If you get that command you can also. Bring up taskmaster....go to process....end thunderbird process. Then it will reopen. I get this sometimes the message....Thunderbird is already running ....so it won't open. On 11/27/2010 6:42 PM, recklessmaverick wrote: > I'm not sure exactly what fixed it as I was doing 2 or 3 things at > once. It was caused when I simply copied the /profiles folder to a safe > spot and then after a clean install of Win7 and reinstall of TBird I > simply copied the folder back to where it should be.... forgetting that > the new install would have a different profile name. > > To fix it I deleted the profiles.ini file, deleted all the profiles from > the /profiles folder and then copied ONLY the /name.default folder from > the old /profiles folder to the new /profiles folder, then rebooted and > relaunched Tbird and everything worked. > > On 11/27/2010 7:08 PM, Sr. Dorothy Robinson wrote: >> Reckless, >> Could you please tell us how you solved it?.....in case someone else runs >> across the same problem... 8^) >> >> thx, Sr. Dorothy >> >> On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 3:34 PM, recklessmaverick< >> recklessmaverick@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >>> Never mind. Got it solved. >>> >>> On 11/27/2010 5:00 PM, Don wilcox wrote: >>>> OK. Here's a new one.... >>>> I backed up my Thubnderbird accounts and settings by copying the profile >>>> folder to a safe location. I then did a clean install of Win7 and >>>> re-installed Thunderbird and then copied the profile folder to the >>>> appropriate location. On launch of Thunderbird I get an error message >>>> saying that T'bird is already running and I need to close it or restart >>> the >>>> computer. It is not running and restarting the computer does not help. >>> Any >>>> ideas? >>>> > --------------------------------------------------------------- > Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything > below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. > > To subscribe, unsubscribe or modify your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > OR > To subscribe to the mailing list, send an email to > pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject. To > unsubscribe send email to pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" > in the Subject. > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: > pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To join our separate PCTableTalk off-topic group, send a blank email to: > pctabletalk+subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To subscribe, unsubscribe or modify your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk OR To subscribe to the mailing list, send an email to pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject. To unsubscribe send email to pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject. To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To join our separate PCTableTalk off-topic group, send a blank email to: pctabletalk+subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------