Richard Owlett <[email protected]> wrote: > Leonidas Jones wrote: >> Richard Owlett<[email protected]> wrote: >>> I use >>> Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.1.10) >>> Gecko/20100504 SeaMonkey/2.0.5 >>> under WinXP Pro SP3 >>> >>> I had just closed all VISIBLE Seamonkey windows. >>> I wanted to send an email and clicked on appropriate shortcut, whose >>> target was >>> >>> "C:\Program Files\SeaMonkey\seamonkey.exe" -mail >>> >>> It brought up Profile manager and I chose appropriate profile, which >>> was the last one used. >>> >>> It aborted saying profile was in use (didn't think to capture exact >>> verbiage). >>> >>> Clicked Start->Turn Off Computer->Restart >>> Chose same shortcut and all was fine. >>> Was this a freak or is there an actual problem. >>> I've been a satisfied used since days of Netscape 4.x and only > > > update >>> "for cause". No plan to update until Seamonkey gets to>=2.1 :) >>> >>> TIA >> >> The security updates are recommended. > > I'll have to double-check, didn't recall there were any relevant > security patches in 2.0.6 thru 2.0.8 > >> It's a scary internet. > > Agreed, that's why I'm behind multiple firewalls and multiple filters > on email/newsgroups. Also a fringe benefit of being on dial-up, my IP > address is not the same between connections. > >> >> What happened to you is that the parent.lock file, which locks the >> profile in use did not get deleted when you closed SeaMonkey. If it >> happens again, you can avoid the restart by navigating to your > > profile >> folder, and deleting the file manually. > > If I read you correctly, wouldn't that lose all my preferences and > email? > >> >> To avoid the issue in most cases, close SeaMonkey by choosing Using > > the >> file menu, rather then simply closing all the windows. > > ????
I guess I was unclear. I meant to say navigate to your profile location and delete the parent.lock file, not the entire profile. To close the program properly on Windows, click on File in the menubar, then choose Exit. This should ensure that the program actually closes, and that the lock file will be deleted automatically. Closing all the windows will usually close the program, but not always, as you have seen. Lee _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
