394258 - ui problems when attempting to run a .exe from the download manager on vista

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 396635

(Toolkit :: Downloads API, defect)

Description

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ui problems when attempting to run a .exe from the download manager on vista

1) on vista, attempt to download a firefox installer exe
2) after you download, click on the .exe in the download manager
3) you should get the uac prompt
4) if you cancel uac, you then get the firefox run prompt (is that correct?)
5) the run prompt is the wrong size, by default.

screen shot coming.

this is with:  Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9a8pre) Gecko/2007082915 Minefield/3.0a8pre

Comment 1

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Attachment: screen shot

Comment 2

[Jim Jeffery not reading bug-mail 1/2/11]

Once I clicked Accept from the UAC prompt, the Moz Extractor kicked right in and starting extracting the build.  I did not see the 'select an application' box. 

Dirty profile
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9a8pre) Gecko/2007082905 Minefield/3.0a8pre Firefox/3.0 ID:2007082905

Vista HP

Comment 3

[(not reading, please use [e-mail] instead)]

> Once I clicked Accept from the UAC prompt, the Moz Extractor kicked right in
> and starting extracting the build.

Jim, thanks for checking.  

I see the same thing as you when I accept the uac prompt, but do you see what I see when you cancel the uac prompt (in commment #0):  "4) if you cancel uac, you then get the firefox run prompt (is that correct?)"

Comment 4

[Jim Jeffery not reading bug-mail 1/2/11]

Seth, 
Sorry, I missed that step, Yes.. I see the same pop-up asking for Application Box.

Comment 5

[Marcia Knous [:marcia]]

Litmus triage team: marcia and tomcat will cover this test case since is a cross os integration area.

Comment 6

[Stephen Donner [:stephend] Not actively reading bugmail]

This *might* be a duplicate, but it's pretty important, and it looks like we might be missing or ignoring sizeToContent() calls.

Comment 7

[Mike Connor [:mconnor]]

Hmm, what does Firefox 2 do in this case?

Comment 8

[Stephen Donner [:stephend] Not actively reading bugmail]

Isn't this a duplicate of bug 396635?

Comment 9

[Stephen Donner [:stephend] Not actively reading bugmail]

(In reply to comment #7)
> Hmm, what does Firefox 2 do in this case?

Firefox 2 lets you open (run) .exes, but it does so only from the download manager itself, not from the "Save as" dialog.  Double-clicking on the .exe in the DM throws up a warning dialog delineating the risks of running executables...

Comment 10

[Shawn Wilsher :sdwilsh]

(In reply to comment #8)
> Isn't this a duplicate of bug 396635?
Yes, it is.

Comment 11

[Stephen Donner [:stephend] Not actively reading bugmail]

Verified dup