ken green wrote: kg> If that is the case, the error messages I received didn't even kg> hint at that explanation. No message about protecting anything. kg> Just what I posted. Why something as simple and basic as an kg> uninstall has to be so esoteric and cryptic is just bad usability. kg> Come on...
Sounds buggy to me, and not many here would have encountered it since
we never think of using the TB! uninstall option in Add/Remove
Programs. ;)
kg> You reply indicates that an uninstall was started (" you should see a
kg> few folders left over, and a couple of files") but nothing began. I
kg> never got past those error boxes.
You could manually uninstall, i.e., delete HKCU/Software/Rit and
delete all files in the installation directory. However, leave your
Mail directory.
kg> Unfortunately, I cannot test this because I am in the process of a
kg> complete manual delete of all things Bat. I deleted all program files
kg> and mail files (made a zip backup first), then proceeded to go through
kg> the registry and look for "bat" entries to delete. I'm still working on
kg> that....
Hmmm. This is probably not the thing to do. For two reasons, it will
create problems when converting to IMAP and it's probably overdoing
things when there's a problem with one or two message bases. Why not
just delete the errant ones and restore from backup.
kg> Do you know how many registry entries have "bat" in them? Adobe
kg> Acrobat alone consists of about 50-60 entries, not to mention .bat
kg> files, etc. I tried searching on RitLabs first but that turned up
kg> one entry.
If you plan to reinstall, TB!, I wouldn't worry about the other
registry entries since you plan to install it in the same location and
keep it as your default client.
kg> What about installing 2.x over 2.x? This was my laptop, which I
kg> had running first CE, then beta 40.
That should be fine.
kg> Part of the reason I wanted a clean install was because of the
kg> corrupt folder problems I was having (messages not displaying). I
kg> know it's a longshot, but I thought a clean install might be
kg> nice...... :(
I see. So it's more than corrupt messages.
kg> I was also wondering (and would appreciate any advice) the best way to
kg> restore accounts without going through the IMAP convert to POP during
kg> the 1.62 upgrade to 2.x - and whether that's worth the hassle.
If I were converting from IMAP to POP, I'd export all my IMAP mail to
UNIX files or copy/move them to local folders. I'd then create fresh
POP accounts, create new folders and then import each exported folders
messages to the corresponding POP folders.
kg> I thought I might create fresh new IMAP accounts, then copy and
kg> paste the message base.
The IMAP bases are not like the standard ones. If you look in your
IMAP mail folders, you'll see files with strange names. So unlike POP
accounts that have a directory structure in explorer mirroring the
mail folder structure in the account, this doesn't exist with an IMAP
account.
The IMAP messages are on the server. The only way to get those
messages would be to move them to local TB! folders or export them to
file. TB! will pull the messages off the server when doing the export.
I hope you have a fast connection. :)
kg> Also, I could conceivably do a restore on my laptop to 1.62r and
kg> convert all accounts to POP, then upgrade. At that point, create
kg> my IMAP accounts and just copy messages from the POP folder
kg> equivalents...
Yeah. Each protocol is so different that it's difficult converting
from one to the other, unless it's done manually, i.e., creating fresh
accounts and moving the messages across. I don't know if the process
is possible to run on the fly without problems/bugs being encountered
in the process.
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