Using FF 1.5.0.1 on win2000 (sp4)

I have 2 pcs with FF installed - is there a way to copy the preferences from
one to the other? i.e to save having to setup bookmarks etc... again

thanks

harry

ah ha! - copy profile directory!

"harry" <a@abc.com> wrote in message
news:2_KdnS5w1PUwuGLeRVn-rQ@mozilla.org...
> Using FF 1.5.0.1 on win2000 (sp4)
>
> I have 2 pcs with FF installed - is there a way to copy the preferences
from
> one to the other? i.e to save having to setup bookmarks etc... again
>
> thanks
>
> harry
>
>

On 2/24/2006 7:26 AM harry scribbled:

> Using FF 1.5.0.1 on win2000 (sp4)
>
> I have 2 pcs with FF installed - is there a way to copy the preferences from
> one to the other? i.e to save having to setup bookmarks etc... again
>
> thanks
>
> harry
>
>
Tell Explorer (or your file manager) to show hidden files, then search
for bookmarks.html and prefs.js, the 2 files which should contain the
info you want to share.
In my w2000 setup, these are located in c:>documents and settings>[your
name]>application data>mozilla>firefox>profile>
Copy those you want to use to a disk or cd and load them into the other
machine, coying over the existing files there.

To get an idea of this, visit
http://users.adelphia.net/~irwingree...0Profiles.html

Post back with any problems...

harry wrote:
> ah ha! - copy profile directory!
>
> "harry" <a@abc.com> wrote in message
> news:2_KdnS5w1PUwuGLeRVn-rQ@mozilla.org...
>> Using FF 1.5.0.1 on win2000 (sp4)
>>
>> I have 2 pcs with FF installed - is there a way to copy the preferences
> from
>> one to the other? i.e to save having to setup bookmarks etc... again
>>
>> thanks
>>
>> harry
>>
>>
>
>

Way to go, Harry! Only took you 23 minutes! :-D

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Ed Mullen wrote:
> harry wrote:
>> ah ha! - copy profile directory!
>>
>> "harry" <a@abc.com> wrote in message
>> news:2_KdnS5w1PUwuGLeRVn-rQ@mozilla.org...
>>> Using FF 1.5.0.1 on win2000 (sp4)
>>>
>>> I have 2 pcs with FF installed - is there a way to copy the preferences
>> from
>>> one to the other? i.e to save having to setup bookmarks etc... again
>>>
>>> thanks
>>>
>>> harry
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
> Way to go, Harry! Only took you 23 minutes! :-D
>

LOL! Impressive. :)

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jg wrote:

> On 2/24/2006 7:26 AM harry scribbled:
>
>
>>Using FF 1.5.0.1 on win2000 (sp4)
>>
>>I have 2 pcs with FF installed - is there a way to copy the preferences from
>>one to the other? i.e to save having to setup bookmarks etc... again
>>
>>thanks
>>
>>harry
>>
>>
>
> Tell Explorer (or your file manager) to show hidden files, then search
> for bookmarks.html and prefs.js, the 2 files which should contain the
> info you want to share.
> In my w2000 setup, these are located in c:>documents and settings>[your
> name]>application data>mozilla>firefox>profile>
> Copy those you want to use to a disk or cd and load them into the other
> machine, coying over the existing files there.
>
> To get an idea of this, visit
> http://users.adelphia.net/~irwingree...0Profiles.html
>
> Post back with any problems...
>
it would be better to copy the entire profile and just 2 or 3 files.
That way, you have all settings.

On 2/24/2006 2:17 PM gwtc scribbled:

> jg wrote:
>
>> On 2/24/2006 7:26 AM harry scribbled:
>>
>>
>>> Using FF 1.5.0.1 on win2000 (sp4)
>>>
>>> I have 2 pcs with FF installed - is there a way to copy the preferences from
>>> one to the other? i.e to save having to setup bookmarks etc... again
>>>
>>> thanks
>>>
>>> harry
>>>
>>>
>> Tell Explorer (or your file manager) to show hidden files, then search
>> for bookmarks.html and prefs.js, the 2 files which should contain the
>> info you want to share.
>> In my w2000 setup, these are located in c:>documents and settings>[your
>> name]>application data>mozilla>firefox>profile>
>> Copy those you want to use to a disk or cd and load them into the other
>> machine, coying over the existing files there.
>>
>> To get an idea of this, visit
>> http://users.adelphia.net/~irwingree...0Profiles.html
>>
>> Post back with any problems...
>>
> it would be better to copy the entire profile and just 2 or 3 files.
> That way, you have all settings.
ya know, I thought that about 2 minutes after hitting send - but figured
that everything would have to jibe just so, so I left it.
I guess I sit corrected, and now have stood up as well...

jg wrote:
> On 2/24/2006 2:17 PM gwtc scribbled:
>
>> jg wrote:
>>
>>> On 2/24/2006 7:26 AM harry scribbled:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Using FF 1.5.0.1 on win2000 (sp4)
>>>>
>>>> I have 2 pcs with FF installed - is there a way to copy the preferences from
>>>> one to the other? i.e to save having to setup bookmarks etc... again
>>>>
>>>> thanks
>>>>
>>>> harry
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Tell Explorer (or your file manager) to show hidden files, then search
>>> for bookmarks.html and prefs.js, the 2 files which should contain the
>>> info you want to share.
>>> In my w2000 setup, these are located in c:>documents and settings>[your
>>> name]>application data>mozilla>firefox>profile>
>>> Copy those you want to use to a disk or cd and load them into the other
>>> machine, coying over the existing files there.
>>>
>>> To get an idea of this, visit
>>> http://users.adelphia.net/~irwingree...0Profiles.html
>>>
>>> Post back with any problems...
>>>
>> it would be better to copy the entire profile and just 2 or 3 files.
>> That way, you have all settings.
> ya know, I thought that about 2 minutes after hitting send - but figured
> that everything would have to jibe just so, so I left it.
> I guess I sit corrected, and now have stood up as well...
Actually, it's simple:

Moving or copying to another windows machine
(If you are transporting via CD, it is suggested that you zip the
profile before writing the CD to avoid "read-only" problems associated
with storage on CDs)

1. Create a profile on the new machine.
2. Copy *the contents of* your old profile over the contents of your
new profile.

Irwin

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On 2/24/2006 3:33 PM Irwin Greenwald scribbled:

> jg wrote:
>> On 2/24/2006 2:17 PM gwtc scribbled:
>>
>>> jg wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 2/24/2006 7:26 AM harry scribbled:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Using FF 1.5.0.1 on win2000 (sp4)
>>>>>
>>>>> I have 2 pcs with FF installed - is there a way to copy the preferences from
>>>>> one to the other? i.e to save having to setup bookmarks etc... again
>>>>>
>>>>> thanks
>>>>>
>>>>> harry
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Tell Explorer (or your file manager) to show hidden files, then search
>>>> for bookmarks.html and prefs.js, the 2 files which should contain the
>>>> info you want to share.
>>>> In my w2000 setup, these are located in c:>documents and settings>[your
>>>> name]>application data>mozilla>firefox>profile>
>>>> Copy those you want to use to a disk or cd and load them into the other
>>>> machine, coying over the existing files there.
>>>>
>>>> To get an idea of this, visit
>>>> http://users.adelphia.net/~irwingree...0Profiles.html
>>>>
>>>> Post back with any problems...
>>>>
>>> it would be better to copy the entire profile and just 2 or 3 files.
>>> That way, you have all settings.
>> ya know, I thought that about 2 minutes after hitting send - but figured
>> that everything would have to jibe just so, so I left it.
>> I guess I sit corrected, and now have stood up as well...
> Actually, it's simple:
>
> Moving or copying to another windows machine
> (If you are transporting via CD, it is suggested that you zip the
> profile before writing the CD to avoid "read-only" problems associated
> with storage on CDs)

Thanks for that little trick....

>
> 1. Create a profile on the new machine.
> 2. Copy *the contents of* your old profile over the contents of your
> new profile.
>
> Irwin
>
Well, Irwin, I sent him to the fountain of knowledge, anyway...