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IDLE doc: improve Startup failure subsection. (#18771) 

Eliminate repeat of 'Options', reported by Jules Lasne, and improve wording elsewhere.

Co-authored-by: Terry Jan Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu>
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@ -681,19 +681,22 @@ clash, or cannot or does not want to run as admin, it might be easiest to
completely remove Python and start over.
A zombie pythonw.exe process could be a problem. On Windows, use Task
Manager to detect and stop one. Sometimes a restart initiated by a program
crash or Keyboard Interrupt (control-C) may fail to connect. Dismissing
the error box or Restart Shell on the Shell menu may fix a temporary problem.
Manager to check for one and stop it if there is. Sometimes a restart
initiated by a program crash or Keyboard Interrupt (control-C) may fail
to connect. Dismissing the error box or using Restart Shell on the Shell
menu may fix a temporary problem.
When IDLE first starts, it attempts to read user configuration files in
``~/.idlerc/`` (~ is one's home directory). If there is a problem, an error
message should be displayed. Leaving aside random disk glitches, this can
be prevented by never editing the files by hand, using the configuration
dialog, under Options, instead Options. Once it happens, the solution may
be to delete one or more of the configuration files.
be prevented by never editing the files by hand. Instead, use the
configuration dialog, under Options. Once there is an error in a user
configuration file, the best solution may be to delete it and start over
with the settings dialog.
If IDLE quits with no message, and it was not started from a console, try
starting from a console (``python -m idlelib``) and see if a message appears.
starting it from a console or terminal (``python -m idlelib``) and see if
this results in an error message.
Running user code
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^