JS wrote: > I have a real simple question which may get an eye-roll or two, but > here goes anyways: When I install a new build, I go to 'latest builds' > page (I'm running WinMe) and I download the mozilla-win32-installer.exe > file. This file then initiates the complete download of the new Mozilla > build. Is this correct, am I downloading and installing more than I > should each time? Does this process only install the updated components > or am I layering complete installs on top of each other here?
This is the correct procedure, AFAIK. Yes, you are downloading and reinstalling the entire application on each build, but the files from the new build replace those from the old, so the old files are (theoretically) gone. Since this means you do have to download and install the entire application for each build instead of an update, and there are occasionally problems caused by left-over files and preferences (I think) from the previously installed build, the better practice to give the new build a chance to work as expected is to uninstall the previous build first (through Control Panel/Add&Remove Programs -- no "uninstall" on the mozilla menu). This should not affect your profile, chromes, plugins, bookmarks, etc. > Also, several bulids ago I had posted here that I could not get Java > applets to work correctly. I received some useful advice (i.e. copy and > paste NP files, etc.) this worked on that build, since I've installed > several builds since that time I've run into the same problem again with > Java applets, should I repeat that step for each build? > Try uninstalling and reinstalling Mozilla first, as noted above. You shouldn't have recopy the NS plugins, unless at some point you deleted the mozilla plugins directory (possibly by using some disk cleaning utility?). Sometimes, things get buggy, and it does seem easiest to uninstall mozilla, delete the entire mozilla directory under Program files, and reinstall, but then you're back to square one. Good luck
