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The browser still works fine, but...

There was a problem initializing Opera Mail.

Couldn't initialize backends
Initializing Account5 failed
AccountManager Init failed
Engine Init() failed

All the site gave me was some crap about how I should use a multi-user installation, which didn't help because I already do. Google turned up one other person in Germany having the same problem on a Mac, and nobody on the appletalk forums said anything besides "the problem should resolve itself".
Seriously, what the hell? "Opera Mail" is misleading: it includes Opera IRC and Usenet as well (I use georgia tech webmail anyway). I may as well just download xChat and some other newsreader (?) and switch back to Firefox if this keeps up. (Or Cygwin, irssi, pan, and midori).
Also, in case you're wondering where I've been on IRC...well, yeah.

I would try completely deleting the Opera directory in program files, redownloading it, and reinstalling it, making sure you are connected to the internet when you first run it. I've never used Opera that much so other than that, I can't suggest anything,.

I'm assuming you've tried up- (or down-) grading to the latest full install of Opera? Deleting and readding your mail and chat accounts? I can't imagine that's too much bother. Can you discern what Account5 refers to? Your fifth account in mail and chat accounts, perhaps? A complete reinstall might also be good. Use CCleaner on Opera? These are pretty much the only suggestions I've got. I'd hate to see someone leave Opera for Firefox. :(

I think that's happened to me several times before. If I quit before doing anything else with Opera, and restart the browser, everything seems to be fine for me.
Then again, your problem's probably something different.

Talking about Opera, I have a problem too. Before this, everything was running just fine, but now, when I run Opera I first have to wait 1 or 2 minutes to get Opera window.