easy_install launches as a terminal and closes on its own, how to avoid that

Question

Trying to install various packages on a Windows 7 64 bit and learned that ActivePython helps (as it includes easy_install among others).

It surely seems pretty robust.

Answer 1

Perhaps easy_install is trying to relaunch itself as Administrator in a different window which quits immediately after easy_install exits. Try running easy_install from an Administrator prompt.

As a recommendation for ActivePython users, easy_install should only be used a last resort; you should first try installing packages using PyPM (included in ActivePython). See http://code.activestate.com/pypm/