A Williams wrote:
DoctorBill wrote:
I have a rather 'computer illiterate' friend who has NEVER had SeaMonkey
on his two Computers. I have convinced him to install SM.
I want to help him as best I can.
He has desktop is running XP and his new laptop is running Windows 8.
BTW - He still uses a Modem for reasons related to location and
his own quirks about hooking up with cables. (Fixed in his ways).
Anyway - Will SeaMonkey 2.17.1 work OK on both of his computers,
one with XP and one with Windows 8 ?
Personally I have XP on my computer and ALL is well.
I will change to Win 8 only when the beat me into submission...
I know NOTHING about Windows 8 and hope we both can figure out how to
install SM to THAT computer.
It has been Years since I installed SM to a brand new XP system.
I remember that we will have to set up his profile on a new install -
YES ?
Will Windows 8 run SeaMonkey 2.17.1 ?
Windows 8 is enigmatic to both him and me....
Thank you for any help.
Seamonkey will work fine under Win8.
I would migrate the profile from XP rather than set up a new one,
preferably before even installing Seamonkey on the new machine.
What do you want to do about new mails? Is he going to stop using SM on
the XP machine and start on Win8 or is he going to want to access them
on both? If he wants them on both then he will need to update the
"Server Settings" for all accounts before migration.
My settings are "Leave messages on Server", "For at most nn days" and
"Until I delete them".
ok, how to migrate a profile.
- delete your Cache (to save time later)
- exit Seamonkey, Firefox and all other Mozilla programs (on the XP
machine)
- Start -> Run Program (I have a foreign-language XP so I can't remember
the exact command) and enter %appdata% there. This will open Windows
Explorer.
- copy the mozilla directory from there to an USB stick or something
- now get onto the Win8 machine and do whatever you need to do to get
%appdata% up in Explorer there. Win7 has the Start menu and typing
%appdata% there works fine, Win8 can't be *that* much different - can
it? Oh.
- copy your mozilla directory to %appdata%\mozilla
- install, execute and enjoy a functioning Seamonkey.
NO - you misread my message, Mr. Williams.
He has TWO DIFFERENT Computers which have never seen SeaMonkey.
We want to put SM on BOTH of them. We are both 70 years old.
I am about two millimeters more edicated in computers than he is.
I convinced him to migrate from Internet Explorer to SM which is
infinitely better....
On ONE older computer he has Windows XP which he uses NOW.
I want to install SeaMonkey on his XP Computer (first time installation).
He ALSO has a NEW Laptop (the second computer) which CAME WITH Windows
8 - no choice.
I want to install SeaMonkey on THAT computer ALSO.
The Laptop with Win 8 will be HELL because neither he nor I know doodily
squat about Win 8 (An enigma!). I bought a "Windows 8 for Morons" for
HIM to study. I won't read it until someone MAKES me use Win 8 by
beating me about the head & shoulders - for a long time.
I wasn't sure if this ver of SM would work under Windows 8 and wanted to
ask you experts before I make a fool of myself.
(He thinks I am some computer expurt ! lol!)
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