922821 - downloaded file does not launch - (NS_ERROR_FAILURE) [nsIMIMEInfo.launchWithFile]" nsresult: "0x80004005

Status: NEW

(Toolkit :: Downloads API, defect)

Description

[Wayne Mery (:wsmwk)]

I started seeing this I think a couple weeks ago.
using current trunk http://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/5a49762ee832

[Exception... "Component returned failure code: 0x80004005 (NS_ERROR_FAILURE) [nsIMIMEInfo.launchWithFile]"  nsresult: "0x80004005 (NS_ERROR_FAILURE)"  location: "JS frame :: resource://gre/modules/DownloadIntegration.jsm :: DI_launchDownload_task :: line 503"  data: no]

example steps
1. https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/thunderbird/nightly/latest-comm-central/
2. DL exe file and get green arrow
3. click to display list DLs
actual results: nothing launched

Comment 1

[Wayne Mery (:wsmwk)]

I may have tested safe mode way back but I don't recall. May try again

Comment 2

[:Paolo Amadini]

Can you try switching the "browser.download.useJSTransfer" preference in about:config, restart the browser, download the file again, and see if you have the same error?

Comment 3

[Wayne Mery (:wsmwk)]

works with browser.download.useJSTransfer = false

Comment 4

[:Paolo Amadini]

(In reply to Wayne Mery (:wsmwk) from comment #1)
> I may have tested safe mode way back but I don't recall. May try again

Testing with a new profile might help in understanding if there is some type of configuration on your computer or profile to which the new code reacts differently. On a new profile, I haven't seen the issue on my computer.

Comment 5

[Kuno Meyer]

Same behaviour here, but slightly different location. I think it started with Beta3 of FF26.

11:09:07.464 [Exception... "Component returned failure code: 0x80004005 (NS_ERROR_FAILURE) [nsIMIMEInfo.launchWithFile]"  nsresult: "0x80004005 (NS_ERROR_FAILURE)"  location: "JS frame :: resource://gre/modules/DownloadIntegration.jsm :: DI_launchDownload_task :: line 496"  data: no] promise.js:133

Comment 6

[Kuno Meyer]

Addendum to comment #5: I cannot find "browser.download.useJSTransfer" in "about:config".