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Thunderbird file sharing with XP version

Asked by Peter Harris

I am running Thunderbird under Windows XP and Ubuntu (not dual booting) and would like to share the same files. eg. Inbox , address book etc. Is this possible and if so how can I do it?

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Tom (tom6) said : 		#1

So is one of the OS's inside a virtual machine?

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Peter Harris (peter-harris7) said : 		#2

Thanks for your response Tom. I am not sure what a virtual machine is
but I choose Windows XP or Ubuntu during bootup. Does this help?

Peter

Tom wrote:
> Your question #77394 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/77394
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> Status: Open => Answered
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> Tom proposed the following answer:
> So is one of the OS's inside a virtual machine?
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Best Tom (tom6) said : 		#3

Ok, that's beginning to sound good. Here's the result of someone who asked this question previously ;)
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/+question/59897

However, events at that time over-took me and i never tried it out but it should work for you :)
Good luck and regards from
Tom :)

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Tom (tom6) said : 		#4

Err, i found the instructions a little tricky so please keep asking questions and lets try to work out how to do this. You do have a dual-boot of some kind but it's unclear exactly how that's set-up. When you get the menu offering a choice between Windows and Ubuntu is there only 1 choice for Ubuntu or are there quite a few? If there's quite a few then this could be a lot easier but i think we can work with it either way around
Good luck and regards from
Tom :)

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Peter Harris (peter-harris7) said : 		#5

Many thanks. It looks as though this will solve the problem.

Best wishes
Peter

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Tom (tom6) said : 		#6

ubuntulinux.org/testing/lucid/beta2

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Tom (tom6) said : 		#7

Hi :)

Have you been able to try the new Ubuntu 10.04 before it gets officially released?
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/testing/lucid/beta2
Trying it as a LiveCd or as an extra dual/multi-boot would be ideal. Developers and everyone are keen to try to iron out any problems before 10.04 gets officially released so you might find faster & more effective answers to your bug reports which would make 10.04 work better on your system for you

Thanks and regards from
Tom :)