Plot problem in octave 3.2.4_gcc4.4.0 on Windows XP pro sp3

[Callender, Alan (GE Power & Water, Non-GE)]

Whereas I can run 3.2.3_gcc4.4.0 on this machine and plot(x,y) works fine, I 
get a warning "warning: isstr is obsolete and will be removed from a future 
version of Octave, please use ischar instead" when first plot(x, y) is invoked 
on simple row vectors.  The first call returns without starting a gnuplot 
window; on a subsequent call the gnuplot window starts, and shows cursor 
position info at the bottom left, but window remains busy and doesn't plot.  If 
a newplot or figure command is added, the plot command hangs with the same lack 
of anything showing in the gnuplot window.
I would very much rather use the 3.2.4 since I need Matlab compatability for a 
very limited part of the handle graphics.
The precompiled binary from sourceforge shows 'Octave was configured for 
"i686-pc-mingw32".'

Thanks,
Al Callender
CTQ/CDI Aerospace 
supporting GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy
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