R 1.7.0 startup error: .addMethodFrom...

Does anyone know what could be causing the following error message on
startup of R:

Error in .addMethodFrom(def,argName[1],class[1],fromClass) :
  object "*tmp*" not found.


I'm using R 1.7.0 and Windows 2000.

This happened shortly after I installed 1.7.0. Once it occurs, R freezes.

From then on R will always freeze with this error message.

I reinstalled 1.7.0 and it worked reliably for a couple of weeks or more,
but now once more has this problem.

Thanks.

Charles


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