I think I've found it...
A pretty simple... Writing protection on all files in my user-folder.
*sigh*
Tell me if it's messed up.. please

//Spider

Ken wrote:
> 
> Spider wrote:
> >
> > Hello group.
> > I am aware of the problem, and of HOW it came to be.
> > But I am not familiar with any way of getting RID of it..
> >
> > I am using Netscape 4.5 as a newsreader, and web-browser..
> > I know that the error ocurred when I had installed JDK 1.2 that included the JAVA
1.2
> > plugin.
> > It then messed up the settings, and all my messages was shown as Binary.
> > So, to get rid of this, I set the view-> character set to user-defined, since that
was the
> > thing that worked and showed my mail.
> >
> > Then, I uninstalled JDK, and the plugin, but I haven't been able to _save_ any
settings
> > since.
> > The character set always returns to user defined, whatever I do.
> >
> > Does anyone know how to fix this mess for me ???
> > I haven't opened the registry yet, since it is generally a mess to find all
occurances
> > there..
> >
> > All help appreciated, and once more, I do not wish to cause any trouble for you
out there.
> >
> > In need of help,
> > //Spider
> 
> Netscape has a nasty habit of hiding it's utility reference
> files all over the place. You might try finding the file
> called prefs.js (ithink it's js ?)and either rename it or
> delete it. This will force you to reconfigure everthing
> again the first time you start the program. Then again
> that part of the information my no be stored in the
> particular file. If you really want to get rid of pesky
> Netscape bugs check the dates of every file in the
> subdirectorys. If they have todays date then you know
> the program has been writing to it. Bite the bullet
> and delete them all. You will have to resubscribe to all
> of your newsgroups, lose stored email access files, lose
> your browsers history file, and a probably a dozen other
> unknow consiquences but I feel this will have a good chance
> of correcting you current problem without having to muck
> around in the registry file.
> 
> Either that or just use the dos command deltree and reinstall :)
> 
> --
> Ken Tyler
> 
> tyl### [at] pacbellnet

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