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Date:	Sun, 28 Nov 2004 16:30:36 PST8
From:	sshapiro@ucsd.edu (Sandy Shapiro)
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: mozilla and thunderbird

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In , on 11/28/04
at 01:35 PM, "Steven Levine" said:

>>My question is if there is a not too complicated way to enable two such
>>programs to be running at the same time.

> <http://www.os2bbs.com/os2news/Warpzilla.html>

>Steven

Hi Steven,

That was the first place I looked, and I came up with:

You can run multiple versions of Mozilla / Firebird / Thunderbird at the
same time, as long as you are careful. You must use different profiles for
each version, and run a little script to start it (such as mozilla.cmd):

SET MOZ_NO_REMOTE=1
SET LIBPATHSTRICT=T
SET MOZILLA_HOME=
SET PATH=;%PATH%
SET BEGINLIBPATH=
mozilla.exe
MOZ_NO_REMOTE=1 keeps Mozilla from creating the parent message window, so
two Mozilla's can no longer detect that each other is running.
LIBPATHSTRICT=T forces DLLs to be loaded from the correct place, instead
of using what is already in memory (this feature requires a recent OS/2
kernel). You may find the Run! utility useful if you are not fond of
scripts.

I found this confusing, and I was hoping for a little hand holding, but
that was too much to expect. So, first question:

If I want to run Mozilla and then run Thunderbird, do I need a script for
each one? Or do I start one normally and use the script for the other? Of
if I use a script for the first, can I just start the other?

I have the Run! utility, but I couldn't figure out just how to use that
either.

Thanks for any suggestions.

Sandy

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