debug output from pidgin 2.10.0 on windiws: (19:41:27) util: Writing file accounts.xml to directory C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\.purple (19:41:27) util: Writing file C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\.purple\accounts.xml (19:41:28) prefs: /pidgin/blist/list_visible changed, scheduling save. (19:41:29) prefs: /pidgin/blist/list_visible changed, scheduling save. (19:41:34) util: Writing file prefs.xml to directory C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\.purple (19:41:34) util: Writing file C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\.purple\prefs.xml (19:41:35) prefs: /purple/savedstatus/default changed, scheduling save. (19:41:35) account: Connecting to account