From: Cap1MD@att.net   
      
   SC Posner wrote:   
   > I had already totally uninstalled and reinstalled!  Although the old   
   > profile is still on my backup drive.   
   >   
   > Leonidas Jones wrote:   
   >> 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   
      
   Oh, so when you uninstalled, you choose to remove the profile folder   
   when warned.   
      
   I am 99% sure that you ld have saved yourself the trouble by simply   
   creating a new profile.  File that away for the future. Anyhow, your   
   passcards are stored in a folder called:   
      
   xxxxxxx.r7u   
      
   Note, the x's are a random string. Save a password using the new   
   profile, to generate the file.  It will actually be something like   
   1a2b3c4d.r7u. Lets call it that.   
      
   With Netscape 8 closed, find your profile folder and remove:   
      
   1a2b3c4d.r7u   
      
      
   Do not delete, just move it out. In the old profile folder, find:   
      
   xxxxxxx.r7u   
      
   Actually something like d4c3b2a1.r7u. Copy/paste it into the new profile   
   folder. Rename it the exact name of the file you just moved out of the   
   new profile, so it is now:   
      
   1a2b3c4d.r7u   
      
   Start Netscape 8 and you should have your passcards restored.   
      
   Lee   
      
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