starting SM blank page and safe mode

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Justinh
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starting SM blank page and safe mode

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Is there a way to start SM and temporarily override SM's defined homepage? And do it in safe mode?

I'd like to start SM with a blank page (no website loaded) in safe mode w/o having to change my normal home page.
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Re: starting SM blank page and safe mode

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Justinh wrote:Is there a way to start SM and temporarily override SM's defined homepage? And do it in safe mode?

I'd like to start SM with a blank page (no website loaded) in safe mode w/o having to change my normal home page.
In preferences Browser, Display on Browser Start, choose Blank Page

Look down a bit and where it says "Click the Home button takes you to this group of pages:"

Choose File or Current Page. The latter works best by first going to the URL you wish to use as your Home Page, so when you change the setting here, it will record your current site properly.

Now go to the toolbar and right click to get Customize. Once there find the Home Button and put it where you like on the toolbar. When you click on that Home Button you will go to your preferred site. When you boot up SeaMonkey, you will get a blank page.

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Justinh
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Re: starting SM blank page and safe mode

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Righto, but I was asking how to not make that permanent change for a single start. I can see how your answer could be the answer. If there is nothing else, then that will have to be it.

E.g., seamonkey -blankPage
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Justinh wrote:Righto, but I was asking how to not make that permanent change for a single start. I can see how your answer could be the answer. If there is nothing else, then that will have to be it.

E.g., seamonkey -blankPage
Justinh,

Above my pay grade, perhaps someone can jump in here and help out.

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Re: starting SM blank page and safe mode

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Justinh wrote:Righto, but I was asking how to not make that permanent change for a single start. I can see how your answer could be the answer. If there is nothing else, then that will have to be it.

E.g., seamonkey -blankPage
open the folder that contains seamonkey.exe
if x64 C:\Program Files\Mozilla\SeaMonkey
if x86 C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla\SeaMonkey
or the location you installed SeaMonkey
right click on seamonkey.exe
then select create shortcut
drag short cut to desktop
right click on short cut
then click properties
in the box labelled Start in:

Code: Select all

"C:\Program Files\Mozilla\SeaMonkey\SeaMonkey 2.53.10.2"
in the box labelled Target:

Code: Select all

"C:\Program Files\Mozilla\SeaMonkey\SeaMonkey 2.53.10.2\seamonkey.exe" -profile "C:\Users\xxxxxxx\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\SeaMonkey\Profiles\(name of profile)" -safe-mode
Click Apply and then OK
Your done
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Re: starting SM blank page and safe mode

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@rdtom, starting in safe mode is easy enough. I just run seamonkey -safe-mode
@ndebord, I'll have to use your suggestion. Thanks.
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Re: starting SM blank page and safe mode

Post by therube »

Create a "blank" html file. Call it, "blank.html".
(Nothing even needs to be in it, for that matter.)

Then run:

seamonkey.exe -safe-mode blank.html

SeaMonkey will load, in Safe Mode, loading the "url", blank.html, bypassing your Home Page.


(Add paths to seamonkey & blank.html as needed.)
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Justinh
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Re: starting SM blank page and safe mode

Post by Justinh »

That is a good option. Thanks.
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