Anaconda 3 installation error - no scripts folder and no conda command prompt and shortcuts

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I am trying to install Anaconda3-2019.10-Windows-x86_64.exe on window 8.1. During installation, I checked details and there seemed have many issues.

  • No Scripts folder or Conda Command prompt or shortcuts were created.
  • Only conda-meta, Lib, pkgs,_conda.exe and Uninstall-Anaconda3.exe are created.

I tried 32 bits also and miniconda versions. All of them don't work for me. I already tried multiple uninstallation and installation. But the result is the same.

any inputs will be very helpful.

Extract: anaconda-2019.10-py37_0.tar.bz2 [7424] Failed to execute script conda.exe

Traceback (most recent call last): File "site-packages\PyInstaller\loader\pyiboot01_bootstrap.py", line 149, in init File "ctypes__init__.py", line 348, in init OSError: [WinError 126] The specified module could not be found

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last): File "conda.exe.py", line 45, in

File "site-packages\PyInstaller\loader\pyiboot01_bootstrap.py", line 151, in init main.PyInstallerImportError: Failed to load dynlib/dll 'C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI77242\archive.dll'. Most probably this dynlib/dll was not found when the application was frozen.

Traceback (most recent call last): File "site-packages\PyInstaller\loader\pyiboot01_bootstrap.py", line 149, in init File "ctypes__init__.py", line 348, in init OSError: [WinError 126] The specified module could not be found

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Looks like your installer might be corrupted. Try downloading a new copy and install as admin. – James
Error log similar to this, superuser.com/questions/1473878/… Please check. – Saurav Joshi
Hi @James, I even checked MD5 hash value for the downloaded file and it is correct. So download was fine. – kitokid
@SauravJoshi, yes. I already checked that. it was kinda of similar. but my harddisk is fine and the problem was I couldn't see any of the folder or shortcuts or conda prompt. so it is impossible for me to proceed what it was suggested in answer. – kitokid

2 Answers

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Finally, I used 64 bit preview version of installer from from 2020 Feb. The installation was completed successfully now and everything is working fine. I suspect there is issue with 2019.10 verion which might have caused problems.

Thanks to the github conda issues page which leads to this solution.

Make sure to check hash values of your installer just for in case too.

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For me, it's the opposite. When i used the installers from 2020, Anaconda is installed in C:\Users\username\Anaconda3. This gives me the same problem as you with no Scripts folder, no command prompt, no Anaconda Navigator. I tried the 2019 version and now Anaconda is installed in C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Continuum\anaconda3 and it works.

Maybe changing the install path for the 2020 versions would have worked too. I didnt try it though. I have Windows 10 and used the x86_64 files.