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[Thunderbird] Can't Start Thunderbird

I installed Thunderbird and it ran OK. I messed up the local settings global folder. I have 2 mail accounts. The 1st one showed up but the 2nd one was listed as Local. I couldnt find how to change it so I deleted the profile. I went to restart Thunderbird and it said it was already running. I uninstalled it and reinstalled it but I get the same error message. I checked process explorer but did not see an entry for Thunderbird. Anyone know how to fix this?
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Re: [Thunderbird] Can't Start Thunderbird

If it were me, I would delete the "Thunderbird" directory in
Application Data
Local Settings\Application Data

(both under your home directory). I'm pretty sure that will result in Thunderbird seeing you as a new user with no existing profile, so you get to make a fresh start.

If you have Vista, then those directory names might be changed from what I have listed.
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permalink · 2009-01-04 23:30:07 ·

CCat Purrplexity Premium join:2005-12-06 Wonderland ·RoadRunner Cable ·WOW Internet and C..	Re: [Thunderbird] Can't Start Thunderbird Tried that. Deleted the Mozilla directory. Uninstalled Thunderbird. Reinstalled Thunderbird. Go to start Thunderbird and it says its running already. -- *Sometimes My Mind Wanders.....Other Times It Leaves Completely!*
	permalink · 2009-01-05 00:07:56 ·

jp0469 JP join:2000-12-13 Rochester, MA	Re: [Thunderbird] Can't Start Thunderbird said by CCat : Tried that. Deleted the Mozilla directory. ... Are you sure because the directory is /Local Settings/Application Data/Thunderbird The Mozilla directory is for Firefox.
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Re: [Thunderbird] Can't Start Thunderbird

Used total uninstall and uninstalled everything Thunderbird.
Reinstalled Thunderbird.
Put in the -p switch made another profile besides default. Clicked on that and it started up.
Set up a new profile.
Restarted it and removed the default profile from the profile manager and removed the -p switch.
Now its working.

The weird part is the first time I deleted the profile it was located where you said but it was a sub directory under Mozilla.
c:\users\myname\appdata\roaming\mozilla\thunderbird\profiles
In fact Firefox is still there.

Now its:
c:\users\myname\appdata\roaming\thunderbird\profiles

Whatever happened Im not sure (see sig) but its working fine now. The -p switch let me in.

Thanks for your help.

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jp0469 JP join:2000-12-13 Rochester, MA	Try using the profile manager switch (-profilemanager) to create a new profile. That should re-sync Tb to the profile .ini file. »www.mozilla.org/support/thunderb···file#new
	permalink · 2009-01-05 12:02:27 ·

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