210225 - 1.4rc2 crashes at end of installation [XPCOM.DLL]

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 205277

(SeaMonkey :: Installer, defect)

Description

[luc van bockstal]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.3.1) Gecko/20030618 Debian/1.3.1-3
Build Identifier: winXP version 1.4rc2

1.4rc2 crashes at end of installation [XPCOM.DLL]
system win XP home; 

tried to install 1.4rc2 over 1.3.1 > gave error 
moved the plugin folder away & reinstralled > still gave error
even reinstalling 1.3.1 gives error after 1-2 startups, then is OK.

So I find no method of installing it. (these errors seem to reproduce).

Note: that I don't want to remove all of mozilla, being afraid of losing mail. 
note: I had the same problem with rc1 - but did not check plugins
note: I have firebird installed.


Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. download 1.4rc2
2. install
3. repeat after reinstalling 1.3.1

Actual Results:  
windows crash report



similar to bug 207694
(I can't reopen it so I'm filing a new bug report)

Comment 1

[Charles Fenwick]

Since you don't feel comfortable removing items,  install Mozilla into a brand
new (empty) directory.

Duplicate of bug 195600.

Comment 2

[Steve Weis]

I could get neither 1.4rc1 or 1.4rc2 to run without crashing. Windows reports 
the following:
AppName: mozilla.exe	 AppVer: 1.4.20030.61205	 ModName: xpcom.dll
ModVer: 1.4.20030.61205	 Offset: 00040769

Exception Information
Code: 0xc0000005 Flags: 0x00000000
Record: 0x000000000000000000 Address: 0x00000000610f0769

(This is handtyped and might have typos. It won't let me cut and paste.)

Comment 3

[luc van bockstal]

Following Comment #1, I installed Mozilla in a new directory, and everything
went OK. I don't have the calendar functionality any more.

suggestion: I have an older calendar (calendar-windows2.xpi for =<1.3.1?)
installed. This might have caused the trouble. Should the installer not check
for these ?

note: even when installed in a new directory, mozilla found my mail folders. good!

Comment 4

[Asa Dotzler [:asa]]

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 205277 ***

Comment 5

[Grace Bush]

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