Closed Bug 233746 Opened 21 years ago Closed 19 years ago

install directory picker doesn't allow user entry - must browse

Categories

(Firefox :: Installer, defect)

Product:
Firefox
Component:
Installer
Platform:
x86
Windows 98
Type:
defect
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
major

Tracking

()

Status:
RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 229343

People

(Reporter: kalten+bugzilla, Unassigned)

References

Details

User-Agent:       
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Win98; en-US; rv:1.6) Gecko/20040113

If you wish to install to a directory other than the default (c:\program
files\Mozilla Firefox), you cannot enter this directly into the edit box on the
"Browse for Folder" dialog.  If you do, the "OK" button remains disabled.  You
must instead browse through the directory tree to the location where you wish to
install.  This has the effect of requiring any directory other than the default
install directory to already exist.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1.  Run the Firefox installer.
2.  Click "Next" to get through the initial dialog and the license agreement.
3.  Select "Custom" at the Setup Type screen, then click "Next".
4.  At the Install Folder screen, click "Browse".  The Browse for Folder dialog
will appear.
5.  Enter something in the dialog box.

Actual Results:  
The "OK" button remained disabled even after the directory where I wanted to
install Firefox had been entered.

Expected Results:  
The "OK" button should be enabled.
*** Bug 233880 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Confirming based on dupe.
Status: UNCONFIRMED → NEW
Ever confirmed: true
Severity: minor → major
Does the directory already exist when you do this? If not, this is a dupe of bug
229343.
It doesn't seem to matter if the directory already exists or not, though it's 
obviously more of a problem if the directory doesn't exist and you want the 
installer to create it.
And there is no "create new directory" button at the least.

Other installers allow the directory to be entered manually.
I frequently change the drive letter from C to E while keeping the rest (Program
Files\Mozilla Thunderbird).

The same thing is wrong with the Thunderbird install so I submitted another bug.
http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=245068

*** Bug 245068 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
*** Bug 248155 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
This bug still exists in Firefox 1.0PR (Windows 98). A custom directory has to
be created in Explorer first. Very annoying.
Nominating for 1.1.
Please note that it's one of (many) causes of installing to "d:\program files\"
- usually, changing drive from "c" to "d" is one backspace and one "d" button,
but because of that bug, this is not possible.
Flags: blocking-aviary1.1?
*** Bug 262360 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
*** Bug 254961 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
*** Bug 283899 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Flags: blocking-aviary1.1? → blocking-aviary1.1-
*** Bug 286364 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Update using Firefox Setup 1.0.1.exe: OK button is not disabled. But instead 
of working correctly, the path is garbaged.

I can confirm a workaround: create the target folder manually (md "D:\Program 
Files\Firefox"). Then browse to that folder with mouse from the Browse dialog. 
If you do that, then Firefox can be installed to another drive.

Bug 286364 (marked as dupe) has a screen capture of the garbage.
*** Bug 242004 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
*** Bug 280474 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
I have the same problem everytime I install Firefox on Windows XP
(german version), so it is not only Windows 98, but every other
Windows versions too.
Everytime I install Firefox I become nearly insane about
this idiotic installation tool!!!!!

Last time it was a few days ago when I installed Firefox version "1.0.4":

I completely removed the old Firefox version from the machine.
Then, I called the Firefox installer.
I selected "Custom" at the Setup Type screen and clicked "Next".

The installer told me that it will install Firefox into the
directory "C:\Programme\Mozilla Firefox".
But, I do not want any space character in my file systems,
so everytime I install any softwary, I replace the " " by a "_".

My intention was to install Firefox into the
directory "C:\Programme\Mozilla_Firefox".

I looked for an opportunity to replace the " " by a "_",
but there is no chance to change the suggested destination
path.

That was annoying.

In my frustration, I clicked the button which suggested me
to create a new directory. I got a file browsing menu.
The default value in this file browsing menu was a
very stupid and idiotic place on my hard disk which
has absolutly no relation to my intention to install
a software onto my system.

This was more annoying.

In my frustration, I browsed to "C:\Programme".
Then, I tried to create the directory "Mozilla_Firefox"
within this place ("C:\Programme").
The installer just created a directory named
"Mozilla_Firefox", but this new directory was not
within "C:\Programme". It was created within this
very stupid and idiotic place on my hard disk which
was presented to me as I opened this weird file
browsing menu!!!

At this point I was in rage!
I had to pull myself together.
I was on the verge of grabbing this computer
and throwing it through the window and then
running through the hall screaming and yelling.
I decided to pull myself together...

The worst problem: This situation repeats
everytime I install a Firefox. And every
Firefox with an again increased version number
has this very annoying bug!

The version is now above 1.00! Please, finally
fix this bug before I cannot pull myself together
anymore!

A software with such an idiotic bug is just
embarrassing...

ciao
Michael

*** Bug 295745 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Assignee: bugs → nobody
QA Contact: bugzilla → installer
Why is nobody working on this bug?

Is anybody working on any of the many bugs?

Or is this whole thing dead?

Wayne Sallee
Wayne@WayneSallee.com
*** Bug 248516 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
*** Bug 280195 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Carrying over the dependency from the duplicate.
Blocks: 233625, 282239
Flags: blocking-aviary2.0?
No longer blocks: 233625
Any specific reason for removing Bugzilla Bug 233625 from dependency list? If
only because it is marked "fixed" (though maybe not completely), then 282239
should also go, right? Not sure, but I believe this is important to leave in.
Thanks.
Flags: blocking-aviary2?

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 229343 ***
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 19 years ago
Resolution: --- → DUPLICATE
Wait, it's not a dup of 229343 - quite contrary, 229343 depends on this bug.

This bug is about entering install path with keyboard. 229343 is a win95/nt4 limitation.
not a 229343 dupe, still not resolved in Firefox 1.5

Once again:
adding a textfield (like many other installers)
would make it possible for the user to simply
enter the desired installation directory.
If it does not exist, let the installer create it.

Please reopen it (and this is not only win98-specific, s.a.)
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