Can not access Preferences

I am using Mozilla 1.7.5 now and was using Mozilla 1.7.3 but could not access my Preferences by going to Edit-Preferences[nothing happens] when I un-installed 1.7.3 and installed 1.75 I could access it the first time it was loaded but can't now. Am running Win 98SE. I have deleted all my msf files in the mail & newsgroups and the history .dat and history .mab and the cache folder and the panacea.dat files to no avail. Any ideas. When I shut down Mozilla it looks closed but if I do a ctrl-alt-delete in it is still running and I have to close it by end task.

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From Husker to Husker, I have a very firm, I don't know, about deleting all that stuff. There is no reason to do it. Since you went after the .msf files, I wonder if you checked Edit|Preferences in Mail (there is also Mail and News Settings). If you use Quick Launch, uncheck it, (Edit|Advanced), or if you can't access at all your preferences, turn off the mozilla icon in the Systray. I don't use Quick Launch because it causes more harm than good, but I think that you can shut it off directly from the systray (right click?).
In my case, all the updates from 1.7 on gave me some problems, and I got fed up, and created another profile, expressly for 1.7.5, while runs like a well-oiled machine.

 

quickshot,

I'm sure you back up frequently. Replace your existing prefs.js file with the most current backup of your prefs.js file.

Located here:
C:\Windows\Application Data\Mozilla\Profiles\profilename\xxxxxxxx.slt

Rename the existing prefs.js file: Xprefs.js
Copy the backup prefs.js file, and paste it into the xxxxxxxx.slt folder

Quick Launch does indeed cause more problems than it's worth, so heed Westside's advice...

Ramona

P.S., if you don't backup frequently, then read this:
Preventive Browser Maintenance

 

I do not use quicklaunch and I will give the pref.js file a shot. Thanks--I did creat a new bland profile with no extensions or plugins but the same.????????

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You may be a candidate for uninstalling the program, and reinstalling. With a new or same download. Your profile will not be affected.

 

I un-installed the Moz 1.7.5 and all folders and created a new profile and re- installed Moz 1.7.3 and am getting along fine but am starting to put my extension back on and I will see how that goes.