[SEVERE BUG] Electrum 2.1 create new wallet function silently crashes (Win8)

[stingleword]

File > New Wallet, selecting either Create New or Restore from Backup (using privkey or seed) is generating a .tmp file that is an empty, unusable, watch-only wallet and then silently crashing Electrum.

Electrum 2.1 cannot be used to recover from seed or private key, or create a new HD wallet.

Having the .tmp wallet open and issuing the importprivkey('5....') command silently fails. Having a functional wallet open and issuing the same command prompts for password, so you can import a private key into an old wallet.

[ThomasV]

we found the issue and released a patched version, 2.1.1
the new executables are not ready yet;
links to executables on the download page were reverted to 2.0.4

[stingleword]

we found the issue and released a patched version, 2.1.1
the new executables are not ready yet;
links to executables on the download page were reverted to 2.0.4

Less than three hours. Incredible.

If anyone ever asks why I use Electrum, I will link this thread.

[ThomasV]

update: 2.1.1 binaries are available