[tor-bugs] #18229 [Tor Browser]: Tor Browser fails on Windows 8.1 when not run as Administrator

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#18229: Tor Browser fails on Windows 8.1 when not run as Administrator
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 Reporter:  Merlin       |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect       |         Status:  needs_information
 Priority:  Medium       |      Milestone:
Component:  Tor Browser  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal       |     Resolution:
 Keywords:               |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:               |         Points:
  Sponsor:               |
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Comment (by cypherpunks):

 > [Wed Feb 3 22:41:10 2016] Tor Software Error - The Tor software
 encountered an internal bug. Please report the following error message to
 the Tor developers at bugs.torproject.org: "getinfo_helper_dir(): Bug:
 control.c:1676: getinfo_helper_dir: Assertion md->body failed; aborting.

 This is report from
 [https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/tree/src/or/control.c?h=maint-0.2.3#n1676
 0.2.3.x], non actual since
 [https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/commit/src/or/control.c?h=maint-0.2.4&id=e602c4031b57f0780661ce0473a5e30d187d385c
 0.2.4.x]

 This is report for version prior TorBrowser 3.0.

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