On 10/27/2009 4:44 PM, David E. Ross wrote: > 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. >
Okay. I installed SM 2 in a separate folder. It works! I'm having trouble migrating profiles. I'll start a new thread for that problem. -- 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
