301815 - Can not use the uninstall function - Thunderbird not in the software list!

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Thunderbird :: Installer, defect)

Description

[Walter Stevens]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Win98; nl-NL; rv:1.7.10) Gecko/20050717 Firefox/1.0.6
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Win98; nl-NL; rv:1.7.10) Gecko/20050717 Firefox/1.0.6

I wanted to upgrade to the 1.0.6. of Thunderbird but could not find Thunderbird
in the software list. At that moment i was running 1.0.5. (unofficial nightly).
When i return to the 1.0.2. version of Thunderbird it shows again.
Now i have installed the official 1.0.6. version of Thunderbird but there is no
sign of this programme in my softwarelist (add/remove programs).
I am using the dutch version of the program - haven't tried the english version. 

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Under program files i went to the thunderbird folder - then to uninstall folder
2. When i try to uninstall by doubleclicking the uninstallfile, this tells me
that the install-log is missing !!!  
3.

Actual Results:  
I removed the program manually, after i backed-up my profile, and reinstalled. 
I can work like this for the time being.

Expected Results:  
The program should be visible in the software list

Comment 1

[Tim Maks van den Broek [:mad_maks]]

It looks like the registry key is current version  is hard coded in the installer (1.0.6 (en)) while the NL 
setup write the uninstall files to 1.0.6 (nl). I will have a look at it when i am at home on a windows 
computer.

Comment 2

[Alex Ihrig [:Thunderbird_Mail_DE]]

This bug may be related to bug 301702.

In mail.xpi / browser.xpi we have locale strings and locale depending file names
in install.js.

Comment 3

[Tim Maks van den Broek [:mad_maks]]

I have fixed the problem in the NL installer. The new installer will be
available on http://downloads.mozdev.org/thunderbirdnl/releases/1.0/ in a few
hours (look for the date of today). You can install this version over the old one.

For the dutch version is the config.ini localized. 

But if i localize this:
[Cleanup Previous Product RegKeys]
Reg Key Root0=HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Product Name0=Mozilla Thunderbird
Product Reg Key0=Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Thunderbird
Current Version0=1.0.6 (en)

to 

[Cleanup Previous Product RegKeys]
Reg Key Root0=HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Product Name0=Mozilla Thunderbird
Product Reg Key0=Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Thunderbird
Current Version0=1.0.6 (nl)

the version is not getting listed in Windows.
All the other keys are also localized (1.0.6 (en) to 1.0.6 (nl)) but they don't
give a problem.

Comment 4

[Tim Maks van den Broek [:mad_maks]]

with the official builds from mozilla this is fixed, closing the bug.

Comment 5

[Magnus Melin [:mkmelin]]

->WFM (FIXED is only used when known code changes resolve the issue)