WaltS48 wrote: > On 04/19/2014 10:34 AM, Kevin Hill wrote: >> Rob wrote: >>> Philip Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> F Murtz wrote: >>>> >>>>> Unless someone can tell me how to install sea monkey on xp without >>>>> it asking >>>>> me for a security password it seems I won't be using it again which >>>>> is a >>>>> pity as it is much better than the ie outlook rubbish. >>>> >>>> Have you tried uninstalling all previous versions of Seamonkey >>>> and/or rolling back your system to a time before you had ever >>>> installed Seamonkey in the first place ? >>> >>> Useless. This "master password" is in the profile, not in the install. >>> >>>> As a last resort, >>>> re-install XP, then install Seamonkey. >>> >>> Too much work. Just remove the profile and everything will be OK. >>> >>>> OT : Or move to Windows 7, which modulo its totally brain-dead >>>> "Search" >>>> facility, represents a significant improvement in functionality. >>> >>> I disagree with that. It represents a significant increase in waste >>> of system resources. > >> When freshly installed, SeaMonkey defaults to asking for a password on >> startup. To change this behavior: >> >> enter the url: about:config >> >> after the config file is displayed, enter in the search box: signon >> >> Find the "Preference Name" signon.startup.prompt >> If it is set to 'true' (the default), then Seamonkey will ask for a >> password on startup. >> If you change it to 'false', then you will not be asked for a password >> until it is required by a web page. >> >> >> > > > Why the hell would SeaMonkey ask for a password by default on start > up, and how in the hell does he get to about:config if he doesn't know > the password? > > How the hell does SeaMonkey know the password when a user hasn't > created one yet? > > My SeaMonkey has never asked for a password on start up. > > YMMV Could a person open the prefs.js file and edit it, I think the settings in about:config are stored in that fil and can be opened wit notepad or such. I would have to be done without the program running as it would be if he can not open seamonkey. Just a thought.
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