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How Do I Make A New Profile?

Here's the correct way to make a new Profile.

First close all FireFox browser windows. Then go Start>Run and type in the following (or the path to where you have FireFox installed).

"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -P

This will let you create a new Profile without destroying the old one.

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by FastEddie
last modified: 2005-04-17 20:11:18

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