Hello,

I hope this email finds you well.

I have been trying to download and install the latest version of python on
my windows device. However, when I run the program, three options arise.
These are:

Modify
Repair
Uninstall

I have executed the modify and repair options several times but nothing has changed. Please advise on what the problem could be and how it can be
resolved.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Thank you,
Brian.

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Hi,

On Tue, Jun 21, 2022 at 11:43 AM Brian Karinga <kagushdsty@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello,

I hope this email finds you well.

I have been trying to download and install the latest version of python on
my windows device. However, when I run the program, three options arise. These are:

Modify
Repair
Uninstall

I have executed the modify and repair options several times but nothing has changed. Please advise on what the problem could be and how it can be resolved.

Is it possible that Python is already installed?

Open "Command Prompt" window, type python and press "Enter".

What do you see on the screen?

Thank you.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Thank you,
Brian.
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Inside my Windows virtual machine only entering `py` as the command
brings up the repl, if that helps.

Kind Regards,
Sam Ezeh

On Tue, 21 Jun 2022 at 18:15, Igor Korot <ikorot01@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi,

On Tue, Jun 21, 2022 at 11:43 AM Brian Karinga <kagushdsty@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello,

I hope this email finds you well.

I have been trying to download and install the latest version of python on my windows device. However, when I run the program, three options arise. These are:

Modify
Repair
Uninstall

I have executed the modify and repair options several times but nothing has changed. Please advise on what the problem could be and how it can be resolved.

Is it possible that Python is already installed?

Open "Command Prompt" window, type python and press "Enter".

What do you see on the screen?

Thank you.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Thank you,
Brian.
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On Tue, 21 Jun 2022 14:22:29 +0300, Brian Karinga <kagushdsty@gmail.com> declaimed the following:

I have been trying to download and install the latest version of python on
my windows device. However, when I run the program, three options arise. >These are:

Modify
Repair
Uninstall

You are (re-)running the INSTALLER. Once you've run it, hide it away someplace and only look at it if you need to -- well -- repair or modify
the installation.

Python is not an IDE (it is not something like Visual Studio where one opens a massive suite of editing/debugging tools which will eventually
invoke Visual C/C++/C#/BASIC compilers). It is a command line interpreter
which might (depending on install setting) configure the system to use it
to run files with .py (or .pyw for GUI applications where a console window
is not desired... note that running a .py by clicking on it will open a
console window, and that window will close when the program exits -- so
that option is often useless).


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I also have a windows installation issue on Windows 10:

ISSUE: I cannot select a folder to install Python in. I want to put
it under Program Files. The 'installer' only wants to put it in C:\users\Lenovo\AppData\local\Programs\Python\Python310

What do I do to alter the path to something like:
C:\Programs\Python310 or C:\Program Files\Python310 ?

The installer I'm using is: python-3.10.5-amd64.exe - which I
downloaded today.

RELEVANT INFO: It is a new Win10 PC, with i5-6500 CPU, and I added
the user less than a week ago the first time I used the PC since I
bought it on ebay (sold by a charity). Microsoft forced me to create a
user. I had to enter an email address and (local) password. I have an
online Microsoft account associated with that email address, so MS
validated me by texting a code to my mobile which I entered at the PC.
I didn't create the UserName: Lenovo. MS did [BTW: the PC 'Host Name'
is something else, but the 'System Manufacturer' = Lenovo]. This
Administrator user is the ONLY login user. The account details are:

Lenovo
Local User
Administrator

BTW: Python had already been installed 2 days ago when I modified
features for another program. I deleted that install before trying
this new one and YES - it was installed at: C:\users\Lenovo\AppData\local\Programs\Python\Python38

On Tue, 21 Jun 2022 14:22:29 +0300, Brian Karinga
<kagushdsty@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello,

I hope this email finds you well.

I have been trying to download and install the latest version of python on
my windows device. However, when I run the program, three options arise. >These are:

Modify
Repair
Uninstall

I have executed the modify and repair options several times but nothing has >changed. Please advise on what the problem could be and how it can be >resolved.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Thank you,
Brian.

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Mark Pawelek <mark4asp@gmail.com> writes:

ISSUE: I cannot select a folder to install Python in. I want to put
it under Program Files.

Maybe it'll do this when installed "for all users"?

I'm not sure though.

The Windows installation process treats the locations
files are being copied to as an implementation detail
end users are not supposed to know or care about.

An expert can move many installations by moving the
files and then adjusting all relevant references to
them. However, he also needs to be aware of possible
security implications.

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On Mon, 04 Jul 2022 13:29:00 +0100, Mark Pawelek <mark4asp@gmail.com>
declaimed the following:

ISSUE: I cannot select a folder to install Python in. I want to put
it under Program Files. The 'installer' only wants to put it in >C:\users\Lenovo\AppData\local\Programs\Python\Python310

That indicates two things: One, you are logged in as "Lenovo" and Two, you are not running the installer with Admin privileges (or installed using
the "current user" option).

What do I do to alter the path to something like:
C:\Programs\Python310 or C:\Program Files\Python310 ?

Install using admin privileges and select the "All Users" option. Though I'd recommend installing to a simple C:\Python310. If you install in
the system default "Program Files" directory any updates (which may be PIP module installs) will need to be done under admin privileges.

RELEVANT INFO: It is a new Win10 PC, with i5-6500 CPU, and I added
the user less than a week ago the first time I used the PC since I
bought it on ebay (sold by a charity). Microsoft forced me to create a
user. I had to enter an email address and (local) password. I have an
online Microsoft account associated with that email address, so MS
validated me by texting a code to my mobile which I entered at the PC.
I didn't create the UserName: Lenovo. MS did [BTW: the PC 'Host Name'
is something else, but the 'System Manufacturer' = Lenovo]. This >Administrator user is the ONLY login user. The account details are:

Someone chose that name. If M$ were choosing user names based on manufacturer there would be thousands of "Lenovo" user names out there, and that would not be possible for a "M$ login" (it would be possible for
"local machine" logins).

Furthermore, one CAN set up Windows 10 WITHOUT creating a Microsoft Domain Login. Local login accounts can be created. The only reason I have a
M$ login on my machine is that they may want it for their "app store" and things like Visual Studio -- my machine, however, is not logged in using
the M$ account, just my local username.



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On 7/4/22 06:29, Mark Pawelek wrote:

I also have a windows installation issue on Windows 10:

ISSUE: I cannot select a folder to install Python in. I want to put
it under Program Files. The 'installer' only wants to put it in C:\users\Lenovo\AppData\local\Programs\Python\Python310

What do I do to alter the path to something like:
C:\Programs\Python310 or C:\Program Files\Python310 ?

The installer I'm using is: python-3.10.5-amd64.exe - which I
downloaded today.

The second page of Advanced Options has a section to customize the
install location.

If some vestige of the old installation lives on, so the installer
thinks it's modifying an existing install rather than a fresh one, that
option would be greyed out.

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