[Pidgin] #7930: Pidgin 2.5.3 crashes over and over at start up w MSN (ver.2.1.1 doesn't crash), though I found an indication... (was: 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 2.5.3 crashes over and over at start up w MSN (ver.2.1.1 doesn't
crash), though I found an indication...
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 Reporter:  urbanpidgin  |        Owner:  khc
     Type:  defect       |       Status:  new
Milestone:               |    Component:  MSN
  Version:  2.5.3        |   Resolution:     
 Keywords:               |  
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Description changed by urbanpidgin:

Old description:

> 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.

New description:

 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.
 Im right now too tired to continue, must go sleep.

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