On 12/24/2016 3:50 AM, Ant wrote: > On 12/23/2016 11:32 PM, NoOp wrote: >> On 12/23/2016 11:08 PM, Ant wrote: >>> On 12/23/2016 4:52 PM, NoOp wrote: >>>> On 12/23/2016 4:40 PM, David E. Ross wrote: >>>>> On 12/23/2016 4:19 PM, NoOp wrote: >>>>>> On 12/23/2016 4:10 PM, NoOp wrote: >>>>>>> On 12/23/2016 4:06 PM, David E. Ross wrote: >>>>>>>> On 12/23/2016 3:37 PM, NoOp wrote: >>>>>> ... >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Edmund, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Why is it necessary to reboot the computer when the Windows version is >>>>>>>>> installed? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> G >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 >>>>>>>> SeaMonkey 2.46 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I did not have to reboot when I installed SeaMonkey 2.46. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I was over on my WinXP VM and it does require that you do so. >>>>>>> Screenshot: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> <https://s29.postimg.org/jczao7ec7/Virtual_Box_GGWin_XP_23_12_2016_15_37_45.png> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I noticed the same on a Win10 Enterprise VM - I'll see if I can >>>>>>> replicate later. No such popup on linux. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> Desktop icon's also change until you reboot and complete the >>>>>> installation. Screenshot: >>>>>> >>>>>> <https://s23.postimg.org/rfn6cvj9n/Virtual_Box_GGWin_XP_23_12_2016_16_14_10.png> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> How are you updating. I downloaded the complete installer file >>>>> [SeaMonkey Setup 2.46.exe] from >>>>> <https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/seamonkey/releases/2.46/win32/en-US/>, >>>>> disabled my Internet connection, and then installed. I did not have to >>>>> reboot. >>>>> >>>>> I disable my Internet connection because I log changes on my PC while >>>>> doing an installation. I do not want any extraneous activities >>>>> polluting my log. >>>>> >>>> >>>> I downloaded and installed from from seamonkey-project.org: >>>> <https://download.mozilla.org/?product=seamonkey-2.46&os=win&lang=en-US> >>>> >>>> I left the internet connected as always, so no change there on my part. >>>> >>>> Steve suggested that there might be a file lock somewhere & google >>>> responses indicate that removing any 'update' files from the program >>>> files is a workaround. Given that it's a VM (virtual machine) I've left >>>> it in the 'need to reboot' state so that I can see if I can figure what >>>> the issue is. >>> >>> Ooh. Please get WhyReboot from http://exodusdev.com/products/whyreboot >>> to see why a Windows reboot is needed and share its results. ;) >>> >> >> Unfortunately I went ahead and rebooted the VM (I was running out of >> memory on another VM that I needed working). However, if I get a chance >> I'll see if I can replicate on that machine tomorrow. Thanks. > > Oh bummer. I thought you had a VM snapshot of it. :( >
I was able to replicate again on that same WinXP Pro VM. The results of the WhyReboot are: Detected Windows NT, 2000, XP, or variant Results: REGISTRY: PendingFileRenameOperations > DELETE C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\~nsu.tmp\Au_.exe > DELETE C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\~nsu.tmp > DELETE C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\nsm67.tmp\UAC.dll > DELETE C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\nsm67.tmp\ > DELETE C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\nse6C.tmp\UAC.dll > DELETE C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\nse6C.tmp\ > DELETE C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\nsw6F.tmp\UAC.dll > DELETE C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\nsw6F.tmp\ Au_.exe properties show that it is "'SeaMonkey' Helper" Company: mozilla.org File Version: 2.46 Language: English (United States) Legal Trademarks:'SeaMonkey' is a Trademark of The Mozilla Foundation. Original File name: helper.exe' Product Name: 'SeaMonkey' Product Version: 2.46 UAC.dll seems to be associated with NSIS NSIS: Nullsoft Scriptable Install System https://sourceforge.net/projects/nsis/ Both UAC.dll and the NSIS Installer are associated with Mozilla SeaMonkey installation: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=UAC https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=NSIS+Installer https://wiki.mozilla.org/MSI#Shell_Integration Note: prior to bringing up SeaMonkey 2.46 update from 2.40 or 2.46 installation, WhyReboot was showing only: REGISTRY: PendingFileRenameOperations > DELETE C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\~nsu.tmp\Au_.exe > DELETE C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\~nsu.tmp _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
