Support Requests item #1233940, was opened at 2005-07-06 22:52 Message generated for change (Settings changed) made by datallah You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=200235&aid=1233940&group_id=235 Please note that this message will contain a full copy of the comment thread, including the initial issue submission, for this request, not just the latest update. Category: win32 Group: None >Status: Closed Priority: 5 Submitted By: Doug Linder (dglinder) Assigned to: Daniel Atallah (datallah) Summary: Gaim fails silently on startup (XP Pro SP2) Initial Comment: I'm running Winx XP Pro with service pack 2. I just downloaded and installed the very latest GAIM (1.3.1) and GTK. The installation went fine, no problems. But when I try to start GAIM, it just... doesn't start. The hourglass flashes for a few seconds, and then... nothing. No errors. It just doesn't start. I checked the GAIM directory and found no log files or errors. I checked the FAQ and found the section on "DLL Hell", but it only mentions it and doesn't say anythimng about what to do about it, and it seems the problem has been worked around in recent versions. I downloaded the debug version of gaim, but when I run it, it give an error about "NTVCM CPU illegal instruction". I have no idea why GAIM would be trying to run in 16-bit DOS emulation mode. I tried searching the web for answrs, but it's hard to search on... nothing. Is there any way to get GAIM to make a log file? Any help would be greatly appreciated! I love using GAIM on my Linux box at work; I want to use it at home, too (I only use Windows at home as a shell for launching games ;) Thanks... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >Comment By: Daniel Atallah (datallah) Date: 2005-11-20 14:49 Message: Logged In: YES user_id=325843 Yup this will be the cygwin-in-the-path problem. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Comment By: Matthew Bass (matrix0f8h) Date: 2005-08-31 16:34 Message: Logged In: YES user_id=984458 I had this same problem because I added the cygwin bin path to my path (in order to compile gcc apps from eclipse). In case anyone else runs into this, eclipse will allow you to set environment variables for it to use. No need to add to your windows path... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=200235&aid=1233940&group_id=235 ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the JBoss Inc. Get Certified Today Register for a JBoss Training Course. Free Certification Exam for All Training Attendees Through End of 2005. For more info visit: http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7628&alloc_id=16845&op=click _______________________________________________ Gaim-support mailing list Gaim-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gaim-support
