Hi,

I have a Windows 8 pro machine, 64-bit 8 GB RAM Core i3 and Quadro FX 570.

When I start Chimera (x86 and x86-64), I see the splash screen then it says "pythonw.exe has stopped working". When I add --debug:

Cannot execute 'gzip': no automatic decompression of .Z files

initializing general preferences

loading Tix

initializing graphics

I managed to cause windows to try to send an error report, which captured these files:

C:\Users\dek\AppData\Local\Temp\WERF405.tmp.appcompat.txt

C:\Users\dek\AppData\Local\Temp\WERF464.tmp.mdmp

if those are useful for debugging, I can provide them.