Classic and iCab

Question

Dear Angels,
This is a repost of my topic from imac CRT:
Taking baby steps now, I have two working browsers. One is iCab and the other is IE. I am on iCab now. With the help of a reply to my previous topic, this is my problem:
1. When I click on iCab's preferences/identity this is what I have:
iCab 5.0
netscape 4.79
microsoft i.e. 5.5
opera
2. From the same advice:
pick Safari or Firefox. Both these browsers support the latest standards. I'd pick IE for windows but iCab lists an old Version of IE for windows. If you can find the application string for the latest IE for XP, I'd suggest that.
I still would like to rescue Netscape 7.02 and I'm undecided about Mozilla. However, the biggest lesson I've learned from revisiting this wonderful site is to post separate topics, listen to advice and do NOTHING until I get instructions.
Thanks in advance and All the best,
Irene
slot 350 mhz iMac 320 RAM   Mac OS 9.2.x   verizon dsl

Answer 1

Irene
Just to confirm, you lost your Netscape bookmarks?
And you tried installing Mozilla?
Assuming the answer to both of the above questions is 'yes', and assuming you want to get Netscape back before considering Mozilla, I would suggest that maybe you need to remove Mozilla (I think Mozilla may be derivative of Netscape and therefore maybe they conflict a little?) in order to get Netscape back running. I would do a search for Mozilla and carefully delete everything that shows up as Mozilla. Then do a search for Netscape, and similarly carefully delete everything that shows up as Netscape. Then, reinstall Netscape.
If you do have Netscape bookmarks you wish to preserve, I would locate those Netscape bookmarks in the place BB refers to on the other thread (please make a note of it), and put them safe on your desktop. Re-install Netscape, then replace the new bookmarks file (which will be empty) with your existing one, that you put on your desktop. Just to be extra safe, you could also put your existing Netscape preferences on to your desktop alongside the bookmarks you already put there, before deleting everything else and reinstalling. Although, I don't think you will need your existing preferences (I am thinking that they could link to the bookmarks in some way but they probably won't), and you should be able to safely trash them, after your new installation of Netscape and your bookmarks functionality is confirmed.
Don't forget to reinstall Flash and Shockwave and any other nonsense your browser needs.
I do hope I am not insulting your intelligence in any way here, Irene. You probably know your way around a computer better than I do!
Keep Smilin'
Anthony
ps No offense taken if you don't take my advice, Irene. I am a kind of fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants Mac aficionado, and as such the above is just what I would try in the absence of any other suggestions... aside from the ever angelic B B's of course.