Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed1.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 0.005 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.99; '*S*': 0.00; 'subject:Python': 0.06; 'failing': 0.07; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.11; 'python': 0.11; 'assume': 0.14; 'creates': 0.14; 'windows': 0.15; '(via': 0.16; 'issue?': 0.16; 'log.': 0.16; 'rights,': 0.16; 'subject:non': 0.16; 'tool.': 0.16; 'variations': 0.16; 'extensions': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'hey': 0.18; 'trying': 0.19; 'thu,': 0.19; 'admin': 0.22; 'separate': 0.22; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.22; 'install': 0.23; 'installation': 0.23; 'typical': 0.24; 'environment': 0.24; 'cc:2**0': 0.24; "i've": 0.25; 'this:': 0.26; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'am,': 0.29; 'message- id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; "i'm": 0.30; 'url:mailman': 0.30; 'sep': 0.31; 'anyone': 0.31; 'url:python': 0.33; 'comment': 0.34; 'but': 0.35; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'accessible': 0.36; 'url:listinfo': 0.36; 'thanks': 0.36; 'url:org': 0.36; 'should': 0.36; 'list': 0.37; 'system,': 0.38; 'users': 0.40; 'according': 0.40; 'url:mail': 0.40; 'happen': 0.63; 'default': 0.69; '"just': 0.84; 'attention!': 0.84; 'joel': 0.91; 'url:latest': 0.91; 'to:none': 0.92 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:cc :content-type; bh=+jnWulVKRMKZ4jMVYQYlAkdB0IJqiYQYo/6Y8dO7ZGo=; b=jdEjKfCs7pny0ms7/JBKgdIfpfWrX/e7huj79XzSEzvUWOfkSTBn9U9AV7Qmdgy/2Y X7GN7uWg6bbtXqDpAtasmN6WVtA8IanRBDe6BtH7Y8YoBY3k/wpP7ZKvo4HN0Bsw2cy0 QkHdbkPOQ08Pe1hSdow6W6hq8Gkoovgch+jlKnyoH79/Bv8YH+ItgBpK7DaQ0rGgjQnT ybHh8/JTFI+mIek0oJwsr9I2tl3QWLKxIl1/Qisuifxt7JA+B91eW+5V/eiFUDXileMg UroIPA2w5KjlLR9NtM62vcZTLVykZ4Y86rBrWiO0iz0la03Sq1chH27yKNkiqetJkpX5 C+0A== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.224.136.200 with SMTP id s8mr9790244qat.44.1411053061665; Thu, 18 Sep 2014 08:11:01 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <32279730-e179-4ed2-b5d0-05be6e613d4d@googlegroups.com> References: <32279730-e179-4ed2-b5d0-05be6e613d4d@googlegroups.com> Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2014 11:11:01 -0400 Subject: Re: Controlling ALLUSERS property in non-interactive MSI installer (Python 3.4.1) From: Joel Goldstick Cc: "python-list@python.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 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: 29 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1411053065 news.xs4all.nl 2912 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:51774 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:78018 On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 3:22 AM, wrote: > Hey list > > I need to install a private copy of Python on Windows 7 and 8, for use only by one specific tool. The install should happen as part of the installation of the tool. > > I can control TARGETDIR and extensions (via ADDLOCAL) but I'm failing to install "just for this user". > > I've been trying variations on > > msiexec /i python-3.4.1.msi /qb! ALLUSERS=0 WHICHUSERS=JUSTME > > I found the WHICHUSERS property by inspecting the install log (/l*v). > > This is not working - I still end up with an install using ALLUSERS=1, according to the log. > > Can anyone comment on this issue? Typical users will not have admin rights, so I assume in that case ALLUSERS will default to 0, but I have not yet tested. > > Thanks for your attention! > -- > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list You may want to check out this: http://virtualenvwrapper.readthedocs.org/en/latest/install.html VirtualEnv creates a python environment that is separate from that on the system, and is accessible by a user -- Joel Goldstick http://joelgoldstick.com