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   Beautiful Femur to Doug G   
   Re: Netscape won't open download manager   
   14 Aug 05 13:45:32   
   
   From: BF@BF.com.au   
      
   Doug G wrote:   
   > Beautiful Femur wrote:   
   >   
   >>   
   >> Moz Champion wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> Beautiful Femur wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> My netscape has gotten a problem in that it will no longer open   
   >>>> the down load manager and consequently i can't actually save   
   >>>> anything from the net or email onto my hard drive as a separate   
   >>>> file.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> anyone know how to correct this?   
   >>>>   
   >>>> i'm using netscape 7.1.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> should i reinstall netscape to correct?  will this affect my mail   
   >>>>  archives?  or will they be fine?   
   >>>>   
   >>>> thanks   
   >>>>   
   >>>   
   >>> What happens when you try to download? What happens when you try to   
   >>> open the download manager?   
   >>>   
   >>> Installing a newer version will not affect your mail files   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> absolutely nothing.  the download manager doesn't open and the files   
   >> don't get saved where i tried to save them.   
   >   
   >   
   > While Netscape 7 is closed, rename or delete the downloads.rdf file in   
   > your Netscape profile folder.   
   >   
   > Default profile folder locations:   
   > http://www.holgermetzger.de/pdl.html   
      
      
   just to let people know the outcome.  I installed version 7.2 and the   
   download manager works again.  and my email files were unaffected.   
   everything is right with the world again ;)   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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