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How to "start Thunderbird with a switch" to add a profile?

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j2dor
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The instructions say: Profile Manager is not displayed by default. Instead, you must start Thunderbird with a "switch" that makes the Profile Manager appear:

Then enter "thunderbird.exe -p" and click OK.

But do not say how to get to that first point!

The instructions say: Profile Manager is not displayed by default. Instead, you must start Thunderbird with a "switch" that makes the Profile Manager appear: Then enter "thunderbird.exe -p" and click OK. But do not say how to get to that first point!

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sfhowes
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Press the Windows key (between Ctrl and Alt) and R, type in thunderbird.exe -p

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_manager