Trouble with Conda

This is weird: I want to start a Python script and when starting to configure it, I get this message:

Could not start Python. There are problems with your Python environment:

Could not start Python executable at the given location (no_conda_environment_selected\python.exe): Cannot run program “no_conda_environment_selected\python.exe”: CreateProcess error=2, The system can’t find the file.

Note: you can create a new Conda environment that contains all required packages via the Preferences.

Yet when I check the preferences miniconda3 version 24.5.0 is active! I am stuck…