0.96.4 RC1

[droark]

Hi guys. I am a newb to bitcoin armory. I hope you could please help me. I haven't used Armory since 2015 and I was using Bitcoin core 0.10 with Armory. I first tried rebuilding the Armory data base and block chain but that didn't work. After that i updated Armory to 0.96 and couldn't get it to work correctly so i update Bitcoin core to 0.15.1 After that it would crash on startup with a ArmoryDB.exe stopped error. I have tried updating Armory to 0.96.4 RC1 to work with Bitcoin core 0.15.1 and it crashes before Armory completely opens with a ArmoryQt.exe has stopped error. 

Delete your Armory database folder and try again. (Don't worry, deleting the DB won't affect your coins, although it will take awhile for Armory to rebuild the DB.)

[Armory non geek]

Replying to the multiple topics in this thread:  (for purpose of separating BCH from legacy BTC) and upgrading to the most recent workable versions of Armory (which will address and separate out BCH from legacy BTC).  

The last Armory transaction occurred on July 19, 2017 (pre fork) moving some pre-fork BTC between two different Armory 0.96.0.4 wallets (for the confirmation where that version of Armory had been successfully installed - with Bitcoin Core 0.14.2).  

The early summer 2017 successful install of BCCore 0.14.2 and Armory 0.96.0.4 seemed to have opposite sequence for successful sync (than the former 0.93.3) where the BC core 0.14.2 was synced first to itself; then Armory 0.96 (and subsequent 0.96.0.4) all easily synced to the full 0.14.2 bitcoin core database.

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Present questions:

Now updating a friend's computer, which formerly had Armory 0.93.3 and an old Bitcoin core database.  Both of them fully deleted and scrubbed.  

Installed Armory 0.96.3 to his former off line computer, and also to his on line desktop (Win 10).  Installed the new Bitcoincore 0.15.1
database to the friend's desktop.  Per early summer 2017 experience I let the BC core 0.15.1 fully sync itself.  Armory 0.96.3 seems to
recognize that the database might be present, but does not sync properly to the 0.15.1 data base.  

All wallets successfully installed into the off line Armory 0.96.3 and watching only copies also indicate to the On Line Armory 0.96.3.  The 5 watching only On Line wallets have identified as "This Wallet Is Mine" (and where the on line Armory now correctly indicates Offline for Security).  Balance continues to indicate as zero for each of those wallets.  

Is there some other procedure needed to be performed for those wallets to indicate their balances and for Armory 0.96.3 to be fully synced to core datebase 0.15.1?  

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2nd task regards separating the BCH in each of those wallets into a separate system.  Once the above Armory 0.96.3 is fully synced for all wallets, is it necessary to use an external hard drive (or other computer) and install the Bitcoin ABC database also with Armory 0.96.3 as the driver for that database? and from which one can separate out the BCH from each respective legacy BTC wallet?  (per some of the forum comments above).  

Thank you for your assistance.  

We're now into just square one of the separation process (installing the most recent versions of Armory with the most recent BC core databases).    

[beaglea109]

Hello all, I have tried to install Armory on a new Windows 10 computer with Bitcoin Core v).15.1 (64 bit) running.  Bitcoin Core runs well but Armory 0.96.4 will not get past a runtime error and shutdown.  Have tried uninstalling and re-installing Armory but it just does not seem to want to run. Virus protection is Malwarebytes Premium.  I have never had Armory running on this computer before and plenty of disk space available.  Regards, Alan

[droark]

Which RC are you running? (RC3 is out.) Can you tell us more about your PC?

[beaglea109]

The PC is a brand new Acer with Windows 10 installed.  I reinstalled windows overnight and have reinstalled Armory 0.96.3.99 which now opens okay.  However, it remains offline and I do not know what it is doing, if anything, to get itself online.  I am just letting it remain open while I write this.  My PC has 700gb available on the hard drive.

Shall I just wait?  Should I install Bitcoin core wallet at the same time and allow it to download and sync the bitcoin core database?

Thanks, Alan

[droark]

Should I install Bitcoin core wallet at the same time and allow it to download and sync the bitcoin core database?

Installing Core and letting it fully sync is mandatory.