat.freenode.net/?channels=windows] but they too were unable to find a > problem . They said that the installer package was corrupted and that I > should contact support. > I have also tried using other versions python installers but they return the > same error.
The problem isn't with the installer, but with Windows. A quick google search reveals that deleting (rename for backup purposes) the following directory should help: C:\Users\xxx\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Crypto\RSA I usually would rename it to something like RSA.corrupted. Then after things were working again, I'd delete it. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
