jimbo writes:

IOError: [Errno 9] Bad file descriptor Whenever there is a Zope startup problem, you should edit the command line starting Zope (in "start.bat"). Add "STUPID_LOG_FILE=zope.log".

Start Zope. Of cause, it will crash again. Look into "zope.log". Maybe you have a change to see what went wrong. By the way, I saw a similar problem report in the list. I cannot remember the details. Search the searchable list archive for "Bad file descriptor". Dieter