[issue9404] IDLE won't launch on XP

Martin v. Löwis report at bugs.python.org
Wed Jul 28 23:39:26 CEST 2010


Martin v. Löwis <martin at v.loewis.de> added the comment:

> I have tried to use Explorer to reach the files and I get a
> permission error (the same occurs when trying to reach with the
> command prompt). I have tried to change the read only nature of this
> folder and it automatically reverts after the attribute is set. Also
> the folder is empty according to explorer. I have tried running it
> with my firewall disabled.

As a work-around, remove the hidden flag from the idlerc folder and
all of its files.

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nosy: +loewis

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