Hi,
Continuing from #17587:

Steps to reproduce:

Prerequisite: use an earlier alpha build such as alpha-34883,4bab7223:

1. Download alpha-34909,0f7e961a.
2. Attempt to update to the new alpha build.

Actual behavior:

The update process stops with an attribute error (traceback below).

Expected behavior:

The update process works as normal.

NVDA logs, crash dumps and other attachments:

CRITICAL - main (16:28:23.547) - MainThread (6604):
core failure
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "nvda.pyw", line 314, in
File "core.pyc", line 1012, in main
File "watchdog.pyc", line 314, in initialize
AttributeError: module 'NVDAHelper' has no attribute 'localLib'

System configuration

NVDA installed/portable/running from source:

Installed

NVDA version:

alpha-34909,0f7e961a

Windows version:

Windows 11 24H2 (build 26100.2605)

Name and version of other software in use when reproducing the issue:

None

Other information about your system:

A portable copy of alpha-34883,4bab7223 with user settings is saved as a backup.

Other questions

Does the issue still occur after restarting your computer?

Yes

Have you tried any other versions of NVDA? If so, please report their behaviors.

No issues with alpha-34883,4bab7223

If NVDA add-ons are disabled, is your problem still occurring?

Yes

Does the issue still occur after you run the COM Registration Fixing Tool in NVDA's tools menu?

Yes

Additional context:

The traceback from this issue and #17587 appear together and happens when upgrading from an earlier alpha to alpha-34909,0f7e961a. The workarond is to create a clean copy of alpha-34909,0f7e961a as a portavle version and override other NVDA versions (portable or installed).

Thanks.