Closed Bug 294357 Opened 20 years ago Closed 20 years ago

Firefox and Thunderbird load a lot of trash in the registry and don't clean it up again

Categories

(Firefox :: Installer, defect)

Product:
Firefox
Component:
Installer
Platform:
x86
Windows 2000
Type:
defect
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
normal

Tracking

()

Status:
RESOLVED FIXED

People

(Reporter: bugzillaspambox, Assigned: masayuki)

References

Details

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Patch rv1.0
2.55 KB, patch
benjamin
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asa
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Details | Diff | Splinter Review 
User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.7.8) Gecko/20050511 Firefox/1.0.4
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.7.8) Gecko/20050511 Firefox/1.0.4

Every Firefox and Thunderbird installation brings more and more trash in the
registry. I tried to remove the trash manually but after some time I gave up,
because the trash keeps comming with every update.

Have a look at my registry at the moment:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox\0.8. (en)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox\0.9. (en)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox\0.9.1 (en)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox\0.9.2 (en)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox\0.9.3 (en)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox\1.0 (de-DE)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox\1.0.1 (de-DE)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox\1.0.4 (en-US)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox\1.0PR (en-US)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox\0.8. (en)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox\0.9. (en)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox\0.9.1 (en)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox\0.9.2 (en)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox\0.9.3 (en)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox\1.0.4 (en-US)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox 0.9.3\bin
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox 0.9.3\Extensions
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox 0.9.3
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox 0.9.3\bin
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox 0.9.3\Extensions
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox 0.9.3
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox 1.0.2\bin
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox 1.0.2\Extensions
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox 1.0.2
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox 1.0.2\bin
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox 1.0.2\Extensions
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox 1.0.2
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox 1.0.3\bin
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox 1.0.3\Extensions
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox 1.0.3
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox 1.0.3\bin
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox 1.0.3\Extensions
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox 1.0.3
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox 1.0.4\bin
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox 1.0.4\Extensions
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox 1.0.4
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox 1.0.4\bin
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox 1.0.4\Extensions
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox 1.0.4
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Thunderbird\1.0.2 (en)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Thunderbird
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Thunderbird\1.0.2 (en)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Thunderbird
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Thunderbird 0.8
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Thunderbird 0.8
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Thunderbird 0.9
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Thunderbird 0.9
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.2\bin
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.2
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.2\bin
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.2
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0RC1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0RC1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla Thunderbird\Desktop
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla.org\Mozilla
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla.org\Mozilla
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla.org\Mozilla Firefox\0.8. (de)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla.org\Mozilla Firefox\0.8. (en)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla.org\Mozilla Firefox
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla.org\Mozilla Firefox\0.8. (de)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla.org\Mozilla Firefox\0.8. (en)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla.org\Mozilla Firefox
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla.org\Mozilla Thunderbird\0.6+. (en)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla.org\Mozilla Thunderbird\0.6. (en)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla.org\Mozilla Thunderbird\0.7. (en)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla.org\Mozilla Thunderbird\0.7.1 (en)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla.org\Mozilla Thunderbird\0.7.1. (de)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla.org\Mozilla Thunderbird
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla.org\Mozilla Thunderbird\0.6+. (en)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla.org\Mozilla Thunderbird\0.6. (en)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla.org\Mozilla Thunderbird\0.7. (en)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla.org\Mozilla Thunderbird\0.7.1 (en)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla.org\Mozilla Thunderbird\0.7.1. (de)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla.org\Mozilla Thunderbird

Do I really need all thouse entrys, especially thouse of the old versions? Do I
NEED anyone at all or couldn't that be solved a better way than filling my
registry? I hope you guys can fix that, so that new installations remove the
junk that I don't need anymore.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
see bug 293866
Status: UNCONFIRMED → NEW
Component: General → Installer
Ever confirmed: true
QA Contact: general → installer
*** Bug 293866 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Same issue of suite is bug 264386.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 264386 ***
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 20 years ago
Resolution: --- → DUPLICATE
Why it is duped to 264386?
It is suite problem, so, the code is xpinstall.
But this is firefox and thunderbird problem, so, the code is
toolkit/mozapp/installer.
These causes differ.
ok perhaps you are right, I reopened it.
Status: RESOLVED → REOPENED
Resolution: DUPLICATE → ---
Attached patch Patch rv1.0 — — Splinter Review 
Assignee: nobody → masayuki
Status: REOPENED → ASSIGNED

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Comment on attachment 183913 [details] [diff] [review]
Patch rv1.0

The risk is low.

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Comment on attachment 183913 [details] [diff] [review]
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a=asa for 1.1a1 checkin.

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checed in to trunk.
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Am I correct in that this patch doesn't fix any existing problems, only stops it
in the future? My procedure lately has been to just delete any Firefox,
Thunderbird, Firebird, Mozilla entries in the registry, and let the installer
put the latest. Is that a safe bet? Is there or should there be a tool or
utility or part of the program code to automatically fix this for us?
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If you want to remove the old entries, you should use uninstaller.

    
    

    
  
(In reply to comment #12)
> If you want to remove the old entries, you should use uninstaller.

It doesn't work.

    
    

    
  
What is your trush in the registry?

The patch is removing immediately before version's
"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox 1.x" and
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox 1.x".

If you have another problem, you should file new bug.

    
    

    
  
confirming comment #13, the uninstaller does not remove the trash

    
    

    
  
(In reply to comment #15)
> confirming comment #13, the uninstaller does not remove the trash

I cannot reproduce it.
I installed 1.0(en) -> 1.0.1(en) -> 1.0.2(en) -> 1.0.3(en) -> 1.0+(en) for this
test. And I used 1.0+'s uninstaller.
What's name of your 'trash'?

    
    

    
  
(In reply to comment #16)

The uninstaller removes the trash in the registry on my computer when I
uninstall it before updating, but... when I update Firefox from 1.0.3 to 1.0.4
without uninstalling, the trash remains.

Maybe the Firefox installer should automatically uninstall previous versions of
Firefox before updating, like other programs do.

    
    

    
  
If this was landed on the trunk it needs to be resolved Fixed. 
Status: ASSIGNED → RESOLVED
Closed: 20 years ago → 20 years ago
Resolution: --- → FIXED

    
    

    
  
Not blocking a security release
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Comment on attachment 183913 [details] [diff] [review]
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1.0.5 has already shipped; removing approval request.

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This one should be reopened for the latest nightly builds and have the other similar bugs duped to it.

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