HODGESJASO wrote: > I reformatted a disk but saved the entire PROFILES dir on W2K in docs and > settings. When I reinstalled Mozilla 1.0, I pasted in the old PROFILE and > fired it up. > > I can use the addressboook, but not a single email message or folder was pulled > in by Mozilla's Mail application! > > How can I get my old email into the new installation??? > > Thanks!
Hello HODGESJASO, I recently found out how to easily install an old profile. After a clean install and you have Mozilla and your profile where you want them launch Mozillas Profiler. If you installed from a zip file simply highlight your Mozilla.exe icon and create a shortcut. Right click the new shorcut and under the Target: Field edit this "X:\Program Files\mozilla-win32\bin\mozilla.exe" To this "X:\Program Files\mozilla-win32\bin\mozilla.exe" -profilemanager You're simply adding a space then -profilemanager after the command. X: is just a placeholder for wherever you installed it. Once you've got profile manager up it's probably blank so you'll want to create a new profile. Do not attempt to create a new profile into your old profiles location hoping Mozilla will pick it up. It will but partially and its not what you want or need. You want to get it all back. Create your name and choose the location (if you really want it in the old location where your old profile is now, simply move your old profile out the way). Continue and get into Mozilla. Now shut down Mozilla and make sure its completely shut down (no tray icon either). Locate your new profile and go as deep as your name and one folder down. For example my profile is Victor B Gonzalez and the next folder down is hsufhoe.slt Go into that funny named folder and delete everything. Everything has to be deleted. Now locate your old profile and go into its funny named folder and copy everything into the new funny named folder. Voila, everything including all preferences should come back, including emails and everything :) I hope it works plus the new profile name I used was exactly the same as the old one. I simply copied everything from old funny named folder to the new one. -- Best Regards Victor B. Gonzalez [EMAIL PROTECTED] HTTP://WWW.VBGUNZ.COM
