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   gwtc to All   
   Re: Netscape 4.6 problem   
   13 Feb 06 18:33:00   
   
   From: TheNewGWTC@pppmppfmpfmmmmfmmmpfmmpp.pppmppfmp   
      
   Moz Champion (Dan) wrote:   
      
   > newman wrote:   
   >   
   >>"Moz Champion (Dan)" wrote:   
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   >>   
   >>>newman wrote:   
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   >>>>"Moz Champion (Dan)" wrote:   
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   >>>>>newman wrote:   
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   >>>>>>geothermal wrote:   
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   >>>>>>>newman wrote:   
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   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>I have 3 profiles set up. One works normally but when I try to compose   
   a   
   >>>>>>>>new message on the other 2 I get these problems;-   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>1  I can type an address and subject but cannot type anything in the   
   >>>>>>>>message body pane.   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>2 The program then hangs up and have to use the task manager to end it.   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>Any ideas apart from deleting the profile as I wish to keep the   
   existing   
   >>>>>>>>folders?   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>Regards   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>Here are the Release Notes for 4.61 and they might include some info   
   >>>>>>>on what you are experiencing ???  I smell something corrupt in your   
   >>>>>>>2 profiles.  Were they created with an earlier Netscape version ?   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>Lastly, you can try using RegCleaner.exe or perhaps upgrading to   
   >>>>>>>netscape 4.7 instead since that 4.7 is supposed to be more stable   
   >>>>>>>and yet very similar to 4.6   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>geothermal   
   >>>>>>>==================================================================   
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   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>>I have been using the 2 profiles for a number of years and have only   
   >>>>>>recently experienced this problem   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>>Regards   
   >>>>>>   
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   >>>>>   
   >>>>>Profiles can become corrupt in time, in fact, there is a distinct   
   >>>>>probability they will.   
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   >>>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>>If I create a new profile it has the same problem   
   >>>>   
   >>>>Regards   
   >>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>   
   >>>You said you had 3 profiles, but only problems on two   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >>Yes, one out of 3 is ok, but if I create a 4th it has the same problem   
   >>as the 2 which do not allow typing in the message pane.   
   >>   
   >>Regards   
   >>   
   >   
   > At this point in time I would suggest as geothermal suggested, upgrading   
   > to 4.7.   
   > While it may not impact your problem directly, there are fewer problems   
   > with the last version of Communicator than with any previous version.   
   wouldn't 4.8 be better?   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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