Windows 10, 64bit get NullPointerException trying to run Arduino_debug.exe

I'm trying to use Arbotix-m robot controller. Just got all this awesome new hardware. It says it only works with version 1.0.6. I had version 1.8 installed.

I removed version 1.8 and reinstalled 1.0.6 but it didn't work. I tried but the unzip version and the installer with the same result. When I try to run Arduino the logo pops up then disappears. When I run arduino_debug.exe I see this.

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException
        at processing.app.I18n._(I18n.java:51)
        at processing.app.Base.getSettingsFolder(Base.java:1454)
        at processing.app.Base.getSettingsFile(Base.java:1471)
        at processing.app.Preferences.init(Preferences.java:246)
        at processing.app.Base.main(Base.java:117)

There are no JAVA* environment variables set. I DO have Java installed at E:\Java\jre1.8.0_271

I would l really like to get these servos working, so any help would be appreciated.

Found out that it was looking for the preferences folder on a removable drive. I re-inserted the drive and everything just worked. The error message wasn't very helpful. What it was looking for would have been useful. All good now.

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