Profile missing on new install

My original problem was with the transfer of a profile to a new computer, but I'll come back later. Trying to fix it seems to have created another.

When I run my * newly installed * version of Thunderbird, I get the error message "unable to load your Thunderbird profile. It may be missing or inaccessible. "It's probably because I deleted the profile folder - notice, I did it before you uninstall then reinstall TB. I assumed that a new facility would create a new profile, but appears not to be the case. How can I solve this problem?

Note: I deleted the folder because it has been corrupted when I replaced it with my old profile, so I can't just 'undelete' to obtain a profile of back work. Win 8, previous profile was created under Win XP.

Start the Profile Manager and delete the orphaned profile entry.

http://KB.mozillazine.org/Profile_manager

Create a new profile, and then copy the old top.

http://KB.mozillazine.org/Moving_your_profile_folder_-_Thunderbird#Create_a_new_profile_and_copy_the_old_one_over_it

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