Upgrade of Mozilla Suite

Currently running Mozilla Suite 1.2.1 and considering upgrading. Will
it just overlay what I am running now and save settings (i.e. bookmarks,
newsgroup subscriptions, etc) or will I need to reset everything up.

Thanks.

 

Your settings will be preserved (see
http://www.mozilla.org/start/1.0/faq/profile.html). However, be aware
when installing a new version. The new installers are supposed to
remove the previous version - if you respond to the prompt in that way.

Notes
1. You might want to save the plugins folder in the Program
Files/mozilla.org/mozilla directory just in case the installer doesn't
pick up all your installed plugins. You can then just copy them into
the new installation plugins folder.

2. While your profile (personal info, mail, newsgroups, etc.) is stored
in a different directory that is not touched by the installation you may
still want to backup up your profile first. Hey, it's a computer, stuff
happens! I backup my profile(s) on a regular schedule, once a week
automatically, and manually before any significant system changes or
version installations.

3. If you run multiple versions or combinations of Mozilla, Netscape,
Thunderbird, and/or Firebird, do NOT share profiles among them.
Create/use a new profile for each one. You can always copy mail,
newsgroups, addressbooks, etc. from one to another to bring new ones up
to date with your historical usage.

There are many reliability and feature enhancements since 1.2.1 so go
for it!


--
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http://edmullen.net
http://edmullen.net/moz.html
An American is a person who isn't afraid to criticize the President but
is always polite to traffic cops.

 

Another possibility would be to uninstall 1.2.1 first and then install
1.5

He could also use the zip-file-version. He would not have to
(un-)install anything IIRC.

ACK!

guido