conda stopped working after installing python 3.6 from https://anaconda.org/jjhelmus/python

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C:\WINDOWS\system32>conda
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Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Anaconda3-4.2.0\lib\site-packages\conda\exceptions.py", line 479, in conda_exception_handler
return_value = func(*args, **kwargs)
File "C:\Anaconda3-4.2.0\lib\site-packages\conda\cli\main.py", line 107, in _main
p, sub_parsers = generate_parser()
File "C:\Anaconda3-4.2.0\lib\site-packages\conda\cli\main.py", line 51, in generate_parser
from ..cli import conda_argparse
File "C:\Anaconda3-4.2.0\lib\site-packages\conda\cli\conda_argparse.py", line 15, in
from .common import add_parser_help
File "C:\Anaconda3-4.2.0\lib\site-packages\conda\cli\common.py", line 16, in
from ..resolve import MatchSpec
File "C:\Anaconda3-4.2.0\lib\site-packages\conda\resolve.py", line 14, in
from .logic import minimal_unsatisfiable_subset, Clauses
File "C:\Anaconda3-4.2.0\lib\site-packages\conda\logic.py", line 31, in
import pycosat
ImportError: Module use of python35.dll conflicts with this version of Python.

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Anaconda3-4.2.0\Scripts\conda-script.py", line 5, in
sys.exit(conda.cli.main())
File "C:\Anaconda3-4.2.0\lib\site-packages\conda\cli\main.py", line 152, in main
return conda_exception_handler(_main)
File "C:\Anaconda3-4.2.0\lib\site-packages\conda\exceptions.py", line 497, in conda_exception_handler
print_unexpected_error_message(e)
File "C:\Anaconda3-4.2.0\lib\site-packages\conda\exceptions.py", line 443, in print_unexpected_error_message
info_stdout, info_stderr = get_info()
File "C:\Anaconda3-4.2.0\lib\site-packages\conda\exceptions.py", line 402, in get_info
from conda.cli import conda_argparse
File "C:\Anaconda3-4.2.0\lib\site-packages\conda\cli\conda_argparse.py", line 15, in
from .common import add_parser_help
File "C:\Anaconda3-4.2.0\lib\site-packages\conda\cli\common.py", line 16, in
from ..resolve import MatchSpec
File "C:\Anaconda3-4.2.0\lib\site-packages\conda\resolve.py", line 14, in
from .logic import minimal_unsatisfiable_subset, Clauses
File "C:\Anaconda3-4.2.0\lib\site-packages\conda\logic.py", line 31, in
import pycosat
ImportError: Module use of python35.dll conflicts with this version of Python.

C:\WINDOWS\system32>

[kalefranz]

Please use the "Anaconda Prompt" icon instead of cmd.exe, or make sure you activate your root environment when you start cmd.exe.

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