home bbs files messages ]

Forums before death by AOL, social media and spammers... "We can't have nice things"

   alt.netscape      Ahh the beloved Netscrape Crashigator      5,620 messages   

[   << oldest   |   < older   |   list   |   newer >   |   newest >>   ]

   Message 4,714 of 5,620   
   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)   

[   << oldest   |   < older   |   list   |   newer >   |   newest >>   ]


(c) 1994,  bbs@darkrealms.ca