It's the same issue that's been reported before where Electrum can't connect to the network.
Upon launch, I get a window says,
Please wait...
Addresses generated: 0
Kilobytes received: 0.0
If I close that window, I can get the seed, create a password, and then get to the main window. However, in the lower left hand corner of the main window, it says "Connecting" then "Not connected."
Switching servers does not help.
I added Electrum to my trusted programs list in Kaspersky Internet Security, but that didn't help either.
Anyone have any ideas on how to fix this?
Hi, we are investigating this issue with 1.0.
0.60 should work if you delete and re-create your wallet file (electrum.dat) -
please could you try?
I tried deleting the wallet file on 0.60, 1.0, and 1.01-c. It not working on this original computer.
However, I also tried another computer with Windows 7 Home Premium x64, and 1.01-c DID work. Yay!
Here's a candidate build (1.01-d), with slightly different connection values configured in interface.py, that you can try on your original computer.
https://code.google.com/p/win-electrum/downloads/detail?name=elec101d.exe&can=2&q=
Does that work better?
Nice! That worked for me on my original computer if I deleted the wallet.dat. Thanks.
Great news
Remember it's still version 1.01, though - this kind of stuff will only get more intuitive/stable with each new release.