From: Cap1MD@att.net   
      
   SC Posner wrote:   
   > The reinstalled Netscape works like a champ!  Now how do I get the   
   > passwords over?   
   >   
   > Leonidas Jones wrote:   
   >> SC Posner wrote:   
   >>> We had other problems.  Tabs wouldn't close.  So we would have to   
   >>> turn Netscape off to get a clean tab bar.  Also, we could not adjust   
   >>> security settings so that we could just open a page without adjusting   
   >>> the security settings.  ie Trusted Settings and Advanced every time!   
   >>>   
   >>> So that is why we wanted to only save the Passwords   
   >>>   
   >>> Sally   
   >>>   
   >>>>>>>> On 11/05/2006 10:03 AM, SC Posner wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>> I have in Netscape so that I can totally do an uninstall and   
   >>>>>>>>> reinstall on Netscape?  The Bookmarks we know how to handle,   
   >>>>>>>>> but the passwords have us baffled.   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>> Thanks for any help,   
   >>>>>>>>> Sally   
   >>>>>>>>> scposner@swbell.net   
   >>>>>> Please state your exact version of Netscape.  NS8 handles   
   >>>>>> passwords totally differently then NS7 or Firefox.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> Lee   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Netscape 8 holds this information as passcards. The profile file in   
   >>>> which the data is stored is xxxxxxxx.r7u. The x's are a random   
   >>>> string for security purposes.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> If you are planning on doing an uninstall/reinstall of NS8, note   
   >>>> that your profile is stored in a different location then the program   
   >>>> files. The bookmarks, passwords, etc, wil still be there.  However,   
   >>>> if you are trying to solve a problem by uninstall/reinstall, if the   
   >>>> problem is in the profile, it will still be there.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> So, why are you trying to uninstall/reinstall?   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Lee   
   >>   
   >> best bet is to create a new profile, and test to see if your problem   
   >> goes away.  If the new profile works, we migrate data from the old   
   >> profile to the new, including passwords.   
   >>   
   >> Lee   
      
   Did you literally reinstall, or create a new profile as I suggested.   
   The answer as to how to proceed will be different depending on what you   
   actually did.   
      
   Lee   
      
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