MCBastos wrote:
Interviewed by CNN on 24/03/2012 13:24, Walter told the world:
I need expert help. I posted earlier with my problems concerning the
loss of my passwords. Things are worse than when I posted earlier.
I am now asked, right up front, to enter password for google. It doesn't
seem to matter whether I chose to enter it or ignore it, life goes on.
Walter, I really am not sure I understand what have happened here. Do
you mean ALL sites keep asking you for passwords? Even the ones where
you DIDN'T have an account? That's a very odd symptom. I mean, yeah, you
can log on to Google, but it usually doesn't prompt you for a password
right at the bat, unless you are accessing one of the services (like
Gmail) that don't work without an account.
MCbastos:
My ISP AND gmail uses pop.gmail.com for receiving, smtp.gmail.com for
sending. Somehow, I had the two separated with separate passwords but
the pop and smtp the same. Now I have only one of them working, using
the pw for gmail.
Let's try to isolate it -- is it a profile corruption issue, an add-in
issue or a problem in Seamonkey itself?
I suspect it is a profile error but I am not sure.
1. Try running Seamonkey in Safe Mode. If the problem disappears, it's
likely to be an add-on issue. Try re-enabling your add-ons one at a time
until you find the culprit.
I tried running SM in a safe mode and it wouldn't do anything correctly.
2. Try creating a new, blank profile. If you can browser with no
problems, then it's a profile corruption issue. It's possible to rescue
most of your data from the old profile, but it takes a bit of work.
That will be my next try. By blank, you mean with no parameters? Just
let SM fill in the blanks?
3. Maybe the Seamonkey program files got themselves corrupted. Uninstall
SM, check that the c:\program files (x86)\Seamonkey got deleted, then
reinstall Seamonkey.
I will try this after I try # 2 and that doesn't work. (said the pessimist)
Equipment: HP desktop, Pavilion NY705AA-ABA p6204y, Windows 7, Home
Premium, all additions up to date. Sea Monkey 2.8, Avast free, Zone
Alarm free, Windows Defender-up to date.
Yes, that's an impressive set of protective software. But even the best
antivirus/antimalware products fail now and then. The possibility of a
malware infection must not be discarded.
I might mention here in passing that even Microsoft suggests disabling
Windows Defender if you have another program with similar features (like
Avast), to avoid the performance penalty.
I can put up with a little performance penalty at this point but will
keep this in mind.
I am grateful for your suggestions and please stay with me as long as it
is convenient for you. I understand there is a point of diminishing
results in this kind of situation.
Walter.
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