498983 - Error message "Close Thunderbird. Thunderbird is already running ..." on startup after the computer is booted

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Thunderbird :: General, defect)

Description

[Torsten Blaetter]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; de; rv:1.9.0.11) Gecko/2009060215 Firefox/3.0.11
Build Identifier: Mozilla Thunderbird...can read identiefier, since it refuses to open

After using Thunderbird for almost a year all of a sudden I get an error message, that TB is already running and I need to close it first or restart my computer. Since I just had started the computer that error message seemed kind of odd. But after restarting the computer several times and not have done anything else, but trying to start TB, I still get this error message.

I use a German version of Thunderbird (either version 1.1 or 2.0 (can't tell, since it won't open). The error message reads translated from German:
"Close Thunderbird:
Thunderbird is already running, but doesn't respond. In order to open a new window, you need to close the current Thunderbird process or restart your computer."

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Start computer
2.Start Thunderbird
3.Receive error message
Actual Results:  
After confirming the error message nothing happens, Thunderbird won't start

Expected Results:  
I expect Thunderbird to start, so I can read and write e-mails

Comment 1

[Jo Hermans]

see <http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_in_use>. You probably have a parent.lock file your profile.

Comment 2

[Wayne Mery (:wsmwk)]

Torsten, if your problem is gone please close this bug with resolution set to WORKSFORME.  (guessing version  2)

Comment 3

[Torsten Blaetter]

Unfortunatelly, the problem is not solved... apparently it's a deeper issue, since I can't delete the lock.parent file and "chkdsk" doesn't work.

Comment 4

[[:Aureliano Buendía]]

Torsten have you TB configured for run automatically at startup?

If it is yes, try deleting startup option.

see http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/hwandprograms/autorun.mspx for reference.

Comment 5

[[:Aureliano Buendía]]

Torsten comment #4 has resolved your issue?