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<b>NOTE: Please ensure you're using a build from after February 6, 2004 otherwise you may encounter this bug</b>
'''NOTE: Please use a build later than February 6, 2004, or you will encounter the following bug.'''


If you use the installer 'FirebirdSetup.exe' for an old nightly build (0.8 branch or trunk) dating from <b>before</b> February 6, 2004, be warned that there is a possibility of losing some data if you're not careful.
If you use the installer file "FirefoxSetup.exe" (0.8 branch or trunk) dating from '''before''' February 6, 2004, be warned that you can accidentally erase data from your hard drive.


If you select default installation - there is no problem. Firebird installs in C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firebird\
If you select the 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', firebird setup will delete all files in the install directory. So if you mistakenly select C:\Program Files\ instead of C:\Program Files\Firebird, all your programs in C:\Program Files\ will get deleted. The Windows Folder selection UI makes it very simple to select the wrong folder.  
If you select custom installation, and mark the checkbox "Clean Install", Firefox setup will delete all the files in the install directory. Thus, if you somehow select to install into "C:\Program Files\" -- instead of "C:\Program Files\Firefox\" -- all your files in "C:\Program Files\" will be deleted. Windows's folder selection user interface makes this easy to happen.


<b>It is strongly recommended you use builds newer than February 6, 2004 to avoid this bug!</b>
When using Custom Install, the option to create a new folder exists only in Windows XP and 2000. In all other OSes, you will have to create a folder before launching installer if you want to install into a folder other than the default.
 
It is strongly recommended you use builds newer than February 6, 2004 to avoid this bug!
 
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Latest revision as of 18:17, 9 May 2006

NOTE: Please use a build later than February 6, 2004, or you will encounter the following bug.

If you use the installer file "FirefoxSetup.exe" (0.8 branch or trunk) dating from before February 6, 2004, be warned that you can accidentally erase data from your hard drive.

If you select the 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. Thus, if you somehow select to install into "C:\Program Files\" -- instead of "C:\Program Files\Firefox\" -- all your files in "C:\Program Files\" will be deleted. Windows's folder selection user interface makes this easy to happen.

When using Custom Install, the option to create a new folder exists only in Windows XP and 2000. In all other OSes, you will have to create a folder before launching installer if you want to install into a folder other than the default.

It is strongly recommended you use builds newer than February 6, 2004 to avoid this bug!