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- Click on Start and choose Run (the button right before last on the right side)
- In the box that pops up type firefox.exe -ProfileManager (Warning: capitalization and spaces count).
- Click OK
- A box will pop up giving you three tabs to choose from. Click on the fist tab, Create Profile.
- Click Next.
- Choose a name for your profile. It is only temporary so you don't have to remember the name later on.
- Click Finish.
- You will see the box with the three profile tabs again. Make sure your new Profile is highlighted and click Start Firefox.
Windows 7
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- Click on the Windows icon in the bottom left corner of the screen.
- Open "Computer" from the resulting menu.
- Open the F: drive, then the Firefox folder, then the jhku47so.slt folder.
- Find and delete the parent.lock file.
- If unable to find parent.lock, refer to 7.
- If unable to delete parent.lock:
- Right-click on the parent.lock file
- Click on Properties.
- Click the NetWare Info tab.
- Check the "Purge Immediate" box.
- Click OK.
- If unable to find or purge parent.lock or the problem persists:
(WARNING: This option will open Firefox WITHOUT any of your bookmarks. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN DELETED.)- Click on the Windows icon in the bottom left corner of the screen.
- Search for "Run" in the search bar and then click on the "Run" program that comes up.
- In the box that pops up type firefox.exe -ProfileManager (Warning: capitalization and spaces must match exactly).
- Click OK. This will open a new Firefox window under a temporary profile.
- If you NEED your bookmarks for this temporary section
- Coming soon.