[Pidgin] #7930: Pidgin crashes over and over at start up w MSN (ver.2.1.1 doesn't crash), though I found a dirty solution...

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#7930: Pidgin crashes over and over at start up w MSN (ver.2.1.1 doesn't crash),
though I found a dirty solution...
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 Reporter:  urbanpidgin  |     Owner:  khc  
     Type:  defect       |    Status:  new  
Component:  MSN          |   Version:  2.5.3
 Keywords:               |  
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 Win XP Pro 32bit SP3

 Hi,

 I use for the moment only MSN account w. Pidgin.
 At start up it crashes all the time, but if I set the log in to off-line
 then it doesn't crash, but then Pidgin is useless of course in this state.

 I have tried to install Pidgin 2.5.3 both on my computer and USB stick,
 the USB stick is where I want it on.

 I have currently 2.1.1 on my USB stick and it works perfect all the time.

 With 2.5.3 I have tried .exe & .ZIP & debug version on both HD and USB
 memory(except debug..) and all crashes.

 I have tried to disable all plugins by remaining the Plugins folder that
 came with the installation under the Pidgin/Plugins folder, note I have
 not added any additional plugins here. It kind of helped but made Pidgin
 lame, and when I closed Pidgin it freezes.

 The debug version don't even create prefs.xml, I couldnt find it, anyhow
 renaming for the exe and zip doesn't help.


 One thing I discovered was by doing a quick and dirty test was to copy ALL
 DLL files from Pidgin/Plugins 2.1.1 into 2.5.3 and so the start-up crash
 didn't occur, but when closing it freezes as in the example above by
 renaming the Plugin folder.


 Its 5 AM in the morning so I have spent several hours so I will not try to
 rename each DLL file for this time, but sure is, one or several of the DLL
 files in 2.5.3 are not working.

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Ticket URL: <http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/7930>
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