[issue10834] Python 2.7 x86 fails to run in Windows 7

Peter Heiberg added the comment: My Windows Firewall have been turned off from the day I installed Win7, so that couldn't cause it.. I also tried deactivating UAC, with no luck. Running with administrative privileges, without any results. -- ___

[issue10834] Python 2.7 x86 fails to run in Windows 7

Brian Curtin added the comment: Ah! You might want to take a look at #6941. Your firewall might be blocking IDLE's communications. In Windows 7, if you go to Control Panel and search for "firewall" in the top right search box, it'll show an option to make an exception for a program.

[issue10834] Python 2.7 x86 fails to run in Windows 7

Peter Heiberg added the comment: Hey, progress! I ran python.exe, typed "import idlelib.idle", pressed enter - same blinking underscore as before. Then i pressed Ctrl+C, and WHOA, python.exe prints 25 lines of something, and the Python Shell (pythonw.exe) pops up! There is no functionality

[issue10834] Python 2.7 x86 fails to run in Windows 7

Peter Heiberg added the comment: I am running the EN-US version of Win7, with Norwegian regional and keyboard settings. Tried changing everything to EN-US, with no change in results. Also tried deactivating visual themes and desktop composition for the .exe. What text editor do you personal

[issue10834] Python 2.7 x86 fails to run in Windows 7

Brian Curtin added the comment: Weird. I'm not sure what could be happening here, and I'm not an IDLE user so I don't really have anything else to try out here. I noticed your email address is for what I think is a Norwegian domain. Is your Windows install set to be a language other than Engl

[issue10834] Python 2.7 x86 fails to run in Windows 7

Peter Heiberg added the comment: The IDLE window doesn't open, the taskbar shows no icons and IDLE does not show up under Task Manager's Application tab.. Also, whenever I open an instance of IDLE, two instances of the .exe shows up under the Processes tab: one instance is completely inactiv

[issue10834] Python 2.7 x86 fails to run in Windows 7

Brian Curtin added the comment: Have you confirmed that the IDLE window isn't just opened behind another window or possibly minimized? I don't know the cause of this, but a coworker has seen a few times where IDLE will open but it isn't the main focused window (hiding behind a full-screen bro

[issue10834] Python 2.7 x86 fails to run in Windows 7

Peter Heiberg added the comment: I'd like to add that I had the exact same problem on my other laptop running Win7 x64, but the same laptop (as mentioned earlier) now runs Win7 x86 and IDLE works fine on that. -- ___ Python tracker

[issue10834] Python 2.7 x86 fails to run in Windows 7

Peter Heiberg added the comment: The command line opens, but displays nothing but the white flashing underscore.. -- ___ Python tracker ___ _

[issue10834] Python 2.7 x86 fails to run in Windows 7

Brian Curtin added the comment: Can you start IDLE from the command line and see if there is any output? c:\python27\python.exe -m idlelib.idle -- components: +Windows -None nosy: +brian.curtin type: crash -> behavior ___ Python tracker

[issue10834] Python 2.7 x86 fails to run in Windows 7

New submission from Peter Heiberg : I recently installed Win7 on my laptop, and installed the x86 Python 2.7 package. IDLE fails to even start, and shows nothing but a process in task manager. I've tried compatibility modes both to Vista and XPSP2, with no luck. I ran 2.7 x86 on the same lap