Yes, p. I used Revo Uninstaller twice, but no luck in solving the
problem.

On Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:25:39 +0200, p <p@nospam.cn> wrote:

>Thunderbird wrote:
>> Thanks Nightowl, but neither of your suggestions works. I followed MVP
>> Ramesh's page's instructions, and also disabled email protection in
>> McAfee. Yet the problems continue.
>>
>> And yes, p, I tried backing up T-Bird, uninstalling it, downloading a
>> fresh set up and installing it again - a number of times. That doesn't
>> help either.
>
>And you made sure that there were no remnants of T-Bird left over after
>uninstalling it? Try using Crap Cleaner's Issues features for that.
>
>P
>>
>> On Mon, 7 Jul 2008 15:01:59 +0100, Nightowl <owl@[127.0.0.1]> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Thunderbird
>>>
>>> I read the EE thread you referenced. You For the "default mail client is
>>> not properly installed" error, see MVP Ramesh's page here:
>>> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/MailtoProtocol.htm
>>> Even if you're not now getting those symptoms, it would be worth
>>> checking the settings.
>>>
>>> I do suspect McAfee may be interfering with Thunderbird. Have you tried
>>> disabling its email protection? I don't remember seeing a mention of
>>> that in the thread.
>>>
>>> Nightowl
>>>
>>>
>>> Thunderbird <thunder@bird.com> wrote on Mon, 7 Jul 2008:
>>>
>>>> Some 'experts' in alt.fan.mozilla suggested that I have a Windows
>>>> problem, not a Thunderbird problem. For that reason, I'm posting my
>>>> problem in this newsgroup.
>>>>
>>>> I've used Thunderbird on a WinXP system happily for years, but after a
>>>> power outtage Thunderbird has begun closing itself whenever a link
>>>> within an e-mail is clicked on. (BTW, I was using version 1.5, but in
>>>> an attempt to fix the problem upgraded to 2.0.0.14. Unfortunately the
>>>> problem persists. And the only extension is Talkback 2.0.0.9.)
>>>>
>>>> Also, if an e-mail has an attachment, such as a JPG file, the mere act
>>>> of trying to open the e-mail makes Thunderbird close immediately.
>>>> (Note that this happens so quickly, that it is possible that the
>>>> e-mail is indeed opening, but that something is automatically trying
>>>> to open the attachment, and that act of opening is what causes
>>>> Thunderbird to close itself.)
>>>>
>>>> And if a new e-mail is started, and one tries to add an attachment,
>>>> Thunderbird closes. Also, oddly, under Tools/Options if I try to
>>>> select the heading 'Attachments', Thunderbird closes.
>>>>
>>>> And no matter how many new profiles are created within the original
>>>> identity, they all malfunction similarly.
>>>>
>>>> The only work-around found so far is to create a completely new
>>>> Windows Identity, as though a second person used my computer. Then,
>>>> logging on as that new identity and setting up a new TB account. That
>>>> account works fine. However, I'd like to solve the problem, and not
>>>> have to use a completely new Windows Identity.
>>>>
>>>> BTW, this has been a very tricky problem. A history of it, and
>>>> attempted solutions, can be found at Experts Exchange
>>>> (http://snipurl.com/2ub8x - am not sure whether one must be an EE
>>>> member to view it).
>>>>
>>>> All suggestions will be appreciated.