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[Python-Dev] Do windows 10 users, like windows 7 users need to install a SP before installing Python will work?

Laura Creighton lac at openend.se
Mon Dec 7 22:37:49 EST 2015 
In a message of Mon, 07 Dec 2015 21:58:16 +0100, "M.-A. Lemburg" writes:
>On 07.12.2015 21:50, Laura Creighton wrote:
>> As webmaster, I am dealing with 3 unhappy would-be python users who have
>> windows 10.
>> 
>> Right now their first problem is that when they click on the big
>> yellow button here: https://www.python.org/downloads/
>> 
>> instead of getting a download of 3.5.1 they get a redirect to
>> https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/
>> 
>> I've tried them on both the 
>> Download Windows x86 web-based installer
>> 
>> and
>>  
>> Download Windows x86-64 web-based installer
>> 
>> but still no go, they get the  Modify/Repair/Uninstall screen
>> like: http://www2.openend.se/~lac/5796.2.png
>> 
>> I do not know how to help them now.
>
>Have they already tried the regular installers (as opposed to
>the web installers) ?

No.  I really was hoping to not have to walk them through this one,
as I don't have a windows machine and have never done it myself.

(And my internet connection went away for several hours, so now
they are likely asleep.  As I should be.)

Laura
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