slotnick wrote:Allrighty, just did as you said, I suppose it works out now.
now I have 4 user profiles (default1; default user; my name; the new one I'm using now), and I use only one => can I delete the others, or is it adviced to keep them?
Also, did I do anything wrong which caused this problem (had to choose user prifele all of a sudden) initially?
thanks again for your supperb support!!!
Slotnick, you can leave the other ones. They don't take up much filespace and it's safer than risking wiping your My Documents folder! If you do delete them, do it by locating the folder and files and deleting them, don't use Profile Manager delete button.
The reason it happens is that either
(1)when you tried to start firefox, a firefox.exe process was already running because the browser had failed to shut down properly. Always use File>exit when you have finished and want to close the browser. It runs a different and more thorough process than the Windows X.
(2)when Firefox is running it creates a file called parent.lock which stops your profile being opened twice. It deletes parent.lock at the end of the session. Sometimes if the browser or (more likely) the computer crashed, parent.lock doesn't get deleted.
If it happens to you again (Firefox tells you that your profile is in use), say NO to the Profile Manager and close it. Check in Windows Task Manager on the PROCESS tab for any firefox.exe processes and kill them. If in doubt, reboot the pc. If you still get the Profile Manager after a reboot, say NO again, and search for a hidden/system file called parent.lock. Delete it, and Firefox should start normally with your preferred profile.
