Version 0.82.1, Windows 64 bit version, starts OK for me. But after loading the blockchain, it freezes for like 5 minutes and looks like it's not going to start. After that, it seems to run OK. Yet to try doing transactions with it though...
This is super weird... it looks like it froze for 5-7 minutes while checking for the new version update. That doesn't seem right, because the timeout is set to 2 sec, and even so, it shouldn't freeze for that long. Can you verify for me that is the problem? Go to Help-->"Armory Versions...". See how long it takes to open. Then click on "Never agian". then restart Armory. How long does it take? Now do it again but click "OK" (which re-enables notifications), and restart it.
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Going to Help --> Armory Versions, I clicked on "Never again", restarted Armory & it worked fine--no abnormal delay. Then I went to Help --> Armory Versions to try to change it back. Before I could select anything, there was a long delay again (>5min?), followed by a dialog box saying "The latest Armory version information could not be retrieved.Please check
www.bitcoinarmory.com for the latest version information." I clicked OK and it seems to be working normally.
I tried a signed offline transaction and 0.82.1, Windows 64 bit version worked fine except for the above. Thanks for promptly upgrading the python library btw.