Issue 151: Windows 64 bit installer crashes
Status:  Complete
Owner: ----
Closed:  Jul 2011
Reported by tbss...@googlemail.com, Jan 25, 2011
What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Download pyodbc-2.1.8.win-amd64-py2.7.exe from this website.
2. Run under Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit.

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
Expected installation of pyodbc module in Python 2.7.1 (r271:86832, Nov 27 2010, 17:19:03) [MSC v.1500 64 bit (AMD64)].
Instead, the installer crashes.


What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?
See above.

Please provide any additional information below.
Files that help describe the problem: d:\Users\Tobias\AppData\Local\Temp\WERCAA8.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml
d:\Users\Tobias\AppData\Local\Temp\WERF66.tmp.appcompat.txt
d:\Users\Tobias\AppData\Local\Temp\WERF76.tmp.hdmp
are attached.

Let me know if I can provide any additional info.

Best, Tobias


WERCAA8.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml
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Feb 6, 2011
Project Member #1 mkleehammer
I have not been able to reproduce this or to discover what could be causing it.

If you need a temporary work around, all the installer does is copy pyodbc.pyd into the Python lib\site-packages directory.  If you can successfully install it on any machine, you can then copy the file to the machine you need it on.

Now, the interesting thing is I don't actually write any code for the installer, so it should be using the same code as all other Python x64 installers.  Have you installed any others that worked?
Status: Investigating
Apr 22, 2011
#2 Symmetri...@gmail.com
I'm also hitting this issue on Win7 Enterprise 64 bit.
Apr 25, 2011
#3 Symmetri...@gmail.com
I've managed to resolve this issue by running the pyodbc installer as Administrator. 

The installer did not ask for admin rights when I first ran it; is this something that you have control over or is this an issue with all Python installers?
Jul 10, 2011
Project Member #4 mkleehammer
I think this is fixed in 2.1.9-beta15.  Same as issue 185

Status: Complete