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I am trying to re-install Thunderbird on my wife's old Gateway desktop. I downloaded version 115.18.0 and tried to install it, but get a message saying it can't be installed because my OS is 32 bit. I thought the SuperNova would work for both 64 and 32 bit OS platforms. (It does work on my Toshiba laptop, which is a 64 bit Win 7 machine.) If this version of Thunderbird will not work, what about the last version that will. It was installed years ago. Thanks, Peter

Okay, I currently have two issues going on, both repercussions from transferring Thunderbird to my new computer. I'll limit this post to one issue!

My transfer to the new computer was not taking; followed instructions but no profiles were loading. I thought that perhaps this was due to my initial problematic installation of T-bird decades ago, where I eventually wound up with a choose-user-profile panel that worked fine with its default setting...so I lived with that easily (see image). Thinking that this was causing the inability to load profiles on the new machine, I tested whether I could delete the never-used profiles in that panel. After just one deletion, that resulted in the "Couldn't load XPCOM" error described here: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1360766 Following the instructions on that page to do a repair installation (to the letter), starting T-bird now results in the attached "profile missing or inaccessible" message.

Please advise: Am I doomed?

Thanks for any honest advice. (yes, my Thunderbird installation is big: seven or eight addresses, many local folders, a large history and archives.)

We tried installing Thunderbird on two PCs, both running Windows 11, but with unsatisfactory results. In July 2025, we bought a 15-inch HP PC running Windows 11. Thunderbird was installed, and the sending and receiving functions worked correctly with one domain name and three email addresses linked to that domain name. In January 2026, we bought a Lenovo T14 PC running Windows 11. We tried installing Thunderbird with the same domain name and three different email addresses linked to that domain name. Result: On the T14, it was impossible to install the third email address; only two addresses could receive and send messages correctly. Furthermore, the 15-inch HP PC now receives messages but can no longer send them; the connection is rejected by the server. Analysis: Apparently, there is an inability to coordinate the two PCs for Thunderbird. Question: Windows 11 had numerous updates between July 2025 and January 2026. Do both PCs need to have Thunderbird installed the same version of Windows 11 ?

Hello was told thunder bird is great to use. I need to know were to downlaod for I mac and if can be used Ipads thanks so much ? does it have block as well for spammers? and for I phones as well?