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Bug 18637

Summary:	[installer] default backup directory used for import of old projects
Product:	installer	Reporter:	Guillaume Taglang <guillaume>
Component:	Code	Assignee:	issues@installer <issues>
Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX
Severity:	blocker	CC:	rgregor, vstejskal
Priority:	P4
Version:	3.x
Hardware:	PC
OS:	Windows ME/2000
Issue Type:	DEFECT	Exception Reporter:

Description Guillaume Taglang 2001-12-14 04:21:52 UTC

When using the windows installer, netbeans 3.3 ask you about backing-up your old
directory and let you chose a directory on your own.
When you are starting the IDE for the first time, it tries to import old
settings (netbeans 3.2.1 in my case) from the default backup directory
'c:\netbeans_backup', and not from the one you choosed with the installer.

Comment 1 _ ttran 2001-12-14 08:57:54 UTC

Windows installer's issue?

Comment 2 Jan Zajicek 2001-12-14 13:59:00 UTC

CCing Vita. AFAIK, the installer creates some properties file where is
stored the backup directory with files from previous uninstalled
version if any. Import settings wizard then reads informations from
that file and performs silent import.

Comment 3 Richard Gregor 2002-07-08 16:33:44 UTC

Becaues we have new installers and those are done using different
technology we won't fix this.

Comment 4 Quality Engineering 2003-07-01 09:46:20 UTC

Resolved for 3.4 or earlier, no new info since then -> closing.

Comment 5 Quality Engineering 2003-07-01 09:47:25 UTC

Resolved for 3.4 or earlier, no new info since then -> closing.