[Pidgin] #4039: Pidgin running without window in WinXP

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#4039: Pidgin running without window in WinXP
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  Reporter:  digitalranger    |       Owner:  datallah                          
      Type:  defect           |      Status:  new                               
  Priority:  minor            |   Milestone:                                    
 Component:  winpidgin (gtk)  |     Version:  2.2.2                             
Resolution:                   |    Keywords:  pidgin, gtk, window, XP, no-window
   Pending:  1                |  
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Changes (by datallah):

  * pending:  0 => 1

Comment:

 Replying to [comment:8 digitalranger]:
 > Thank you for the prefs.xml file. I tried running "pidin -d" again and
 still the program wouldn't load up. The output is below.
 >
 > However, I've noticed something, which is also in the last output I gave
 you which I think is highly suggestive of the problem, even though I don't
 know how to remedy it.
 >
 > '''C:\Program Files\Pidgin>Could not open reg subkey: SOFTWARE\GTK\2.0
 > Error: (2) The system cannot find the file specified.'''
 >
 > '''GTK+ path found: C:\Program Files\Common Files\GTK\2.0\bin'''

 This isn't an error as such, it is normal - pidgin looks in the Current
 User registry entries and if nothing is found (as was the case above), it
 looks in the Local Machine registry keys.

 If this isn't related to putting the icon in the tray (as appears to be
 the case given the above log), the next indicator in the log is that it
 might be related to to the network change detection code.

 The code to detect network changes runs in a separate thread and should
 only block that thread.  If for some reason it was causing the main thread
 to block as well, it would explain this (I have no idea why this would be
 the case or how it could happen).  You can disable and stop the "Network
 Location Awareness" service (via Control Panel->Administrative
 Tools->Services) to prevent this blocking from occurring.  See if that
 does something.

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Ticket URL: <http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/4039#comment:9>
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