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|    t gristle to All    |
|    urgent call for help, retrospectively de    |
|    15 Jul 08 08:21:27    |
      From: twentyjazzfunkgreats@hotmail.com              this problem i thought was to do with seamonkey my browser which       disappeared. but my other browsers appear also to be affected, and i have       been advised that maybe this is an OS problem, so i'll copy the whole post       over to here and hope someone can help       --              >>> t gristle wrote:       >>>> i recently upgraded to 1.1.10       >>>>       >>>> since then, seamonkey has disappeared while open and in use.       >>>>       >>>> its quicklaunch icon turned generic, and xp could no longer find the       >>>> app to open it.       >>>>       >>>> i uninstalled it through the control panel, but it won't reinstall       >>>>       >>>> so after scanning for viruses and malware in safe mode i've tried a       >>>> system restore.       >>>>       >>>> the result; everything else on the system is as it was on the day of       >>>> that restore point, except for seamonkey, which is now gone as of a day       >>>> further back in the past than when it originally disappeared.       >>>>       >>>> so the disaster has propagated.       >>>>       >>>> can anyone help? and whatever is suggested, i really need to keep all       >>>> bookmarks, passwords.                     "Peter Potamus the Purple Hippo"       >>> it sounds like an xp problem more than a SeaMonkey one. Don't worry, all       >>> your bookmarks, passwords, etc are stored in an area called the SM       >>> profile. This is kept separate from where the program is kept. That       >>> being said, use your file manager, locate the SM program directory, and       >>> manually delete it. Now, reinstall SM, and try again.              >> thanks, i have done as you have suggested       >>       >> error message on reinstall attempt "error occurred duringf installation-       >> navigator: 202 access denied "       >>       >> have you any idea how i get around that? it's absolutely essential i       >> get going again within hours - i have to finish work on a project that is       >> to be shown to a lot of people at an event. |
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