I swear, doesn’t that sound like a super-hero team?
Anyway, there’s a new version of Thunderbird out there, 0.8. I’ll be installing it anon. More importantly, the Release Candidate for Firefox 1.0 is also online, waiting for download.
(For some odd reason I’m more inclined to hold off on the FF RC. It’s like, if 1.0 is that close, I might as well hold off and keep the 0.9.3 version. Which sounds goofy even writing it, so I may change my mind on that one.)
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UPDATE: Important installation instructions contained in the comments.
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Harrumph. Problems with the Tbird install — frelling thing won’t start in regular or safe mode. I’d really rather not have to start over with a new profile …
Did you uninstall the old version before installing the new one? Very important thing to do.
Per one of the choices in the instructions, I renamed the old program directory.
It does indeed sound like a superhero duo! Lol. 1.0 will be released in the fourth quarter on 2004 so it’s too long to wait without having the 1.0 PR to keep you company 🙂
Hmmm. Tried deleting both the new and old executable directories, then rebooting and reinstalling. Still hangs on start-up. Ditto in “safe” mode.
Possible it’s unhappy because it can’t get to my POP server? I’ll check it from home, and then take more drastic action (like checking out other reports).
No, problem figured out. I’d accurately read the first half of this paragraph …
Note: Do not install Mozilla Thunderbird into a directory containing program files from a previous version. Overwriting files from a previous release will cause problems. To re-use the directory of a previous install, the directory must be deleted and recreated, emptied, moved, or renamed. You should not file bugs in Bugzilla if you choose to ignore this step.
… but didn’t read the second half of the paragraph (emphasis mine) …
If you used a prior version of Thunderbird and installed themes or extensions, you need to do the following or Thunderbird will not run properly: Find your profile directory. There should be a subdirectory called Chrome. Remove everything in Chrome (this will not affect your mail data or Preferences). You will then need to re-install the 0.7-compatible version of any themes or extensions you want.
And, yes, when I emptied the Chrome folder, it started up just fine. Rrg.
Though, like the person in this post mentioned , that’s hardly “Instructions for the Masses.”
Ah. Perhaps I didn’t see that because is isn’t in the installation instructions (on the Release Notes page). I found it in the complaining post above.