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I've somehow damaged my IDE installation under XP SP2 and would be eternally grateful to hear some suggestions. I continually get the following error when compiling for a ZX24n:

Compiler wrote: >"C:\Program Files\ZBasic\zbasic.exe" --target-device=ZX24n --directory="C:\Documents and Settings\Don\My Documents\Projects\Hover\Uni\ZBasic Code/" --project="Hover.pjt"
Error: one or more errors occurred in the back-end build process for "Hover.zxb"
>Exit code: 1

The code compiles without error both on another XP machine and also if I change the device to a non-native mode unit. This apparently points toward the WinAVR compiler as the cause.

I uninstalled the IDE, manually removed the ZBasic directory, removed an unrelated installation of WinAVr as well, and rebooted after each step.

I've downloaded the latest IDE and installed, and rebooted, yet the problem persists.

While my antivirus comes up clean, there is always the possibility that the issue is virus related. However, are there any other bits of the IDE that might be left behind after an uninstall that I can try?

-Don

Don_Kirby wrote:However, are there any other bits of the IDE that might be left behind after an uninstall that I can try?

The uninstall does not remove the SciTEUser.properties file (since it does not install one). You'll find this file in the "Documents and Settings/<user name> directory. Deleting it may correct the problem.

Despite my best efforts, I was unable to remedy the issue. I have learned long ago that it's often faster to reinstall windows than to muck about trying blindly to fix the problem. Thus, a clean install of both windows and the IDE have produced a functioning compiler. Now on to the next problem...