[Pidgin] #1091: Pidgin 2.0.0 crashes on startup after entering password for accounts

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#1091: Pidgin 2.0.0 crashes on startup after entering password for accounts
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  Reporter:  jishak        |       Owner:        
      Type:  defect        |      Status:  closed
  Priority:  minor         |   Milestone:        
 Component:  pidgin (gtk)  |     Version:  2.0   
Resolution:  duplicate     |    Keywords:        
   Pending:  0             |  
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Comment (by nicolasaumond):

 I;

 I am not an engineer but i too have the same problem. However, i noticed
 the problem started right after entering the second user account with
 yahoo using the same DISPLAY NAME.

 It just won't work. I uninstall and re-installed several time with reboot
 in between (also used reghenced, Ccleaner, etc...to clean registry) with
 no success. I then decided to try it in ubuntu under gaim and got the time
 to read the error message which said something about Yahoo server not
 allowing two same DISPLAY NAME (probably from the same ip...) I was able
 to run it under ubuntu by changing the DISPLAY NAME but under winxp pro, i
 still can't run the software...it crashes before i got the time to stop it
 from auto connecting to the registered users accounts.

 What we need is to find the keys where it keeps the users accounts and
 delete them.

 Anyone knows where GAIM /Pidgin 2.0 keeps these info on the winxp please,
 please let me know...



 Replying to [ticket:1091 jishak]:
 > I am running Pidgin 2.0.0 on Windows XP SP2.  When I first installed it,
 it was working fine for a couple of weeks.  Then one day, when I started
 it up, windows gave me a message that the application had crashed and
 would now close.  I tried it a couple of times and I think the thing that
 triggers it most is logging in with my aim account.  It seems to be ok
 when I login with my yahoo and msn accounts.  The second I login with aim
 account it crashes again.  This happens with the debug build too.  I have
 attached the debug.log files from the release and debug versions as well
 as the debug.rpt file.
 >
 > A couple of other notes.  This machine originally had gaim on it.  I
 upgraded from gaim to pidgin and it worked fine.  After the crash
 happened, I uninstalled and reinstalled with reboots in between several
 times.  I also tried to clean up references to gaim and pidgin in the
 registry and the filesystem before installing again to make sure there
 were no artifacts left behind.  Nothing seems to work.
 >
 > I am a QA engineer as my occupation and this crashing is a thorn in my
 side.  If you need me to do anything, let me know and I will do it.

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