Two Netscape 7 problems

1) When I try to download an .exe file, Netscape says I am downloading an image file and downloads it as a .jpg file. I have to rename it as .exe and then install it. I tried to reset the associatioins in the applications in preferences. That didn't seem to work.

2) When I try to view Microsoft Knowledge Base files, I get squeezed in lines running into one another which are hard to read. Resetting character codes or fonts doesn't seem to help.

Anything I can do to solve either of these problems?

 

Hi Moorty,

1. Do a "Find" for the "mimetypes.rdf" file. Rename/delete the file, and see if that helps. This tip from tranquilo.

2. You will have to spoof your UA string in order to view those MS pages. Add this line to your user.js file:
user_pref( "general.useragent.override ", "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:0.9.2) Gecko/20010726 Netscape6/6.1 ");

If you don't have a user.js file, create one as follows:
Open Notepad
Add the above line
Click on File|Save
Name the file "user.js" and save it to your *.slt folder.

A more complete explanation of the User Agent String Spoof.

Let us know if this helps.

Ramona

 

The mimetype.rdf file is located in your profile directory (*.slt directory).

Perhaps the MSKB problem will be fixed with the next version of Netscape. However, holding your breath is not recommended.

tranquilo

 

Hi Ramona:

Thanks for your reply.

1. I found two files in two different folders with the name "mimetypes.rdf ". Irenamed both of them as .txt and closed Netscape and started it again. I tried to download an .exe file (media player from MS), but it had the same problem. ( "You are downloading an image file of the form .jpg etc.). I undid the renaming after that.

2. I couldn't find an .slt folder as such nor any user.js file in the preferences folder. I created with the Notepad a user.js file with the following line copied and pastged in it and saved it in the "pref" folder. I closed netscape and started again, and tried to view a ffile from a MS Knowledge Base. The results were the same as before.

You have any other suggestions?

Moorty

 

Can you give the url of the page you are having problems with? Perhaps we can reproduce it...

tranquilo

 

Hi Tranquilo:

Here is an example:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;148351

Moorty

 

Tried the page twice. When the useragent line is added to the user.js file, the page loads properly. Otherwise, the usual problems are there. If you use the MSKB a lot, you might consider one of those mozilla addons that allows you to switch the useragent "on demand" (I will have to dig up the url).

As far as the mimetype.rdf file, it should be in your profile directory, in one of the *.slt folders (assuming multiple profiles), along with your prefs.js, bookmark.html, downloads.rdf, etc. files.

What you might do is make a new profile (as a test), and attempt to download the file you are having problems with again. If it is successful, you can either tranfer your files to the new profile, or we can attempt to find out where the problem lies in your current profile.

If you can give us the url of the page that you are trying to download from, I can try to download it here.

tranquilo

 

Hi Moorty,

Your link works fine for me, using the UA String spoof.

Your Profile folder is found in the following locations, depending on your OS:

Windows 2000/Windows XP
C:\Documents and Settings\user_name\Application Data\Mozilla\Profiles\profilename\xxxxxxxx.slt
NOTE: These files are hidden by default.

Windows 98
C:\Windows\Application Data\Mozilla\Profiles\profilename\xxxxxxxx.slt

The user.js file should be saved to:

Windows 2000/Windows XP
C:\Documents and Settings\user_name\Application Data\Mozilla\Profiles\profilename\xxxxxxxx.slt
OR
Windows 98
C:\Windows\Application Data\Mozilla\Profiles\profilename\xxxxxxxx.slt

I'm not quite sure what you're referring to, when you say "pref" folder?

I'm thinking that you might not have saved your user.js file to the appropriate folder, therefore the reason it didn't work.

The link for the Preferences Toolbar, to which tranquilo referred:
http://www.xulplanet.com/downloads/prefbar/

I have seen a couple of references to problems with this Toolbar using W2K, otherwise seems to be quite useful. I have no personal experience.

 

Both problems solved

Hi Tranquilo and Ramona:

Thanks for your persistence and help, I solved both problems. I was looking for the slt folder in the wrong place, and renaming the wrong files (in Netscape folder under programs, instead of in Documents and Settings). Hence the confusion. Ramona, you pointed this once before; but I didn't remember it. Now I will never forget again.

I downloaded and installed the preferences tool bar. What does "Real UA" stand for? In fact, if I have any other entry there, Netscape 7 won't open. The bar is set up only in Netscape 7 and if it is only use for Netscape 7, then why are the other entries there?

Did you notice that creating the user.js file with the entry you suggested did download the MS Knowledgebase files correctly, except that it put in "All Products," "Support," "Search," etc. on top of the page in black overlapping the other entries there? Of course, it doesn't matter for viewing the contents of the page.

Anyway, thanks a bunch to both of you for solving my problems.

Moorty

 

Hi Moorty,

That is the default User Agent String. For example if you are using the SillyDog Streamline Browser, this would be your "Real" User Agent String:
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Win98; en-US; rv:1.0.1) Gecko/20020823 Netscape/7.0 (CK-SillyDog)

Glad you're all squared away.

Ramona

 

In case I want to uninstall the preferences toolbar, how would I do that?

Moorty

 

Good question! Look here, and check through the other PrefBar FAQ while you are at it.

http://www.xulplanet.com/downloads/prefbar/help/faq.html#uninstall

 

Thanks, Alice.

Moorty

 

Hi broni,

The user.js file should be located in your salted file (*.slt).

When you removed the UA String spoof, did you also remove the line from your prefs.js file? Not sure if this is causing the error, but when you remove a script from the user.js file, you must also remove it from the prefs.js file.

Of course you backed up your prefs.js file before editing/changing the user.js file, right? You might try replacing the current file with the original, and see if this gets rid of the error. That type of error usually indicates a problem/typo, etc., in the user or prefs.js files.

Ramona

 

Hi Broni:

I just rechecked what I did: Under profiles I had a folder with my name on it (moorty) and then a subfolder called 8ms1qkoa.slt and it is in that folder I created a file called user.js in which I copied the line mentioned above and saved it.

From your description, it looks like you ought to save it under the slt folder under your whatever your user name folder is.

Moorty