There have been reports of the .NET settings file getting corrupted when WWT is running during a forced Windows Shutdown.
The problem is that while WWT is shutting down .NET save the confiruration settings that changed, if during the save WWT is forcibly quit during the shutdown, the file may be only partially written and can become corrupt. When WWT launches next, .NET tries
to load the settings and crashes before any of WWT's code can actually run, so we can't work around the error or change what error message is given.
If this is the issue it can be addressed by deleting the settings directory or WWT.
Find the directories that start with wwtexplorer.exe in the settings folder and delete them.
On Vista and Windows 7
c:\users\{your user name}\AppData\local\Microsoft_Research
On Windows XP
C:\Documents and Settings\{your user name}\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft_Research
Your settings folders might not be in c:\ so you might need to change the drive letter but 99% of the time they are.
Jonathan
