49823 - netscape6 does not recognize and import nova profiles correctly

Status: VERIFIED INVALID

(Core Graveyard :: Profile: Migration, defect, P3)

Description

[nitinp]

I found this strange behavior.
1) I installed a build of netscape6 few days ago and imported my nova
profile(nitinp) into users50.
2)Then recently I removed all the profiles , netscape6 directory, mozregistry ,
mozver , netscape6 from the regedit and installed a new build of netscape6. When
I chose nitinp as the profile it did not bring up the dialog for importing the
files from nova profile.
3) Moreover it did not import anything  because db was unintialized.
4) Then I went back and chose a another nova profile to be used in netscape6 and
it brought up the dialog to import the nova profile.
5) )I installed a new build today and now both nitinp and the other profile does
not import even after I removed all the necessary files.
6) The third nova profile does bring up the import dialog.
This is not good at all. We have to fix this.

Comment 1

[Sean Su]

This is a profile migration proglem.

Comment 2

[dbragg]

Actually this isn't a migration problem.  The migration code is called by 
Profile Manager and it looks like the Profile Manager might not be reading the 
appropriate files to determine if the migration code should be called.  
Reassigning to Profile Manager folks.

Comment 3

[Grace Bush]

File registry.dat in C:\windows\mozilla needs to be removed also- 
this is new-- starting 8/16 I think.

Comment 4

[racham]

yes...try what Grace has suggested..you should be OK I think.
If you don't where your HOME points to search for file registry.dat under folder 
Mozilla and delete that one...and then retry the builds...

Comment 5

[racham]

This is an invalid bug. 

Please follow the steps posted in the previous steps. In your case, you are 
simply referring the registry.dat file data. If you need to on clean slate, 
please remove registry.dat also.

Comment 6

[Grace Bush]

verify