On Sat, 6 Nov 2004 00:23:19 +0530, Rahul Sundaram <rahulsundaram@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi > > > > > I know that this happens because of the presence of a lock file in the > > TBird profile folder. If we delete the lock file, then Tbird will > > begin to start normally. One potential solution is to write a new > > shortcut that > > > > 1) finds the lock file and deletes it first, then > > 2) starts Thunderbird. > > > > But this seems unclean. People might click it when Thunderbird is > > already actually running, and I don't know what that might do. > > > Please dont create workarounds like this. Just report the problem with > all the technical details to mozilla's bugzilla if it isnt already > reported. Just in case this problem has already been solved try the > latest version of thunderbird first > > regards > Rahul Sundaram > It turns out there is something called the "Profile Manager" that should have a setting to say "always use this profile." Here's the bug that led me to this, which is marked "resolved." https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=218051 I haven't had a chance to try it, actually, but it looks like what I need. Thanks, Matt
