I.
Firefox 3 deploys OK to a computer that has Firefox 1.0.6
installed. Firefox 3 deploys OK to a computer with no
previous version of Firefox installed. Firefox 3 fails when
deploying to a staff computer that was upgraded to Firefox 2.X.
It looks like the cleanup utility for Firefox 2.X left a few
files behind that conflict with Firefox 3. Removing these
files allowed the Firefox 3 to distribute and launch without
failure.
• xpicleanup.exe
• xpistub.dll
• xpcom_compat.dll
• xpcom_core.dll
II.
Upgrading Firefox from 1.0.6 to a newer version places a
shortcut on the desktop. Clicking on this shortcut causes
firefox 3. tofail. The application object places a shortcut on
the desktop. Removing the shortcut generated when the user
upgrades from 1.0.6 will eliminate this problem. The
shortcut is found in C:\Documents And Setting\ All Users\Desktop
III.
Firefox 3 was deployed to ITS staff. Deployment seems to have
gone well. I think instructions to staff on how to back up and restore book marks may be necessary. They should also know that some extensions may not work in 3.0 due to the developers not having an update for 3.0 yet.
Next step is to discuss staff deployment in our meeting. I am
looking at a July 2nd staff deployment. Then we will start working
on a package for the public.
2 comments:
I'm guessing that staff computers upgraded to Firefox 3 may experience the same issues as those upgraded to 2?
For the most part eh upgrade is painless. There will be some rare cases that require some additional tweaking.
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