HELP - Cannot upload with IDE 1.6.1 or 1.6.3. 1.5.6 works fine

Development Tools IDE 1.x
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Hi - this is second time I've asked this.

Have windows 8.1

IDE 1.5.6-R2 works just great. With 1.6.1 and 1.6.3 get this error at the upload stage:

avrdude: error at C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr/etc/avrdude.conf:332: programmer type must be written as "id_type"

I've looked at avrdude.conf but can't figure out for myself what is wrong.

I installed several times.

Have need for 1.6.3 so need help.

Thanks

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Board?

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UNO r3

Just found that 1.6.3 works OK on my laptop (also running windows 8.1). It just won't upload on my desktop.

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I suggest completely removing the Arduino IDE, including any files in %APPDATA%\Arduino15\, then reinstall.

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I did as you suggested. I still get the same error. Can I be the only one who sees this problem?

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Seems so.

Are there multiple copies of avrdude.conf on the computer? (Search from a command shell; Explorer's search often does not reach everywhere.)

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Yes, Yes - that was the answer. Thanks!

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You are welcome.

What did you do to resolve the problem?

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I had two other versions of Avrdude,conf on the PC.

I had copied them over from the Arduino IDE on my Raspberry Pi, well over a year ago (on the Pi to program the ATmega328P on the Gertboard). I Had forgotten I had done that.

I wanted to study the program to see how it worked and what it did.

I guess I was lucky they didn't cause a proplem with 1.5.6.