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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   
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   >>> 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.     
      
   "Peter Potamus the Purple Hippo"   
   > you're computer isn't allowing you to install it.  Are you installing it   
   > as administrator, guest, or something else? If this is your work computer,   
   > then ask them.   
      
   no, this is my puter and it's an administrator account   
      
      
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