Closed
Bug 16350
Opened 25 years ago
Closed 24 years ago
Installer should remember last install location
Categories
(Core Graveyard :: Installer: XPInstall Engine, defect, P4)
Tracking
(Not tracked)
VERIFIED
WORKSFORME
People
(Reporter: phil, Assigned: ssu0262)
Details
I think in 4.x when you run the installer, it knows where on the disk you last installed Communicator, and pre-fills that as the file location for the current install. mozilla seems not to do that, and it would save me some typing (over and over again) if it did.
Comment 1•25 years ago
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Moving non-dogfood bugs to M13
Bulk move of XPInstall (component to be deleted) bugs to Installer: XPInstall Engine
fixed
Status: ASSIGNED → RESOLVED
Closed: 25 years ago
Resolution: --- → FIXED
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Comment 5•24 years ago
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This bug seems to be back using 2000-06-02-08 commercial build on NT. Reopening.
Status: VERIFIED → REOPENED
Resolution: FIXED → ---
Comment 6•24 years ago
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I can only reproduce this if I remove the last installation- if I keep it- it shows me that path and prompts me to delete. If I remove it, it defaults to C:\Program Files\Netscape
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Comment 7•24 years ago
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Makes sense -- I usually do delete the previous build
Comment 8•24 years ago
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Sean, Isn't this fixed?
Updated•24 years ago
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Severity: normal → enhancement
Summary: Installer should remember last install location → Remember last install location even if uninstalled
Comment 10•24 years ago
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Updating summary to reduce confusion. In the normal case we *do* remember where we installed last, but if it has been uninstalled the registry entry with that info has also been uninstalled. It's a trade off between this feature and really cleaning up after ourselves. I suspect more people would rather have the uninstaller get rid of the registry entries.
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Comment 11•24 years ago
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Dan, does that mean the installer choice to delete the previous install actually runs the uninstaller? If so, can't we just pick up the previous install location before the uninstaller wipes it out?
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Comment 12•24 years ago
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Phil, the choice to delete the previous version does not run the uninstaller. I think what the new summary states is that the installer should still remember where the last installation of Mozilla was, even if the user had ran the uninstaller already.
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Comment 13•24 years ago
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Ok, then I just want to point out that the bug is morphing. I originally filed the bug on needing to re-enter the custom install location every time, after choosing delete previous install. I wasn't talking about uninstall when I filed the bug.
Comment 14•24 years ago
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The original description was something like (summarized) "install to custom location. Next day start install again, should default to same location but doesn't". If that's what you want, we think that works (and currently you will be prompted to delete the version we found at that location). Unless in between you have uninstalled, in which case we can't default to the location of the currently installed version because there isn't one anymore. So, has the original problem regressed, or should we leave this open for the enhancement of remembering the custom location even though you've uninstalled?
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Comment 15•24 years ago
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Since this bug is so old, it seems more likely that the initial problem has been fixed along the way, rather than that it has regressed. I just wanted to point out that this bug seemed to be morphing, especially since the install-after-uninstall problem doesn't seem very important to me. If this bug were assigned to me, I'd mark it worksforme and wait for a compelling reason to solve the install-after-uninstall problem.
Comment 16•24 years ago
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Changing summary back to describe Phil's original complaint, marking WORKSFORME per discussion. Sorry for the confusion, all!
Severity: enhancement → normal
Status: ASSIGNED → RESOLVED
Closed: 25 years ago → 24 years ago
Resolution: --- → WORKSFORME
Summary: Remember last install location even if uninstalled → Installer should remember last install location
Updated•8 years ago
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Product: Core → Core Graveyard
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