Bill Lee wrote:
> Tim Wunder wrote:
>
>> Martin Poirier wrote:
>>
>>> Whee... I personally find a zip file much more convenient :-P
>>>
>>> Tom Christensen wrote:
>>>
>>>> Why have moz.org removed the installer.exe to install via the net!.
>>>> ?????
>>>>
>>>> Incredible stupid now I have to download this *.zip file witch is a
>>>> hassel to get working.
>>>>
>>>> Please get back installer.exe!!!.
>>>>
>>>
>>
>> Here's how I upgraded to 0.9.3, Windows 2K SP1:
>> 1.) Deleted C:\Mozill-0.9.2\bin folder
>> 2.) Renamed C:\Mozilla-0.9.2 to C:\Mozilla-0.9.3
>> 3.) Unzipped mozilla-win32-0.9.3-talkback.zip to the C:\Mozilla-0.9.3\
>> folder
>> 4.) Renamed the important parts of my shortcuts to point to
>> C:\Mozilla-0.9.3\bin\mozilla.exe
>> 5.) Ran it
>>
>> AFAIC, way better than any installer. I also keep up to date on
>> nighlties in the same way, using C:\Mozilla-Nightly\ as the root folder.
>>
>> Both the nightlies and the releases have been sharing the profile data
>> well, at least since 0.9.1. When I had problems in the past, deleting
>> the *.msf files in the profile directory fixed it.
>>
>> I update Moz at home in a similar fashion running Caldera linux,
>> eDesktop 2.4.
>>
>> HTH,
>> Tim
>>
>
> Way to much trouble. Just keep the root to "Mozilla" (where ever you
> have it) and just delete the bid directory, and right-click-drag the zip
> file to dump it in the Mozilla directory. Done.
>
> bill lee
>
That's how I update the nightlies. C:\Mozilla-Nightly\ is the root
directory. I don't always update the released versions right away, so I
like to have the release specified by my shortcut.
Tim
