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|    Moz Champion (Dan) to gwtc    |
|    Re: Netscape 4.6 problem    |
|    14 Feb 06 02:39:17    |
      From: Moz.champion@sympatico.ca              gwtc wrote:       > Moz Champion (Dan) wrote:       >       >> newman wrote:       >>       >>> "Moz Champion (Dan)" wrote:       >>>       >>>       >>>> newman wrote:       >>>>       >>>>> "Moz Champion (Dan)" wrote:       >>>>>       >>>>>       >>>>>> newman wrote:       >>>>>>       >>>>>>       >>>>>>> geothermal wrote:       >>>>>>>       >>>>>>>       >>>>>>>       >>>>>>>> newman wrote:       >>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>> 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       >>>>>>>> ==================================================================       >>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>       >>>>>>> I have been using the 2 profiles for a number of years and have       >>>>>>> only       >>>>>>> recently experienced this problem       >>>>>>>       >>>>>>> Regards       >>>>>>>       >>>>>>>       >>>>>>>       >>>>>>       >>>>>> Profiles can become corrupt in time, in fact, there is a distinct       >>>>>> probability they will.       >>>>>>       >>>>>>       >>>>>       >>>>> 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?       You are absolutely correct, excuse my blond moment. 4.8 should be the       version to upgrade to              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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