315222 - Software Update "View more information about this update" doesn't do anything

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 305226

(Thunderbird :: General, defect)

Description

[Lucius Chiaraviglio]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8) Gecko/20051025 Firefox/1.5
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8) Gecko/20051025 Firefox/1.5

The Software Update dialog box link to "View more information about this update" doesn't do anything, even if a web browser is already open.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.  Under "Tools":  "Options":  "Update":  "When updates to Thunderbird are found,":  set Thunderbird to "Ask me what to do".
2.  Either wait for an automatic update, or use "Help":  "Check for updates...".
3.  Click on the link "View more information about this update".

Actual Results:  
Nothing whatsoever happens, even if a web browser is already open.

Expected Results:  
The default web browser should pop up a window or tab with information about the update.

This problem occurs in Thunderbird 1.5 Beta 2, but NOT in Firefox 1.5 Beta 2.

Comment 1

[Magnus Melin [:mkmelin]]

Sounds like bug 305226 which was ultimately fixed 2005-10-17, after beta2. Anyways, this is worksforme after that date.

Comment 2

[Magnus Melin [:mkmelin]]

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 305226 ***