Moving Mail Settings From Win7 to Win10 - How ?

[Michael]

It is with a heavy heart that I have ordered a second hand computer with
Windows 10 already installed on it.

I would like to know how to transfer my profile from my Windows 7
(32bit) to Windows 10 (64bit).

I would also be interested in knowing how to make it the default email
client ,so that Windows 10 email (app) programme doesn't open.

I will take all replys seriously but if I cannot manage Windows 10 the
machine will be taken to a charity shop or sit on a shelf gathering dust.

I have been to the library and got two Windows 10 instruction manuals
containing a total of 1500 pages.

Anyway transferring my email profile to Windows 10 will be one of my
main priorities so any help on how to do this would be welcome.
Thank you.

Michael

Long live Windows 7

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[dillinger]

On 6/22/19 5:30 PM, Michael wrote:

> It is with a heavy heart that I have ordered a second hand computer with
> Windows 10 already installed on it.
>
> I would like to know how to transfer my profile from my Windows 7
> (32bit) to Windows 10 (64bit).
>

Just copy the Profiles folder and profiles.ini from
C:\Users\Michael\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird\ on your old computer to
C:\Users\Michael\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird\ on your new computer.
You can use a USB stick for that, or your local network.
To see these folders you may have to make hidden folders visible first.
(Control Panel > Folder Options > View)

> I would also be interested in knowing how to make it the default email
> client ,so that Windows 10 email (app) programme doesn't open.
>

There is a setting for that in Tools > Options > Advanced > System
Integration.
You may have to change the settings in Windows too. (Control Panel >
Default Programs)

[Michael]

On 23/06/2019 05:05, dillinger wrote:
> Just copy the Profiles folder and profiles.ini from
> C:\Users\Michael\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird\ on your old computer to
> C:\Users\Michael\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird\ on your new computer.

If only it were that easy. As I said before I am getting a second hand
computer with Windows 10 already installed so the C:\Users\Michael
folder will not exist ! It will have whatever username the seller has
supplied the computer with. I don't want to get involved in multi
profiles in Windows 10 either.
Can you comment further please ?

Michael

[WaltS48]

On 6/23/19 12:01 PM, Michael wrote:
> On 23/06/2019 05:05, dillinger wrote:
>> Just copy the Profiles folder and profiles.ini from
>> C:\Users\Michael\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird\ on your old computer to
>> C:\Users\Michael\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird\ on your new computer.
>
> If only it were that easy. As I said before I am getting a second hand
> computer with Windows 10 already installed so the C:\Users\Michael
> folder will not exist ! It will have whatever username the seller has
> supplied the computer with. I don't want to get involved in multi
> profiles in Windows 10 either.
> Can you comment further please ?
>
> Michael
>

So this username is for the Administrator account and you know the password?

You can't create a C:\Users\Michael account and make it the
Administrator account?

<https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4026923/windows-10-create-a-local-user-or-administrator-account>

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[Michael]

On 23/06/2019 17:18, WaltS48 wrote:
> On 6/23/19 12:01 PM, Michael wrote:
>> On 23/06/2019 05:05, dillinger wrote:
>>> Just copy the Profiles folder and profiles.ini from
>>> C:\Users\Michael\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird\ on your old computer to
>>> C:\Users\Michael\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird\ on your new computer.
>>
>> If only it were that easy. As I said before I am getting a second hand
>> computer with Windows 10 already installed so the C:\Users\Michael
>> folder will not exist ! It will have whatever username the seller has
>> supplied the computer with. I don't want to get involved in multi
>> profiles in Windows 10 either.
>> Can you comment further please ?
>>
>> Michael
>>
>
> So this username is for the Administrator account and you know the
> password?
>
> You can't create a C:\Users\Michael account and make it the
> Administrator account?
>
> <https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4026923/windows-10-create-a-local-user-or-administrator-account>
>
>

The sender of the computer will be supportive so I don't think he would
set up Windows 10 with a password but obviously he will have had to give
it a name.On my windows 7 machines I do not have any username password
and am never asked for one. I will hopefully be able to set up a new
(administrator) account on the win 10 machine using his info to do this,
and then delete "his" account.

[dillinger]

It really doesn't matter, Thunderbird doesn't care, just use
C:\Users\Whatever\ were Whatever is the username that is used on that
computer.

[dillinger]

If you want to use Michael as your username (I would :) ) there are at
least 2 routes:
- Create a new Administrator account for Michael, log in to that and
delete the original Administrator account.
- Create a temporary Administrator account Temp, log in to that and
rename the original Administrator account to Michael. Log in to Michael
and delete the temporary account.
The 2nd route is a bit more complicated but it saves the settings for
the original account, it's up to you if you want that.

[😉 Good Guy 😉]

On 23/06/2019 17:01, Michael wrote:

If only it were that easy. As I said before I am getting a second hand computer with Windows 10 already installed so the C:\Users\Michael folder will not exist ! It will have whatever username the seller has supplied the computer with. I don't want to get involved in multi profiles in Windows 10 either.
Can you comment further please ?

If I were you, I would wipe the disk clean and reinstall Windows 10  (Windows 10 ISO can be downloaded free of charge from Microsoft website).  You don't need a serial number and activation is automatic on Windows 10 assuming your computer was already activated when you started using it.  you can then create usernames & passwords of your choosing and you have full control on the machine.  Windows 10 help are available on:

<news://nntp.aioe.org/alt.comp.os.windows-10>

I don't know who the supplier is but I always like to have full control of what goes in the machine.  I never allow sellers to install anything for me.  Windows 10 has a good antivirus program by default and it as good (if not better) than any of free versions you can get on the web.

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[NFN Smith]

Michael wrote:
> On 23/06/2019 05:05, dillinger wrote:
>> Just copy the Profiles folder and profiles.ini from
>> C:\Users\Michael\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird\ on your old computer to
>> C:\Users\Michael\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird\ on your new computer.
>
> If only it were that easy. As I said before I am getting a second hand
> computer with Windows 10 already installed so the C:\Users\Michael
> folder will not exist ! It will have whatever username the seller has
> supplied the computer with. I don't want to get involved in multi
> profiles in Windows 10 either.
> Can you comment further please ?
>

Actually, there's a more elegant way around that, and where you don't
have to resort to trying to guess at the raw path or in unhiding hidden
folders.

If you enter %APPDATA%\Thunderbird into your address bar, Windows will
resolve the %APPDATA% variable with the correct path, regardless of what
you're using for your username, and since you're not browsing for a
location (but going to a specific place), you won't have any issues with
trying to get to a hidden folder.

Thunderbird itself uses the %APPDATA% variable for its own accesses, and
as a trivial aside, when Microsoft changed the location of application
data between XP and Vista, it didn't affect Mozilla applications at all.
All that's needed to find the correct location is reference to the
%APPDATA% variable (defined in Windows when you log in), and you'll
always have the correct location.

For what it's worth, I'm just moving my own operations from Win 7 to Win
10, and this was the exact process I used, of copying from
%APPDATA%\Thunderbird on the old machine to %APPDATA%\Thunderbird on the
new machine, and it took only a couple of minutes to do the copy, and
then I had a fully-functional identical copy of Thunderbird on the new
machine. I repeated the same process with both Firefox and Seamonkey.

Smith

[Jeff Barnett]

I don't understand how anyone who says "I always like to have full
control of what goes in the machine" could be such a staunch Win 10
supporter. MS owns your knickers and decides what's in them and when.
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