[#IDEA-16784] Cannot create projects in 7.0.2

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Cannot create projects in 7.0.2

Created: 29 Dec 07 11:29 Updated: 04 Jan 08 10:47

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Project Configuration, User Interface

Environment:

Windows XP Professional, logged in as administrator account

Build:	7,590
Severity:	High

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I removed IDEA 6 from my PC and installed IDEA 7.0.2 (build #7590) choosing to install for all users. I have a valid IDEA 7 licence and IDEA starts fine (choosing no to import previous settings). If you choose to create a project, the create project dialogs work fine, but when you click the Finish button you're returned to IDEA without the new project opening. No project files or IML files are created on disk, and you're left back at where you started. Not having any other projects lying around I'm stuck, as I can't create a new one!

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Christopher Pearson - 29 Dec 07 11:45

After reinstalling the same version but leaving the "Install only for this user" checkbox ticked this time it works fine. So looks like a potential problem with installing for all users?

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Dmitry Jemerov - 29 Dec 07 16:54

The most likely reason is that you have a plugin installed which is incompatible with IDEA 7. Installing with "only this user" option gave you a different directory for settings and plugins, so the old version plugns were not loaded.

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Christopher Pearson - 30 Dec 07 19:22

That might be the case I guess.

If I install an application into a completely new directory and choose not to import any existing settings, I would hope at the very least to be warned if it's going to use existing plugins for earlier versions, especially since it's highly likely they won't work!

Also, to be given no error is pretty bad, as the user has no idea that anything has even gone wrong!

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Dmitry Jemerov - 04 Jan 08 10:47

Could you please attach the system\idea.log file from the settings folder used by the broken installation? We'll have a look at what can be done to mitigate this situation.