210631 - 1.4rc1 and 1.4rc2 install fine, but will not run

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 205277

(SeaMonkey :: General, defect)

Description

[Gary MacKay]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.3) Gecko/20030312
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.3) Gecko/20030312

Any of the 1.4 series do not run. I do not get any errors during install. But
trying to launch it results in an immediate GPF. All versions prior to the 1.4
series run just fine. I remove 1.4rc and reinstalled 1.3 and it works just fine.
I have never had this problem before.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
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Comment 1

[WD]

No, Mozilla 1.4 does indeed work.
Have you installed Mozilla into an *empty* directory?

Comment 2

[Böhler]

Same problem on my system - last usable version is 1.4b; every version later
than 1.4b will install without problems, but crash during startup before
displaying the splash screen. The only way back is:
- remove (de-install) mozilla completely
- install version 1.3.1
- install version 1.4b

Seems to be the same bug filed as #208322...

As usual I do _not_ install Mozilla in an empty directory since I want to keep
my old preferences etc.

Comment 3

[Böhler]

Same problem on my system - last usable version is 1.4b; every version later
than 1.4b will install without problems, but crash during startup before
displaying the splash screen. The only way back is:
- remove (de-install) mozilla completely
- install version 1.3.1
- install version 1.4b

Seems to be the same bug filed as #208322...

As usual I do _not_ install Mozilla in an empty directory since I want to keep
my old preferences etc.

Comment 4

[WD]

You ***MUST*** install Mozilla into an empty directory!!
Your profile information is kept elsewhere, so you lose nothing by deleting your
program directory.

Comment 5

[Asa Dotzler [:asa]]

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