[issue4625] IDLE won't open anymore, .idlerc unaccessible

[Sophia K. Cheng]

Sophia K. Cheng <sophia.cheng at gmail.com> added the comment:

Thanks!!  This worked perfectly!  Finally got around to trying this out
today.

Sincerely,
Sophia

On 3/20/09 4:26 AM, "Timothy Zhang" <report at bugs.python.org> wrote:

> 
> Timothy Zhang <zt at live.cn> added the comment:
> 
> I meet the same problem and have it fixed. I use Python 2.5.2 on Windows XP.
> 
> This is my solution:
> 1. Choose "Tool->Folder Option" in your explorer menu, then click "View"
> tab, uncheck "use simple file sharing(recommended)".
> 2. Right click on "C:\Documents and Settings\<YourName>\.idlerc" folder,
> then click "property", you got the folder property dialog
> 3. Click "Safety" tab, you may found there's only "System" user in the
> list. Click "Add" and add type your username, then click "OK".
> 4. Select your name in the list, enable all the permissions in the box
> below.
> 
> Now this problem should be fixed. Hope this works.
> 
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