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Thread ID: 59941	2005-07-17 16:46:00	trouble with thunderbird	Ravage (6815)	Press F1

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372988	2005-07-19 12:57:00	That sorted it. Just had to make firefox default browser again. Cheers Ravage	Ravage (6815)
372989	2005-07-20 01:43:00	I found a set of instructions to repair or remove the possibility that a Firefox extension has caused the problem . I asked a good code-writer what he thought was the answer, and he Googled this up for me, and sorry, I don't have the originating author (if any one knows, tell me please for credit to him etc) The real interesting part of this is the Safe Mode for Firefox . . . I saw it when installing, but never used it . . didn't know what it was as a matter of fact . It's a little long, but according to a friend, this is the right way to do it, and I didn't know of this trick either . . so here goes: Sometimes, the problem will be an extension that isn't behaving itself . If you have suspicions an extension or extensions are causing Firefox to act up, here's how to test your theory: Run Firefox in Safe Mode, which reverts the browser temporarily to the default theme and disables all extensions . You can do that in Windows by clicking on the "Mozilla Firefox (Safe Mode)" icon in the Mozilla Firefox application group on the Start menu . Run Firefox in safe mode to disable extensions . Or, if the icon is unavailable, run "firefox . exe" -safe-mode" from the command line . If the problem goes away in Safe Mode, then an extension or extensions was the cause of the problem . Uninstall all your extensions . You may even have to uninstall Firefox, and then delete its settings and remaining files . To uninstall Firefox, its settings and remaining files, first save a copy of your bookmarks . To locate the bookmarks, look in a directory called "C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\" . "Username" in the preceding example will be your user name -- for example, jsmith . Below that directory you'll find one with a funny name, with random numbers and characters, like "k4wyz7kz . default" or something like that . Inside that directory is your bookmarks . html file . That's the one you want to save . Make a copy of it and store it elsewhere on your hard disk . Next, remove Firefox using the Add/Remove Software utility in Windows . Then delete the Firefox settings and files . To do that, delete the folder "C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox . " Then re-install the browser . Start adding your extensions one at a time; when your problem recurs, you can assume that the last extension you installed was the one that caused it . Uninstall it . You may have to go back to the beginning and uninstall everything if the faulty extension has bollixed up your browser settings . Lastly, you'll want to get your old bookmarks back . Click on Firefox's Bookmarks menu, then select "Manage Bookmarks . . . " When the bookmark manager comes up, click the File menu, then Import . A wizard will come up, asking you whether you want to import from Internet Explorer or a file . Click "From File," then navigate to the spot where you put your bookmarks . htm file, click on that file, then click "Open . " Although Ravage seems to have his problem sorted out, I think this is just good advice for FF users to save for future reference .	SurferJoe46 (51)
372990	2005-07-20 14:41:00	Cheers :)	Ravage (6815)
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