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Bitcoin => Bitcoin Technical Support => Topic started by: casstete on June 27, 2013, 07:03:35 PM

Title: 0.83 "failed to write undo"
Post by: casstete on June 27, 2013, 07:03:35 PM

Hi ,

XP use to run a Bitcoin 3 Version from late december 2010 .

current Version 0.8.3

starts synchronising the pop up "failed to write undo"

client closes

thanks

Title: Re: 0.83 "failed to write undo"
Post by: grue on June 27, 2013, 09:30:06 PM

Quote from: casstete on June 27, 2013, 07:03:35 PM

Hi ,

XP use to run a Bitcoin 3 Version from late december 2010 .

current Version 0.8.3

starts synchronising the pop up "failed to write undo"

client closes

thanks

1. open windows explorer
2. type "%appdata%\bitcoin" into address bar
3. delete everything EXCEPT for wallet.dat and bitcoin.conf (if it exists)
4. start bitcoin-qt 0.8.3

if it doesn't work, upgrade to windows 7

Title: Re: 0.83 "failed to write undo"
Post by: casstete on June 28, 2013, 09:23:30 PM

[/quote]
1. open windows explorer
2. type "%appdata%\bitcoin" into address bar
3. delete everything EXCEPT for wallet.dat and bitcoin.conf (if it exists)
4. start bitcoin-qt 0.8.3

if it doesn't work, upgrade to windows 7
[/quote]

Changed the error to .. error writing block so it seems it doesn't really work with XP does it .

Never mind thanks for trying