NullPointerexception unless run as admin

[ejb1123]

Windows 7
using the debug exe in the nightly build.
When stating the IDE I get this.

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException
at processing.app.I18n._(I18n.java:56)
at processing.app.Base.getSettingsFolder(Base.java:1976)
at processing.app.Base.getSettingsFile(Base.java:1993)
at processing.app.Preferences.init(Preferences.java:258)
at processing.app.Base.main(Base.java:143)

[matthijskooijman]

What version of the IDE are you using? What OS?

[ffissore]

Also: how do you start the IDE?
Hint: if you are using eclipse, you have to setup the "launcher" so that its working directory is the one where the IDE was built using ant

[ejb1123]

i am launching the debug version in the nightly build on Windows 7. The same version work on my laptop that also runs Windows 7

[ffissore]

It seems the latest nightly builds have had some issues, I suspect the file hosting. Related issue: #1901 (comment). Tomorrow newer nightly builds will be packaged: I'll keep you posted

[ejb1123]

Even after downloading the nightly build today I still get the same error. The windows download does not seem broken. I think it can't create the folder in C:\Users\myusername\AppData\Roaming".
Edit this idea is probably wrong.

[ffissore]

Nightly builds have been restored. Can you try again?

[ejb1123]

Ok great I will try again.

[ejb1123]

The error still exists.

[ejb1123]

Can i get any help? I don't understand java.

[ffissore]

Sorry for the lack of updates. The error seems related to missing translation files. Are you experiencing it with the nighly builds only, or even with the 1.5.6-r2 version?

[ejb1123]

I experience it with both builds.

[ffissore]

I still cannot understand the cause. Can you rename folder C:\users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Arduino15 to C:\users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Arduino15_backup and retry?

[ejb1123]

The foler does not exist in

C:\users\MYUSER\AppData\Roaming

but it does exist in

C:\users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming

In C:\users\MYUSER I see the AppData\Roaming folder and I can write to it.
I can't see the Application Data Folder. And can't navigate to it in the explorer in any way, tried typing in the location but cant access it.

[ffissore]

Are you running the IDE as Administrator?

[ffissore]

I mean: it's not needed and you should not.

[ejb1123]

if I do not run the ide as admin I get the NullPointerexception.
I have to right click and click run as admin

[ffissore]

@ejb1123 can you give a try to latest hourly build? http://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software#hourly