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Anybody know how to fix this error message?

It happens right as I try to run the client which is just after downloading it.  I have already tried to uninstall it and shutdown a couple of times.

Any ideas?

Thank you.

Go to the bitcoin data directory (%appdata%/bitcoin/) and delete everything but the wallet.dat file. Should fix it.

Garrett,

Many thanks. Yes it works and I managed to download the original block chain.  But I had only two connections.  I set my router to 8330 and I also set the client to 8329.  Did not seem to help much.  If I start mining I will need more connctions>!!!

Thank you.

PS: Question for the newbie monkey mind here please.  I am having trouble locating the wallet.dat file.  Once I do generate an "offline" secure address and wallet.dat file I will need to copy it securely as many others have already posted.  Monkey Mind Question is if I dont delete that string particular string out of the file (after I copy it securely to someplace else) and then I start mining wont others be able to "see" or hack it if I leave it in the data directory?

What is the windows data directory structure

Found it in the wiki, deleted all except address dat and wallet.dat and the blocks are reloading. thanks.

Since I came to this thread by search engine, having experienced the same problem (with the Namecoin Qt client), I will add that for anyone's future reference, on Windows 7 at least, you can just type "%appdata%" (without quotes) into the address bar of a Windows Explorer window, and it will take you there.

blogospheroid, on the off chance you read this, and have not learned this lesson in the past two years: when you find the answer to questions, it's more helpful to others if you share what the answer is, or link to it, instead of just saying "I found it".