>
> Then the problem is in your personal profile. Delete everything
> under the directory:
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\yourusername\Application
> Data\Thunderbird
>
> And then install Thunderbird. It will probably work without
> reinstalling. Usuaally just deleting your profile fixes the
> problem(s).

Thank you so much for that information. I will install my VOIP stuff
tomorrow. And then try your suggestion after that. It sounds so specific it
just about has to work!

>
> Mozilla products are notorious for hosing your personal profiles.
>
>> My new ISP is Compuserve. i found out too late tha Compuserve is
>> Europspeak
>> for AOL./ Or at least some of the paperwork from Compuserve metions AOL.
>> They sent me incomplete installation info> When I put ther CD-ROM into my
>> comptuer, it installed a browser on my computer. you don't even need it
>> (I
>> uninstalled it and my connection still works). It did, however, change
>> allt
>> ypes of settings and things I can't trace - but that cause problems. Even
>> after uninstalling the archaic browser and after system restore.
>
> The AOL software is notorious for changing your TCP/IP stack and
> settings and not putting it back to normal after it's
> uninstalled. I don't know if this is the case with the
> Compuserve product or not.

I don't know, either. But it might very well be.
>
> I had to reinstall Windows to fix bad AOL installations on a
> couple computers.

No more AOL for me, after this. I switched ISPs because the previous was
horrifyingly bad. This is better, but not good. It seems to be a very common
problem to have a bad ISP, though. There was a stat in the paper. People
were asked what their 10 biggest aggravations were as consumers. The number
one aggravation was problems when switching ISPs. One in three people said
they'd rahter not switch again because of all the hassle. Another top 10
aggravation was wireless Internet connections. I'm glad mine has wires.

>
> -sw