[Pidgin] #5573: Pidgin 2.4.1 on Windows XP gets a debug assertion error on startup

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#5573: Pidgin 2.4.1 on Windows XP gets a debug assertion error on startup
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  Reporter:  vanfanel         |       Owner:  datallah
      Type:  defect           |      Status:  new     
  Priority:  minor            |   Milestone:          
 Component:  winpidgin (gtk)  |     Version:  2.4.1   
Resolution:                   |    Keywords:          
   Pending:  0                |  
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Comment (by gbudo):

 Sorry if I shouldn't post this here..but it seems very related...

 I am having a very close type of issue. I was running 2.0.1 for some time,
 with no issues at all, with the exception that a few months ago MSN
 stopped working from work. So I did a little searching around and it
 looked like this had been fixed with 2.4.1., so I installed it today on my
 XP laptop.  Now when I try and start pidgin, it just crashes and asks if I
 want to "Debug" or "close". I also have visual studio 2005 installed on my
 box.

 I then installed the debug version and get the same thing, and it does not
 create the pidgin.rpt file for me either.  The debug file I get is below:

 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
 Using SetDllDirectory
 Setting locale: LANG=en
 (15:31:52) wpurple: shfolder.dll not already loaded; loading it...
 (15:31:52) wpurple: This version of shfolder.dll contains SHGetFolderPathW
 (15:31:52) wpurple: Purple settings dir: C:\Documents and
 Settings\krdavis\Application Data
 (15:31:52) winpidgin: winpidgin_init start
 (15:31:52) wspell: Found Aspell in C:\Program Files\Aspell\bin
 (15:31:52) wpurple: libgtkspell.dll not already loaded; loading it...
 (15:31:52) wpurple: This version of libgtkspell.dll contains
 gtkspell_new_attach
 (15:31:52) wpurple: This version of libgtkspell.dll contains
 gtkspell_get_from_text_view
 (15:31:52) wpurple: This version of libgtkspell.dll contains
 gtkspell_detach
 (15:31:52) wpurple: This version of libgtkspell.dll contains
 gtkspell_set_language
 (15:31:52) wpurple: This version of libgtkspell.dll contains
 gtkspell_recheck_all
 (15:31:52) winpidgin: GTK+ :2.12.8
 (15:31:52) wpurple: This version of user32.dll contains FlashWindowEx
 (15:31:52) winpidgin: winpidgin_init end
 (15:31:52) wpurple: wpurple_init start
 (15:31:52) wpurple: libpurple version: 2.4.1
 (15:31:52) wpurple: Glib:2.14.6
 (15:31:52) wpurple: wpurple_init end
 (15:31:52) prefs: Reading C:\Documents and Settings\krdavis\Application
 Data\.purple\prefs.xml
 (15:31:52) prefs: Finished reading C:\Documents and
 Settings\krdavis\Application Data\.purple\prefs.xml
 (15:31:52) prefs: removing pref /pidgin/conversations/chat/default_width
 (15:31:52) prefs: removing pref /pidgin/conversations/chat/default_height
 (15:31:52) prefs: removing pref /pidgin/conversations/im/default_width
 (15:31:52) prefs: removing pref /pidgin/conversations/im/default_height
 (15:31:52) plugins: probing C:\Program Files\Pidgin\plugins\album.dll
 (15:31:52) plugins: probing C:\Program Files\Pidgin\plugins\autoaccept.dll
 (15:31:52) plugins: probing C:\Program Files\Pidgin\plugins\autoreply.dll
 (15:31:52) plugins: probing C:\Program Files\Pidgin\plugins\bash.dll
 (15:31:52) plugins: probing C:\Program Files\Pidgin\plugins\blistops.dll
 (15:31:52) plugins: probing C:\Program Files\Pidgin\plugins\buddynote.dll
 (15:31:52) plugins: probing C:\Program Files\Pidgin\plugins\convcolors.dll
 (15:31:52) plugins: probing C:\Program Files\Pidgin\plugins\dice.dll
 (15:31:52) plugins: probing C:\Program Files\Pidgin\plugins\difftopic.dll
 (15:31:52) plugins: probing C:\Program Files\Pidgin\plugins\eight_ball.dll
 (15:31:52) plugins: probing C:\Program
 Files\Pidgin\plugins\extplacement.dll
 (15:31:52) plugins: probing C:\Program Files\Pidgin\plugins\extpos.dll


 So now I'm with out chat abilities on my laptop. :(

 Any inputs welcomed.

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