Wings 3D 1.5.3. crashes when editing preferences

[Wulfhelm]

Hello!

I've recently downloaded Wings 3D for the first time and I'm experiencing the following bug:

- When I try to edit preferences either by the menu or by the button in the upper right corner, the program crashes with a standard Windows "erl.exe has stopped working" error.

- I am using Windows 7 professional SP1 (64 bit) in a German language version. (But I do not use any localization for Wings 3D.)

- I have installed Wings 3D version 1.5.3. (64bit) and 1.5.3. (32bit), uninstalled and reinstalled them. The error persists.

Best regards