290764 - will not let me use mozilla with default profile because it is "already in use", cannot access bookmarks

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(Toolkit :: Startup and Profile System, defect)

Description

[condee.padunov]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; rv:1.7.3) Gecko/20040913 Firefox/0.10.1
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; rv:1.7.3) Gecko/20040913 Firefox/0.10.1

I recently used Webroot Spy Sweeper which deleted a lot of virus on my computer.
 It seems, however, that it also screwed with Firefox.  When I try and load it,
I receieve the Profile Manager window.  When I select "default" and click "Run
Firefox", I get a message saying that I cannot use it because it is "already in
use".  I can create a new one, but then I don't get all my bookmarks and my
history, which I kinda need.

Any suggestions?

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Load Firefox
2. Select "default"
3. Select "Run Firefox"

Actual Results:  
Message appears reading "default cannot be used because it is already in use"

Expected Results:  
Load Firefox under the default username with the history and bookmarks.

I hope this can be resolved without losing my bookmarks!

If you need to contact me, I'm at [e-mail]

Thanks much!

Comment 1

[Matthias Versen [:Matti]]

Sorry but bugzilla is not the place for support questions.
-> invalid

If a reboot doesn't help lock for a file "parent.lock" in your Firefox profile
directory and delete it.
Please ask in the mozillazine.org forums if you need help..