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the unknown pervert Deactivated User I'd like to stay but I've got a plane to catch. 3243 Posts 5/06	Posted - Nov 13 2013 : 4:24PM I keep getting a message when I start up on Chrome saying "Your preferences can not be read. Some features may not be available and changes to your preferences will not be saved." I have done scans using three different anti-viruses and Crap Cleaner and I am still getting this. [Link]
Goldstein All-Star Member "You have sacrificed nothing and no one." 3689 Posts 8/10	Posted - Nov 13 2013 : 5:24PM ^ Is Chrome selected as your default browser? [Link]
the unknown pervert Deactivated User I'd like to stay but I've got a plane to catch. 3243 Posts 5/06	Posted - Nov 13 2013 : 5:56PM Yes. [Link]
jonnyharmony Member 445 Posts 10/13	Posted - Nov 14 2013 : 12:23PM from internet try this Go to /home/yourusername/.config/chrome/Default/ and delete the preferences file. Next time you open Chrome it will be regenerated, but you will have to reconfigure Chrome (unfortunately). or this Exit Google Chrome completely. Enter the keyboard shortcut Windows key+E to open Windows Explorer. In the Windows Explorer window that appears enter the following in the address bar: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data Locate the folder called "Default" in the directory window that opens and rename it as "Backup default." Try opening Google Chrome again. A new "Default" folder is automatically created as you start using the browser. [Link]
the unknown pervert Deactivated User I'd like to stay but I've got a plane to catch. 3243 Posts 5/06	Posted - Nov 14 2013 : 6:46PM jonnyharmony wrote: Exit Google Chrome completely. Enter the keyboard shortcut Windows key+E to open Windows Explorer. In the Windows Explorer window that appears enter the following in the address bar: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data Locate the folder called "Default" in the directory window that opens and rename it as "Backup default." Try opening Google Chrome again. A new "Default" folder is automatically created as you start using the browser. Click to expand Tried this and nothing changed. [Link]

the unknown pervert Deactivated User I'd like to stay but I've got a plane to catch. 3243 Posts 5/06	Posted - Nov 14 2013 : 7:01PM jonnyharmony wrote: from internet try this Go to /home/yourusername/.config/chrome/Default/ and delete the preferences file. Next time you open Chrome it will be regenerated, but you will have to reconfigure Chrome (unfortunately). Click to expand I may have found the problem. I don't seem to have a preferences file in my Chrome default folder. Other than some extensions I don't seem to have anything in my Chrome default folder. This doesn't mean I know what to do about the problem. It just means I've found that the problem exists. Edited by - the unknown pervert on 11/14/2013 7:03:02 PM [Link]
jonnyharmony Member 445 Posts 10/13	Posted - Nov 15 2013 : 4:16AM maybe you can try saving/exporting your links/bookmarks if you use them Click the Chrome menu Chrome menu on the browser toolbar. Select Bookmarks. Select Bookmark manager. Click the Organize menu in the manager. Select Export bookmarks. Chrome will export your bookmarks as a HTML file, which you can then import into another browser. and then try uninstalling chrome try deleting all chrome user files chrome program folder relating to chrome after you uninstall before you reinstall chrome again make sure you download the latest version then install again Edited by - jonnyharmony on 11/15/2013 4:17:34 AM [Link]
the unknown pervert Deactivated User I'd like to stay but I've got a plane to catch. 3243 Posts 5/06	Posted - Nov 18 2013 : 12:47AM Completely uninstalled and reinstalled Chrome. Absolutely nothing changed. Didn't even lose my bookmarks but I'm still getting the same message. [Link]
Jacco All-Star Member "liable to deprave and corrupt" 2673 Posts 5/04	Posted - Nov 18 2013 : 7:27AM Uninstalling does not remove your profile folder. Jacco [Link]
the unknown pervert Deactivated User I'd like to stay but I've got a plane to catch. 3243 Posts 5/06	Posted - Nov 18 2013 : 1:25PM No, but deleting it from my hard drive between uninstalling and reinstalling should have. [Link]
Jacco All-Star Member "liable to deprave and corrupt" 2673 Posts 5/04	Posted - Nov 18 2013 : 6:39PM What's your operating system? Jacco [Link]
the unknown pervert Deactivated User I'd like to stay but I've got a plane to catch. 3243 Posts 5/06	Posted - Nov 18 2013 : 6:58PM Windows XP [Link]
Jacco All-Star Member "liable to deprave and corrupt" 2673 Posts 5/04	Posted - Nov 19 2013 : 5:22AM Did you already try this: http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/chrome/2WNeIV665gE Jacco [Link]
the unknown pervert Deactivated User I'd like to stay but I've got a plane to catch. 3243 Posts 5/06	Posted - Nov 19 2013 : 1:05PM I tried that. I got all the way down to the part where I was supposed to click on the security tab under Local State>>Properties>>Security Tab. Problem is there is no security tab in that window. [Link]
the unknown pervert Deactivated User I'd like to stay but I've got a plane to catch. 3243 Posts 5/06	Posted - Nov 19 2013 : 1:43PM Okay, I uninstalled Chrome again, rebooted, and reinstalled and it seems to be working now. The only weird thing is that it went to a background theme I was using two or three years ago instead of the one I was using when all this started. Still have all my bookmarks just an old theme. Anyway I'll take the result. [Link]

the unknown pervert Deactivated User I'd like to stay but I've got a plane to catch. 3243 Posts 5/06	Posted - Nov 19 2013 : 3:20PM Goddamnit I logged out of Chrome and now after I log back in I'm back to the same fucking shit with the my preferences can not be saved crap. [Link]
Harri Patel Senior Member #SDNY he's all yours. -- Michael Steele 5110 Posts 3/03	Posted - Nov 19 2013 : 3:30PM the unknown pervert wrote: Windows XP Click to expand If it's that old, maybe try running a hard drive diagnostic program. [Link]
the unknown pervert Deactivated User I'd like to stay but I've got a plane to catch. 3243 Posts 5/06	Posted - Nov 19 2013 : 3:44PM jonnyharmony wrote: Exit Google Chrome completely. Enter the keyboard shortcut Windows key+E to open Windows Explorer. In the Windows Explorer window that appears enter the following in the address bar: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data Locate the folder called "Default" in the directory window that opens and rename it as "Backup default." Try opening Google Chrome again. A new "Default" folder is automatically created as you start using the browser. Click to expand Went ahead and did this again because someone else had the same problem I have on that Chrome troubleshooting link Jacco posted and this was their answer. It seems to have worked but I won't be certain until I log off and back on to Chrome. Just looking at that help link I'm thinking this seems to be a result of Google's overly high opinion of their competence instead of my antique desktop. Google seems to be about as popular over there as bacon on Yom Kippur. [Link]
the unknown pervert Deactivated User I'd like to stay but I've got a plane to catch. 3243 Posts 5/06	Posted - Nov 19 2013 : 3:52PM Aha success, take that you snot swallowing, slime oozing, privacy poaching, 21st century technological fuckfart parasitic cyberworms. May your servers receive an endless stream of pointless error messages every time I click on a mouse. [Link]
Goldstein All-Star Member "You have sacrificed nothing and no one." 3689 Posts 8/10	Posted - Nov 19 2013 : 4:05PM Just out of curiousity, when was the last time you changed your CMOS battery? Given you're on XP, your battery could be on its last legs. If it's been more than three years, I'd go ahead and put a new one in (especially if you plan to continue using XP past April, 2014). It's only a couple of bucks, and will ultimately save you hours of hair-pulling when weird things (which this incident of yours reminded me of) start happening. [Link]
the unknown pervert Deactivated User I'd like to stay but I've got a plane to catch. 3243 Posts 5/06	Posted - Nov 19 2013 : 4:38PM Umm, considering I've never heard of a CMOS battery I'm guessing never. [Link]
Goldstein All-Star Member "You have sacrificed nothing and no one." 3689 Posts 8/10	Posted - Nov 19 2013 : 5:24PM The CMOS battery provides the power that retains your settings and preferences when your computer is off/unplugged. Easy to spot on your motherboard. (Of course, older OEM XP machines will likely have plenty of cables, including ribbon cables, blocking your view.) [Link]

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