On 10/27/2009 4:38 PM, Leonidas Jones wrote: > David E. Ross wrote: >> On 10/27/2009 3:45 PM, Leonidas Jones wrote: >>> Leonidas Jones wrote: >>>> David E. Ross wrote: >>>>> First, I cleared out SeaMonkey 1.1.18. I deleted its entire >>>>> installation folder and all profile folders. (I saved the profiles on a >>>>> different hard drive; I'll have to retrieve the plugins from the backup >>>>> I ran about a half-hour before.) >>>>> >>>>> Then, I installed SeaMonkey 2.0 on Windows XP SP2. I did a custom >>>>> install, deselecting Chatzilla. I installed in >>>>> [C:\SeaMonkey\seamonkey.exe]. >>>>> >>>>> At the end, I got a window asking if I wanted to launch SeaMonkey. I >>>>> responded positively. I then got an error popup with the message: >>>>> "SeaMonkey is already running, but is not reponding. To open a new >>>>> window, you must first close the existing SeaMonkey process, or restart >>>>> your system." I checked the Windows Task Manager (Ctrl-Alt-Delete) -- >>>>> both Applications and Processes tabs -- and cannot find SeaMonkey >>>>> running. When I did a warm reboot, I got the same error popup. >>>>> >>>>> Please DO NOT respond with a link or reference to a Web page. At the >>>>> moment, I don't have a working browser. >>>>> >>>> Surely you have Internet Explorer. Well, I guess, we can argue the >>>> meaning of "working browser". ;) >>>> >>>> You might want to install Firefox as a backup. I always keep it handy, >>>> just in case. >>>> >>>> Remind me what version of Windows you are running. So far, I've got it >>>> up on XP SP3 with no issues. However, the difference in our experiences >>>> is that I have not tried installing it without an existing profile from >>>> which to transfer. I'll give a whirl and see what I discover. >>>> >>>> Lee >>> For what it may be worth, I just installed SM 2.0 on XP Pro SP3. >>> SeaMonkey had never been installed on this system. It installed and >>> started up with no issues. >>> >>> Again, can you clarify exactly what version of Windows you are running? >>> >>> Lee >> Windows XP Home Edition 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600 >> (Build 2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.090804-1412) >> > > Okay, thanks! > > Have you checked in the new profile location for parent.lock, as Hartmut > suggested? That would be the obvious culprit. > > Lee
By now, I've complete removed SM 2 and reverted back to SM 1.1.18. Perhaps tonight, I might have time to try to install SM 2 in its own folder with a distinct folder for its profiles. It's time for dinner, and then I have a 7:00pm PDT meeting to attend. -- David E. Ross <http://www.rossde.com/> Go to Mozdev at <http://www.mozdev.org/> for quick access to extensions for Firefox, Thunderbird, SeaMonkey, and other Mozilla-related applications. You can access Mozdev much more quickly than you can Mozilla Add-Ons. _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
