295487 - Deer Park Alpha 1 build will not start from a Batch File for use with the -profile switch on USB Drives...

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(Toolkit :: Startup and Profile System, defect)

Description

[kirk7731]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8b2) Gecko/20050525 Firefox/1.0+
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8b2) Gecko/20050525 Firefox/1.0+

I copied the nightly Deer Park Alpha 1 build install to my USB stick to
'E:\Firefox2' folder. I can change to the folder and it launches fine from
there, but will not start from a batch file with the -profile switch.

Platform: WindowsXP Professional

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Download the Deer Park Alpha 1 build and install it.
2. Copy the install folder to a USB drive folder.
3. Create a MS-DOS batch file to launch via batch file with the -profile switch.
4. Create the batch file below in the root of USB drive.
5. Create a profile folder called 'FFProfile_DeerPark'.

Sample:

@echo off
cls
start \Firefox2\firefox.exe -profile \FFProfile_DeerPark

6. Launch batch file...

Actual Results:  
1. Batch file runs with no error messages but Deer Park Alpha 1 build never
loads into windows.
2. Looking at task manager never shows it as a loaded in the process pane.


Expected Results:  
As with older versions it should have launched the browser. I still have Firefox
v1.04 on the same USB stick in \Firefox and it's \Firefox.bat is still working
fine launching FF and using the -profile switch with it's \FFProfile folder as
per the FAQ guide.

Comment 1

[kirk7731]

I just discovered today in testing it didn't like the -profilemanager switch either.

@echo off
cls
start \Deer Park Alpha 1\firefox.exe -profilemanager

FF never loads...

Workaround:

You can run it from a Shortcut on your USB srick etc... and have it use a
profile in a 

folder on it...

I can run Deer Park Alpha 1 off a USB stick successfully only I have to run it
from a 

shortcut.

Step 1. Create or copy a shortcut to your USB stick.
Step 2. Modify the shortcut as follows.

        Shortcut Name: Deer Park Alpha 1 (With Profile Manager)

        Target: "H:\Deer Park Alpha 1\firefox.exe" -profilemanager

        Start in: "H:\Deer Park Alpha 1"

        Shortcut Key: None

        Run: Maximized

        Comment: Change Drive Letter(s) as needed

==============================================================

Change the drive letter in the shortcut as needed. Generally it's the next
available drive 

letter in the sysyem you are using.

If FF has never been used on this computer before the profiles box will either
say 'Default 

User' or it will be blank. Just delete the 'Default User' profile if it exists
and create a 

new one and use the "Folder" option to tell it there to look for the profile
folder. Be 

sure to create one just for 'Deer Park' and not your normal one used for FF
v1.04 etc...

Comment 2

[Teune van Steeg]

Does it work if you use the following command in the batch file?

start "" \Firefox2\firefox.exe -profile \FFProfile_DeerPark

notice the "" after start

Comment 3

[kirk7731]

Yes this works....

Does it work if you use the following command in the batch file?

start "" \Firefox2\firefox.exe -profile \FFProfile_DeerPark

notice the "" after start

Comment 4

[Teune van Steeg]

Windows XP uses the first argument after start to set the title for the window:
http://www.fsref.com/pr/dosxp.shtml#start
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1631997,00.asp
That's why it wasn't working, I guess.

I don't know why the batch file for 1.0.4 is working with that command, but I
don't think this can be marked as a Firefox bug.

I believe this bug should be marked Invalid.