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'''NOTE: Please ensure you're using a build from after February 6, 2004 otherwise you may encounter this bug.''' | |||
If you use the installer | If you use the installer "FirefoxSetup.exe" for an old nightly build (0.8 branch or trunk) dating from '''before''' February 6, 2004, be warned that there is a possibility of losing some data if you're not careful. | ||
If you select default installation | If you select default installation, there is no problem. Firefox installs in "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\". | ||
If you select custom installation, and mark the checkbox | If you select custom installation, and mark the checkbox "Clean Install", Firefox setup will delete all the files in the install directory. So if you mistakenly select "C:\Program Files\" instead of "C:\Program Files\Firefox\", all your programs in "C:\Program Files\" will get deleted. The Windows Folder selection user interface makes this very simple to accomplish. | ||
In XP while using Custom | In XP/2000, while using Custom Install, the option to create a new folder is present. This is absent in all other OSes, so if you want to install into a folder other than default, you will have to create it before launching installer. | ||
'''It is strongly recommended you use builds newer than February 6, 2004 to avoid this bug!''' | |||
Revision as of 00:44, 14 February 2004
NOTE: Please ensure you're using a build from after February 6, 2004 otherwise you may encounter this bug.
If you use the installer "FirefoxSetup.exe" for an old nightly build (0.8 branch or trunk) dating from before February 6, 2004, be warned that there is a possibility of losing some data if you're not careful.
If you select default installation, there is no problem. Firefox installs in "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\".
If you select custom installation, and mark the checkbox "Clean Install", Firefox setup will delete all the files in the install directory. So if you mistakenly select "C:\Program Files\" instead of "C:\Program Files\Firefox\", all your programs in "C:\Program Files\" will get deleted. The Windows Folder selection user interface makes this very simple to accomplish.
In XP/2000, while using Custom Install, the option to create a new folder is present. This is absent in all other OSes, so if you want to install into a folder other than default, you will have to create it before launching installer.
It is strongly recommended you use builds newer than February 6, 2004 to avoid this bug!
