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Changing active profiles in netscape 8.0.4
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Changing active profiles in netscape 8.0.4
by ems170 » Mon 23 Jan, 2006 3:22 pm
Please help!!! I was using netscape navigator 8.0.4. Netscape locked up. I shut it down with the task manager. I then went to restart it. When I did this a profile window poped up and said the default profile was in use and asked if I wanted to create another. I gave it a try and it started up. Then once in the program I was not able to access the profile screen again to switch back to the default. Can someone help me get my default back so I dont forever loose my bookmarks and settings. Thanks
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by Fulvio » Mon 23 Jan, 2006 10:02 pm
The best thing to do in situation like yours would have been to restart the computer. Some program may lock up on one profile, and don't give up the hold so easily.
Now, I assume that you have two profiles, with different names. Generally, the original is called "default", and the new one has whatever name you gave it. You should be able to get the profile manager, and select the one you want
I generally, right click on the Shortcut, and select Properties. Then, I append the Target line with -p, with the keyboard space before the -, apply and ok.
Then when you click on the shortcut, NS8 should open with the profile manager. You select the desired profile, and it should work.
I suggest that you keep the new profile, just in case there is any problem, and instead of using the profile manager you can extend the Target line of the shortcut by having <one keyboard space>, and the name of the profile, so that the line would be: "C:\Program Files\Netscape\Netscape Browser\netscape.exe" -p default.
I don't know how well it work to select to open with that profile. Try this, for now.
Now, I assume that you have two profiles, with different names. Generally, the original is called "default", and the new one has whatever name you gave it. You should be able to get the profile manager, and select the one you want
I generally, right click on the Shortcut, and select Properties. Then, I append the Target line with -p, with the keyboard space before the -, apply and ok.
Then when you click on the shortcut, NS8 should open with the profile manager. You select the desired profile, and it should work.
I suggest that you keep the new profile, just in case there is any problem, and instead of using the profile manager you can extend the Target line of the shortcut by having <one keyboard space>, and the name of the profile, so that the line would be: "C:\Program Files\Netscape\Netscape Browser\netscape.exe" -p default.
I don't know how well it work to select to open with that profile. Try this, for now.
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