basic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> note that it is advisable to uninstall previous versions or at least install a 
> new version to a seperate directory because there might be conflicts and 
> problems due to differences between versions (specially if one has installed 
> addons and have done some customization).
Bearing in mind that nightlies are there for developers / hackers,
this is entirely reasonable. The milestones are always there for folkz
who want to take the moz-lizard for a test flight.
 
> Sometimes older profiles could also be causing issues. If you want you could 
> investigate exactly what is causing the problem (by maybe trying to narrow
> down  which file and then which line is causing the problem).
Good entry into productive hacking / debugging. Not being a C
programmer doens't mean not getting into the cycle.

> Alternatively backup of all your profiles (including the registry.dat file). 
1
> Delete the profiles dir (including the registry.dat file).
2

> Start moz. Create new profiles.
Count that as one more ... so, 3

> Shut down moz.
3.5

> copy old profiles info into new profiles.
4.5 ... no, 5

> remember not  to copy XUL.mfl and panacea.dat.
*sigh*

> Remember to search all files within the profile for the absolute path of
> the old profile (there is at least some in the the  prefs.js file if you are
> using mailnews) and replace it with the path of the new  profile.
Good grief!   I'm gonna call it 7 steps, just cuz I'm feeling grouchy.


_That_ is not so simple; _that_ is a royal pain.
The fact that so many folkz are diligent about this sorta thing (bad
in the beginning, bad in the end ... ya can't be debugging if you
don't know what you started with) doesn't change the fact that it's a
royal pain. For all those good people who are looking at this as the
only thing to do (which it is, if you wanna walk a deterministic
path), I think it should be acknowledged as such.

> basic
hfx_ben

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