391555 - Software Update adds Minefield zip build to Add or Remove Programs and sets it default

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Toolkit :: Application Update, defect)

Description

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User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9a8pre) Gecko/2007080909 Minefield/3.0a8pre
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9a8pre) Gecko/2007080909 Minefield/3.0a8pre

Software Update sets Minefield zip build after update to Windows Add or Remove Programs and sets it as default browser even if it wasn't before update.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Check for Updates...
2. Download and install now
Actual Results:  
Minefield is added to Add or Remove Programs and set as default browser.

Expected Results:  
Minefield should not be added to Add or Remove Programs and it should not automatically set itself as default.

Not this builds bug, having this problem for months.

Comment 1

[Robert Strong (they/them - no direct email)]

Benjamin, if we want to treat zip builds differently can we add a file to the zip build to differentiate it from the installer builds? The file would have to be excluded by software update of course.

Comment 2

[Benjamin Smedberg]

Rob, could we just check and see if there's an install log?

Comment 3

[Robert Strong (they/them - no direct email)]

that would work. :)

Comment 4

[Robert Strong (they/them - no direct email)]

To allow setting as the default browser on Vista with a zip build we are going to need bug 369783.

Comment 5

[Ben Basson]

I'm seeing this too. Every time I update Minefield through the automatic update system, it steals the default from my 2.0.0.* installation.

Bug exists in Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9a8pre) Gecko/2007081105 Minefield/3.0a8pre, but this has been going on for ages.

Comment 6

[Robert Strong (they/them - no direct email)]

Fixed on trunk by the landing of Bug 370571.