On 19/09/2002 16:19 A strange alien lifeform, sdavmor, reared up on its
hind legs and bellowed:
> David Tenser wrote:
>> sdavmor wrote:
>>
>>> I can read my mail. I can read newsgroups. I can post messages to
>>> newsgroups. But when I "send" mail the following happens:
>>>
>>> 1) CPU usage jumps to 100%, with Mozilla at 99%.
>>> 2) Task Manager shows Mozilla unresponsive
>>>
>>> So I go to kill Mozilla and the Windows bug reporter sends this to
>>> Microsoft as part of its diagnostics:
>>>
>>> C:\DOCUME~1\STEVEN~1.SPO\LOCALS~1\Temp\{SOME FILE NAME HERE}
>>>
>>> This directory doesn't appear when I bring the C Drive up under
>>> Explorer, BTW. I do have a C:\Documents and
>>> Settings\Steven.SPOCK\Temp, FWIW.
>>>
What does ``echo %TEMP%'' show in a DOS window?
It looks like you've moved or deleted your personal temp directory. By
default Windows uses
\Documents and Settings\<username>\Local Settings\Temp
>>> I'm using build 1.2a 2002091014. I've tried down-grading back to
>>> where I was, and even older builds, but no joy. I reported this as
>>> bug # 169567.
>>>
>>> On a possibly related note, I get a similar failure when installing
>>> over the internet, instead of downloading the installer with all the
>>> files in a zip.
>>>
>>> 1) CPU usage jumps to 100%, with Mozilla at 99%.
>>> 2) Task Manager shows Mozilla setup unresponsive.
>>>
>>> The setup dialog box shows it's trying to reference path:
>>> C:\DOCUME~1\STEVEN~1.SPO\LOCALS~1\Temp\ns-temp\xpcom.xpi
>>>
>>> These 2 error messages were sent to Microsoft when I killed the
>>> process as part of the technical info gathered:
>>> C:\DOCUME~1\STEVEN~1.SPO\LOCALS~1\Temp\WER386.tmp.dir00\SETUP.EXE.mdmp
>>> C:\DOCUME~1\STEVEN~1.SPO\LOCALS~1\Temp\WER386.tmp.dir00\appcompat.txt
>>>
>>> These issues surfaced when I upgraded to 1.2a. Before that everything
>>> was fine. Since I can install by downloading a comlete zip, I'm not
>>> overly worried about the second issue. It's the inability to send
>>> email that's driving my nuts (hello yahoo account...). Any suggestions?
>>
>>
>> Three possible causes:
>>
>> 1. Have you been upgrading Mozilla recently? Remember that you should
>> always uninstall Mozilla completely before installing a new version.
>
> OK. I upgraded to 1.2a and voila...no email send. I haven't ever
> unistalled Mozilla before upgrading. I guess I'll try that.
>
>> 2. Do you use an old profile? Try creating a new profile and see if you
>> can send email with that one.
>
> OK. I'll try that too.
>
>>
>> 3. Do you have sufficient space on your C:\ drive?
>
> Oh yeah. About 9 gb free.
>
>>
>> / David
>>
>
> Thanks for the tips. I'll see what happens.
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