From Newsgroup: alt.bbs.synchronet

Hi everyone!
I am brand new to aynchronet BBS and trying to install it for the forst time on windows, i go though the setup windows installer but at the end when it say launch synchronet i get a window popup saying.

sbbsctrl.exe - application error
the application was unable to start correctly click ok to close the application? 

any ideas?

Ive tried reinstalling several times.
many thanks 
matt
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