[Pidgin] #7860: MSN read error - after blue screen

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#7860: MSN read error - after blue screen
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 Reporter:  iniquity    |        Owner:  khc       
     Type:  defect      |       Status:  closed    
Milestone:              |    Component:  MSN       
  Version:  2.5.2       |   Resolution:  worksforme
 Keywords:  Read Error  |  
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Changes (by iniquity):

  * status:  new => closed
  * resolution:  => worksforme


Old description:

> Recently I experienced a blue screen that threw up a inline frame kernal
> error.  After the crash I had no other problems except for pidgin's MSN
> connection.  I currently use pidgin for aim, msn, yahoo, and icq.  All
> the other accounts connect fine except for msn with throws a Read Error.
>
> To try and fix i completely uninstalled pidgin ( was running an older
> version that I believe was 2.4.2. I also uninstalled the GTK package.  As
> well, i completely deleted the pidgin directory after the uninstall.
> Then i did a complete install of 2.5.2.  After the reinstall all my
> accounts were still saved somehow ( probably in the registery? )  Most
> likely because of this the reinstall did not work and MSN still has a
> read error.
>
> I also tried to re-setup the credentials but this did not help as well (
> re-typed the user name and pass).  Finally, to try and fix i removed the
> MSN account from my list of accounts in gaim.  Then i tried to go back
> and add it but get an error that the specified account information
> already exist.  Now, i cannot even add back in my MSN account on this
> computer. I have several other computers with pidgin installed and do not
> obvioulsy have this problem on those computers.  ( I believe.  i do not
> have a computer to test as I write this ( at work ) but do believe i had
> no problems when i checked this weekend)
>
> I searched my registry for the login name I use on msn and for pidgin and
> do not see any registry entries for things that looked to have the login
> information, but had no luck.  Also, i searched using windows search tool
> to look inside every file on my computer and again, did not see the login
> name for my msn account.
>
> can someone please tell me where the account information is held on my
> computer so that I can manually remove this entry and try to add it back
> in.
>
> If there is another fix for this please let me know as well.
>
> If you require further information please let me know

New description:

 Recently I experienced a blue screen that threw up a inline frame kernal
 error.  After the crash I had no other problems except for pidgin's MSN
 connection.  I currently use pidgin for aim, msn, yahoo, and icq.  All the
 other accounts connect fine except for msn with throws a Read Error.

 To try and fix i completely uninstalled pidgin ( was running an older
 version that I believe was 2.4.2. I also uninstalled the GTK package.  As
 well, i completely deleted the pidgin directory after the uninstall.  Then
 i did a complete install of 2.5.2.  After the reinstall all my accounts
 were still saved somehow ( probably in the registery? )  Most likely
 because of this the reinstall did not work and MSN still has a read error.

 I also tried to re-setup the credentials but this did not help as well (
 re-typed the user name and pass).  Finally, to try and fix i removed the
 MSN account from my list of accounts in gaim.  Then i tried to go back and
 add it but get an error that the specified account information already
 exist.  Now, i cannot even add back in my MSN account on this computer. I
 have several other computers with pidgin installed and do not obvioulsy
 have this problem on those computers.  ( I believe.  i do not have a
 computer to test as I write this ( at work ) but do believe i had no
 problems when i checked this weekend)

 I searched my registry for the login name I use on msn and for pidgin and
 do not see any registry entries for things that looked to have the login
 information, but had no luck.  Also, i searched using windows search tool
 to look inside every file on my computer and again, did not see the login
 name for my msn account.

 can someone please tell me where the account information is held on my
 computer so that I can manually remove this entry and try to add it back
 in.

 If there is another fix for this please let me know as well.

 If you require further information please let me know

 ( edit: nevermind, i found the file.  A bit concerning that everything is
 in plain text though ( ie passwords)

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