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Thunderbird wont match data folder on dual boot
I have Win98 as my main boot and Win2000 as my secondary OS installed
(dual boot). I'm finding myself having to use Win2000 more often lately because certain things, especially browsers, will no longer work in Win98. I'm trying to avoid having to install XP, and Win2000 seems to work fairly well for most of the XP apps. However there is one problem I cant seem to fix. I have Thunderbird for email, version 2.x. It's setup and has been used for years in Win98. When I install it in Win2000, it creates it's own data folders, rather than using the same folder that has all my emails, address book, etc in the Win98 installation. This is becoming a hassle, because I dont want to have to get my email twice, depending on which OS I'm using. And the way it works now, if I boot to Win2000, to browse the web, I have to reboot to Win98 to read my email. PAIN IN THE ASS! Because of this, I'm pretty much stuck using 98, cuz I'm not gonna keep rebooting all the time. Yet W2000 does a better job of web browsing since I can use newer browsers. There must be some way to get Thunderbird to use the same data folder, but I sure cant figure out how. There must be some setting for this, but I cant find it. I thought that it would be a simple .ini file to modify, but no such luck. I dont know if it's in the registry, or where it is..... Anyone know how to do this? Thanks |
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Thunderbird wont match data folder on dual boot
ralphdorman wrote:
I have Thunderbird for email, version 2.x. It's setup and has been used for years in Win98. When I install it in Win2000, it creates it's own data folders, rather than using the same folder that has all my emails, address book, etc in the Win98 installation. This is becoming a hassle, because I dont want to have to get my email twice, depending on which OS I'm using. And the way it works now, if I boot to Win2000, to browse the web, I have to reboot to Win98 to read my email. PAIN IN THE ASS! Try this: Find the directory where 2000's install stores its files. (The email, addresses, etc.) Search the 2000's program directory for files that point at that directory. If not found, search your profile directory. If still not found, search the Current User hive of the registry. (If still not found... I dunno.) When you find the entry, change it to point at wherever the 98 install keeps its file. -- A person who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter, is not a nice person. -- Dave Barry |
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Thunderbird wont match data folder on dual boot
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I have Win98 as my main boot and Win2000 as my secondary OS installed (dual boot). I'm finding myself having to use Win2000 more often lately because certain things, especially browsers, will no longer work in Win98. I'm trying to avoid having to install XP, and Win2000 seems to work fairly well for most of the XP apps. However there is one problem I cant seem to fix. I have Thunderbird for email, version 2.x. It's setup and has been used for years in Win98. When I install it in Win2000, it creates it's own data folders, rather than using the same folder that has all my emails, address book, etc in the Win98 installation. This is becoming a hassle, because I dont want to have to get my email twice, depending on which OS I'm using. And the way it works now, if I boot to Win2000, to browse the web, I have to reboot to Win98 to read my email. PAIN IN THE ASS! Because of this, I'm pretty much stuck using 98, cuz I'm not gonna keep rebooting all the time. Yet W2000 does a better job of web browsing since I can use newer browsers. There must be some way to get Thunderbird to use the same data folder, but I sure cant figure out how. There must be some setting for this, but I cant find it. I thought that it would be a simple .ini file to modify, but no such luck. I dont know if it's in the registry, or where it is..... Anyone know how to do this? Thanks Thunderbird has a "Profiles Manager". http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_Manager And the profile information is kept in "profiles.ini". [General] StartWithLastProfile=1 [Profile0] ----- you can have more than one profile, shows up in Profile Manager Name=default IsRelative=1 Path=Profiles/4wxyz50y.default That can allow you to set things up, such that the tool uses another profile of your selection. Like, a profile stored on the C: of one of your other OSes. Paul |
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