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Bitcoin => Bitcoin Technical Support => Topic started by: bit-numismatist on November 08, 2010, 12:49:09 PM



Title: ERROR when starting bitcoin client on winXP
Post by: bit-numismatist on November 08, 2010, 12:49:09 PM
I had working bitcoin client untill recently, but after some virus attack (avira found it but I didn't remember the name of virus) I got these messages even after uninstall and reinstall freshly downloaded new client from offsite.
http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=1695.0;attach=493
http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=1695.0;attach=495
http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=1695.0;attach=497

Please help to solve the problem! Not just look&go :)


Title: Re: ERROR when starting bitcoin client on winXP
Post by: bitcoinex on November 08, 2010, 07:47:14 PM
looks like bitcoin binaries are corrupted.
download and install it again

(do not forget make a wallet backup!)


Title: Re: ERROR when starting bitcoin client on winXP
Post by: LZ on November 09, 2010, 01:01:27 PM
What is in the debug.log file? You can find it in the %APPDATA%\Bitcoin directory.


Title: Re: ERROR when starting bitcoin client on winXP
Post by: bit-numismatist on November 10, 2010, 03:56:32 AM
Thanks to all for reply. Binaries appeared to be OK, the problem was in corrupted database files.
I deleted all files except wallet.dat and addr.dat and the problem was solved.