Rufus wrote:
Phillip Jones wrote:
Ray_Net wrote:
Phillip Jones wrote:
Ray_Net wrote:
Mike C wrote:
Ken Rudolph wrote:
Wow! I just noticed that the security upgrade to SM 2.0.1 was
handled
invisibly behind the scenes without my active participation or even
noticing that it happened (although I think I did check approve
without thinking about it when Zone Alarm told me that SeaMonkey was
attempting to contact the Internet.) That's quite a change from SM
1.x, more like Firefox's upgrades. I'm not a huge fan of automatic
updates, preferring to handle my computer tasks personally. But I
have to admit I liked this a hell of a lot better than the
backup/uninstall/download/reinstall method for past SM updates!
Thanks, guys.
I never did the"backup/uninstall/download/reinstall" method.
I always just installed updates over the old and it always just took
care of itself no problem. It sounds like you went through a lot of
unnecessary extra work.
The "unnecessary extra work" was needed to avoid adding traces of
previous versions in the windows registry. We don't know if this is
again the case.
It's bad form to install over top a previous version whether PC, Unix,
Linux, or Mac. If there is the least bit of corruption it will remain.
if you do a clean install then no traces of corruption are there (unless
you have corrupt install). On Mac's to guarantee a clean install move
current application to Trash (but do nor empty Trash) This forces an
install to a different section of the hard drive. I assume on PC by
creating a new directory to put an install in does the same thing.
On windows, you have to use the windows part "Add/remove Programs" to
remove the old application letting a clean windows-registry. Then start
the SM-install program.
Each OS has their own system of doing a clean install.
One curiosity: On Snow Leopard from what I've been reading You are not
asked whether to do a clean install. It can be done but you now have to
go through some hoops to do so.
...not just Sno-Lep. For any install of SM on a Mac you just drag the
app from the disk image to where you want it.
So I'm left thinking that a truly "clean" install on a Mac would require
wiping out everything associated with SM by using a third party app like
App Delete. Which would of course mean you'd also be deleting all of
your previous Profile and Pref information.
I'm talking about install of Snow leopard system from the DVD.
Most all applications either install from a dmg file , Pkg install or
drag from dmg to appropriate folder. If you leave the old application in
the applications folder (Directory) it will ask if you wish to replace
and older version ....
If you move old app to Trash you don't get this message.
--
Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T. "If it's Fixed, Don't Break it"
http://www.phillipmjones.net http://www.vpea.org
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