57001 - if "default" is the only N6 profile, Netscape 6 launches default profile directly without going through profile picker

Status: VERIFIED INVALID

(SeaMonkey :: Startup & Profiles, defect, P3)

Description

[ekrock's old account (dead)]

Using Commercial 20001016108 on WinNT 4.0 SP4.

To repro:
1) launch Netscape 6 on a system that has one unmigrated Nav4 profile and the
default Netscape 6 profile. The *first time* you launch, the profile selector
comes up as usual. Choose to create a new profile; Netscape 6 crashes. (I'm
filing a separate bug on that.)
2) The *second* time you launch and thereafter, Netscape 6 brings up the browser
window directly without going through the profile picker. I assume it has
launched running the default profile.

I can reproduce the "bring up N6 without going through the profile picker"
behavior with no problem. (Drop by my cube!)

Marking regression and nominating rtm to put on radar as a potential stop-ship
bug pending further investigation.

Comment 1

[ekrock's old account (dead)]

The related "crash on create new profile" bug is bug 57002.

Comment 2

[Grace Bush]

ekrock,
How are you 'launching'?  I cannot reproduce this today nor did I see yesterday.

Comment 3

[ekrock's old account (dead)]

I see this on launching either by doubleclicking the N6 icon or by launching N6 
through the Windows desktop menu. 

Add'l info: once you've used the Profile Manager to create N6 profiles other 
than "default," profile picker appears on N6 startup as expected. Changing 
Summary to "if 'default' is the only N6 profile, Netscape 6 launches default 
profile directly without going through profile picker."

Comment 4

[Ben Goodger (use ben at mozilla dot org for email)]

Grace, isn't this the intended behaviour? (The crash described isn't, but other 
than that...)

Comment 5

[Grace Bush]

Yes, intended behavior- if there is one N6 default profile
If you want to see 4.x profiles on later launches you must use netscp6 
-installer 
If you want to see Profile Manager on later launches, you must click the 
ProfileManager icon 

Crash is separate from this bug

Comment 6

[don]

If this is intended behavior, then I'm resolving this as INVALID.

Comment 7

[ekrock's old account (dead)]

Verifying invalid. That explanation makes sense.