53740 - Reboot unexpectedly required for replacing txt file not in use on Win 95 4.00.950a only

Status: VERIFIED WONTFIX

(Core Graveyard :: Installer: XPInstall Engine, defect, P3)

Description

[Jimmy Lee]

Build: 2000-09-19-09-M18(WIN)

1. Verify that Win 95 4.00.950a is used.  Problem cannot be reproduced with
   version b of Win 95.
2. From http://jimbob/trigger3.html, click Acceptancd drop-down and choose
   addfiledelete
3. Click Trigger case button
4. Click OK from confirm dialog; a subdirectory and file, smrtupdt.txt is
   installed to "Program" directory
5. Repeat steps# 2-4

RESULT:
The subdirectory now contains two files named smrtupdt-1.txt and smrtupdt-2.txt, 
respectively.  Rebooting does rename smrtupdt-1.txt (the second install) to 
smrtupdt.txt.

EXPECTED RESULT:
No reboot is necessary since the first file installed was not in use.

NOTE:
Repeating the steps above several times does generate more forms of smrtupdt.txt 
(smrtupdt-1.txt, smrtupdt-2.txt, smrtupdt-3.txt, smrtupdt-4.txt, etc.), and it 
appears that after reboot, the last installed file remains as smrtupdt.txt.

Comment 1

[Daniel Veditz [:dveditz]]

Nominating nsbeta3 but minusing on the assumption that we don't care enough 
about Win 95a to slow us down for this.

Comment 2

[Daniel Veditz [:dveditz]]

Jimmy, does this have an vile effects on a Netscape 6 install or update.html 
upgrade? Giving minus, please remove it if you'd like to appeal

Comment 3

[Jimmy Lee]

I am able to install Netscape 6 from the installer.  I have only tried the 
update.html once quite awhile back.  I will investigate with a more recent build 
.  Most users should upgrade from Win 95a to Win 95b anyway, so for now I 
support the minus.

Comment 4

[Jimmy Lee]

It appears that files are replaced as expected after running update.html.  
However, it is not complete.  Bug 55253 blocks me from being absolutely sure.  
Updating this bug report to show dependency on Bug 55253.  My theory is that 
fixing Bug 55253 will fix this bug as well.

Comment 5

[Daniel Veditz [:dveditz]]

I don't think this has anything to do with bug 55253. That one's because we 
have non-8.3 names in the product and can't replace them correctly using the 
WININIT mechanism on reboot. This one there should be no reboot required.

Comment 6

[Jimmy Lee]

Thanks.  Dan is correct.  Not being able to startup is related.  However, a 
reboot should not be required.

Comment 7

[Sean Su]

over to dprice.

Comment 8

[chris hofmann]

dprice is on sabitcal. moving to next milestone. 

Comment 9

[Syd Logan]

only nsbeta1+ bugs can have milestones, resetting to ---

Comment 10

[dprice (gone)]

Do we still care about win95 bugs?

Comment 11

[Daniel Veditz [:dveditz]]

No, we don't really care. What prompted you to look at this one?

Comment 12

[dprice (gone)]

It was assigned to me, and I remembered fixing other similar problems.

Comment 13

[Jimmy Lee]

Moving on.  Marking Verified!