[issue29443] Re-running Windows installer should have option to set PATH

Changes by Steve Dower : -- resolution: -> not a bug stage: -> resolved status: open -> closed ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Python-bug

[issue29443] Re-running Windows installer should have option to set PATH

Steve Dower added the comment: I consider this another vote against putting the check box on the front page of the installer, rather than a positive vote for any particular change. There's no way to miss the screen with the real checkbox when you are modifying the install, and modifying PATH f

[issue29443] Re-running Windows installer should have option to set PATH

Dave Brondsema added the comment: Yes, exactly. -- ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail

[issue29443] Re-running Windows installer should have option to set PATH

Eryk Sun added the comment: The user is presented with 3 buttons: Back, Next, and Cancel. The "Next" button is the only way forward to modify the installation. Did you assume "Next" would start the modification rather than take you to another dialog with options? How about if it had a more det

[issue29443] Re-running Windows installer should have option to set PATH

Dave Brondsema added the comment: A colleague has pointed out to me that this is available in the 2nd step within "Modify". I didn't realize there were more options after the first "Modify" screen. So perhaps the UI could be improved, but the functionality is there. -- _

[issue29443] Re-running Windows installer should have option to set PATH

New submission from Dave Brondsema: If you miss the checkbox to set the "PATH" when installing Python for the first time, there isn't any easy way to set it again. (And for new programmers, having it set automatically is extremely useful). Uninstalling and re-installing does work to get PATH