749100 - Attempting to install any web app from the Labs app dir throws [Object DOMError]

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 747921

(Firefox Graveyard :: Web Apps, defect)

Description

[Marco Zehe (:MarcoZ)]

STR:
1. Go to the Labs app directory.
2. Select the Manifest checker app.
3. Click Install once the doorhanger appears.

Result: Immediately an error message comes up saying 2[Object DOMError]", no further information is given.

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:15.0) Gecko/20120425 Firefox/15.0a1
Running inside a VMware virtual machine which is configured for seamless integration with OS X.

Comment 1

[Marco Zehe (:MarcoZ)]

Additional info: Other web app installation attempts from the same site produce the same error.

Comment 2

[:Felipe Gomes (needinfo for replies!)]

Marco: could you clear up the Error Console before installation and then look at it afterwards? There's usually more info there

Comment 3

[Marco Zehe (:MarcoZ)]

Timestamp: 4/26/2012 4:39:57 PM
Error: Error installing app: [Exception... "Component returned failure code: 0x80004005 (NS_ERROR_FAILURE) [nsIWindowsRegKey.open]"  nsresult: "0x80004005 (NS_ERROR_FAILURE)"  location: "JS frame :: resource:///modules/WebappsInstaller.jsm :: <TOP_LEVEL> :: line 224"  data: no]
Source File: resource:///modules/WebappsInstaller.jsm
Line: 36

Comment 4

[:Felipe Gomes (needinfo for replies!)]

Thanks Marco, this is bug 747921, which I just landed a fix in mozilla-central