How to custom install Thunderbird

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2021-11-14

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This document describes the procedure to custom install Thunderbird.

When installing Thunderbird, it is likely that you will select "Standard installation", so in this article, I will report in detail the screen transitions when "Custom installation" is selected.

The following procedure is effective when reinstalling for the purpose of initializing settings when Thunderbird becomes unstable.

Please see the related article for details.

[Initialization of Thunderbird]

Thunderbird Initialization: Reinstallation Procedure
Thunderbird initialization: New profile creation procedure

Custom installation

[procedure]

Download installer
Launch the installer
Setup type
Select destination
Optional component settings
Option setting end
End of procedure

1. Download the installer

Thunderbird — Make email easier. — Mozilla

2. Start the installer

The Mozilla Thunderbird setup will be displayed. Select "Next".

3. Setup type

This time, select [Custom Install].

If you check [Use Thunderbird as default mail program], the default mail client of Windows will be changed to Thunderbird, so please be careful if you mainly use mailers such as Outlook.

The advantage is that
When clicking the mail link of the browser, the mail creation screen of Thunderbird will start with the mail address written in the link entered in the "To:" field, so that the following series of operations can be omitted Will be.

Launch Thunderbird
Display the mail composition screen
Enter the destination address
Enter subject (only if email link is set)

4. Select the installation destination

If you want to change the installation destination, click [Browse] and select the installation folder.

Default value

C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Thunderbird\

5. Setting optional components

If you don't want to pass personal information to Mozilla project, uncheck "Install Maintenance service".

Even if it is installed with the check removed, there is no problem with the mail function of Thunderbird.

Rather, I think it's a good idea to avoid UAC and avoid installing the Windows service (Maintenance service) that runs at the same time as the computer starts.

Firefox and Thunderbird install an optional service called the Mozilla Maintenance Service that updates applications in the background without requiring a yes click in the Windows User Account Control (UAC) dialog. will do so.
What is Mozilla Maintenance Service?

6. End of Option Setting

Click Next to start installing Thunderbird.

7. End of procedure

End of the custom installation procedure.

Summary

[Install Thunderbird]

Standard installation
Custom installation (this article)
Initialization

The standard installation is recommended because you can simply click Next when the dialog appears .

If you want to initialize Thunderbird, you need a trick.

If you execute "Uninstall → Install", the Profiles folder will remain and the settings just before the uninstallation will be restored. Therefore, initialization cannot be performed.

Please read the related article for details.

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