Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!news.stack.nl!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed4a.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.002 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 1.00; '*S*': 0.00; 'subject:not': 0.03; 'irc': 0.05; 'pop': 0.05; 'rename': 0.07; 'freenode': 0.09; 'msi': 0.09; 'python': 0.11; 'windows': 0.15; 'from:addr:torriem': 0.16; 'from:name:michael torrie': 0.16; 'googling': 0.16; 'installer,': 0.16; 'laptop.': 0.16; 'skip:[ 40': 0.16; 'subject:Problems': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.23; 'error': 0.23; 'versions': 0.24; 'permission': 0.26; 'downloaded': 0.26; 'header :In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'tried': 0.27; 'am,': 0.29; 'specified': 0.30; 'gives': 0.31; 'usually': 0.31; 'asks': 0.31; 'install,': 0.31; 'talked': 0.31; 'file': 0.32; 'trouble': 0.34; "i'd": 0.34; 'problem': 0.35; 'problem.': 0.35; 'something': 0.35; 'but': 0.35; 'google': 0.35; 'installing': 0.36; 'should': 0.36; 'error.': 0.37; 'too': 0.37; 'message-id:@gmail.com': 0.38; 'to:addr:python- list': 0.38; 'channel': 0.39; 'delete': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'unable': 0.39; 'received:org': 0.40; 'deleting': 0.60; 'contact': 0.67; 'containing': 0.69; 'installer': 0.84 X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at torriefamily.org Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 08:57:01 -0600 From: Michael Torrie User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:17.0) Gecko/20131118 Thunderbird/17.0.11 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: python-list@python.org Subject: Re: Installing Problems - 'Key not valid for use in specified state.' References: <2bacbaa3-29d1-4dc0-8131-02bc1089770b@googlegroups.com> In-Reply-To: <2bacbaa3-29d1-4dc0-8131-02bc1089770b@googlegroups.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 16 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1408719429 news.xs4all.nl 2869 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:54795 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:76795 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.