145605 - Installer overwrites target

Status: VERIFIED WONTFIX

(SeaMonkey :: Installer, enhancement)

Description

[Todd]

Hi All,

   I have the responsibility to keep 15 (Win32) Mozilla's updated at one 
of my customer sites.

    This might seem like a trivial matter, but the installer constantly
overwrites my icon targets on the desktop.  My targets typically look like:
  
     "c:\Program Files\mozilla.org\Mozilla\mozilla.exe" -P "%USERNAME%" -mail

   It is a pain in the neck to constanly change the target.

   Also, it overwrites my icon too (my customers like the red dino head 
better that the blues snake with the cat's head and glowing eyeballs).

   If you would check to see if an icon already exists and create a 
separate new one, it would be most appreciated.  (That was all I have 
to do is erase the new one.  Much easier than constantly mis-spelling
"%USERNAME%".)

Many thanks,
--Tony
[e-mail]

Comment 1

[Henrik Gemal]

dupe of the most asked for installer bug 28174

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 28174 ***

Comment 2

[Daniel Veditz [:dveditz]]

I don't think this is a duplicate. bug 28174 asks for the ability to customize
which icons get placed where using a complicated dialog, this bug simply asks
that we not overwrite something that already exists because it may be customized.

A quick workaround would be to change the name of your customized desktop
shortcut. The installer will continue to put a "Mozilla" icon on the desktop,
but won't touch your "My Mozilla" shortcut.

Comment 3

[Todd]

Hi All,

   "Don't overwrite" is what I am asking for. dveditz is correct in his
assumption.

--Tony

Comment 4

[Henrik Gemal]

Wontfix. All installers do this. Please change the desktop shortcut to something
else like "Mozilla Navigator" or "Mozilla Webbrowser" or just "Cool Mozilla"

Comment 5

[Grace Bush]

verified