Just another thought, can you still create new wallets fine or even that doesn't work anymore?

Also, do you get any error messages if you launch the console (shift-click the executable) then just type 'electrum' ?

Sure, to start clean, just delete (or rename) the below directory:
  %appdata%\Electrum_SysFiles\0.60

Perhaps some files failed to extract properly the first time? 

If you do get that memory error again, please post a screenshot if possible.

Can't connect to any server or just to your server? What is the server name? Also, try both tcp and http and see if one works.

Ps: thanks for the pull request!

Sure, if you don't mind typing a few simple commands, Electrum can do just that, and is lightweight. Look up the exact syntax in the online documentation. I would have posted an example but am not home right now. Let me know if you need more help.

The Windows minimal build for release 0.60 is ready! (Download page in my signature.)

Changelist in 0.60 is in this post.

I also decided to leave in my little block count display mod
for now, as it makes troubleshooting some issues a little easier.

I confirm the client is currently failing to create new wallets roughly 30% of the time due to the above reason.  I guess electrum.bitcoins.sk must be removed from the hard-coded list, and/or the (GUI) client must not try to connect to a server during wallet creation - unless I am missing something?

In the meantime, I will prepare and push out a build later today with the electrum.bitcoins.sk server entry removed.

I've just done some testing, and I may have found something.
At the server selection dialog, make sure you don't connect to "electrum.bitcoins.sk" as
it is dead (as far as I can tell). The problem is that it's currently among the 3 hardcoded server names in the client, which causes issues at wallet creation or restore if the client happens to choose that one. (The server selection logic in the console version is slightly different and doesn't have seem to have that problem)

Let me know if that solves your issue or not.

@ThomasV: you may want to have a look at this little issue

EDIT: also, why does wallet creation even bring up that server dialog, anyway? The process is completely local, isn't it?

Hi,

30 minutes is definitely not normal... Restoring a wallet can take between a few seconds and several minutes depending on your transaction history. For instance, my wallet (568 transactions currently) takes about 5 minutes to restore.

I would guess both issues (restoring and creating a new wallet) are related, so let's try to work on the easier one first: new wallet creation.
Can you try that from the console and let me know of any error messages?


Just hit 'Enter' at all questions to accept the default values.
Generation should complete in less than 5 seconds normally.

Really? Could you try to do it from the command line and post any error messages?
This could help us find out what's going on.

Really strange... I haven't had that kind of issue at all.
Just curious, does the wallet recovery procedure work for you, or does it also fail?



Really? Does he have the same version of Windows as you? Using the latest version of Electrum too?

Nice release!
By the way, how much RAM is it recommended to have (on Windows, for instance)?

Really? Do you know how many banks (especially in the US) still only use 8-character-max passwords and no 2-factor authentication for their online banking? Yes, in 2012...  And that's just to take ONE example.

Besides, you won't often get "proof" of a bank hack. That's not the kind of thing banks like to confirm/advertise.

Just days ago, I was telling a friend that most banks actually have VERY poor security, and he didn't believe me...

http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/50-gb-of-credit-card-details-83248

Hard to say what the implications of this hack are, because not much information is available yet, but, if this is real, I imagine it's going to cost a lot to banks, both financially and in terms of reputation. Which could be good news for Bitcoin...  

Sorry, you can try again now. Let me know if it works for you.

Thanks for the feedback!
If ThomasV decides to merge it, it's just 4 lines of code.

OK, thanks for the info. Hope you guys can sort it out quickly.

Sure! To try it out, just back up your copy of gui_qt.py and replace it with this one:
 http://dre.tx0.org/gui_qt.py  (file size should be 53791 bytes)

Hopefully it should be OK on a Mac too, let us know

Yes, ecdsa.org seems to be stuck at block 185096. I would suggest to use electrum.novit.ro in the meantime - it's been quite stable lately.

You mean, something like this?



I have made a little patch for it and am currently fine-tuning it.
The patch is ready. If some find it useful and want to test it out, just let me know and I will post it.
(It's NOT included in my releases at this time.)

EDIT: Added a little hyperlink to the BlockExplorer count, for a quick comparison.

PS: bear with me, I'm still a beginner with Python and Qt

That's correct, the wallet is totally server-independent. You can connect to any server, or even create your own.   

What you are experiencing is a server problem - uncle-enzo has crashed, I believe.
In my experience, the most stable servers currently are ecdsa.org and electrum.novit.ro.