128616 - inconsistancy in the reg.db entries (causes flash installer to detect two mozilla)

Status: VERIFIED WONTFIX

(SeaMonkey :: Installer, defect)

Description

[Henrik Gemal]

If you use the installer to install mozilla the following reg.db entries are
created:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mozilla
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\mozilla.org

this is causing the new Flash 6 installer (which supports Mozilla) to detect two
versions of mozilla.

The Flash installer says it detects the following browsers:
- Mozilla 0.9.8+ (en)
- Mozilla 0.9.8+

http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/beta/flashplayer6/

The problem is the inconsistency in using "0.9.8+ (en)" and "0.9.8+".

Shouldn't we be using "(en)" in all red.db entries....

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mozilla\Mozilla 0.9.8+
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mozilla\Seamonkey\0.9.8+ (en)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\mozilla.org\Mozilla\0.9.8+ (en)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\mozilla.org\Mozilla\0.9.8+ (en)\Uninstall
"Description"="Mozilla (0.9.8+)"

Comment 1

[Henrik Gemal]

what's the reason for having both:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mozilla
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\mozilla.org
now that Mozilla 1.0 it out of the door we should clean up our use of the reg.db

Comment 2

[Daniel Veditz [:dveditz]]

Mozilla\<product and version> are Gecko keys, all Gecko-based products will
register there with specific keys.

mozilla.org\Mozilla\<versions> is a list of mozilla.org client versions
installed, with whatever registry information the mozilla.org Mozilla product
feels like registering.

If flash is looking in both places that's their problem. Because of the
evangelism effort behind the Mozilla gecko keys i'm surprised they look at the
mozilla.org keys.

You have another bug on the Seamonkey thing, I don't see what's left in this one.

Comment 3

[Henrik Gemal]

ok. Now I think I understand why we have both. thanx

I've contacted Macromedia using the standard support page. Do we have a contact
within Macromedia?