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Bug 48929 - Uninstall description on Summary Panel
Summary: Uninstall description on Summary Panel
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: installer
Classification: Unclassified
Component: JDK bundle (show other bugs)
Version: 4.x
Hardware: PC Windows ME/2000
: P4 blocker (vote)
Assignee: mslama
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Reported: 2004-09-13 13:54 UTC by Petr Blaha
Modified: 2004-09-20 14:47 UTC (History)
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Description Petr Blaha 2004-09-13 13:54:36 UTC 
Build: 200409121800
When you install JDK and NB, installer suggests
how uninstall these products:

To uninstall the IDE launch:
C:\Program
Files\netbeans-4.0dev\_uninst\uninstaller.exe
To uninstall J2SE Development Kit 5.0:
Use Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel

I think, we should use same way for starting
uninstaller for both products, i.e. go to Control
Panel or launch uninstaller.
Comment 1 mslama 2004-09-13 14:28:18 UTC 
Actually link for Add/Remove Programs for NetBeans calls uninstaller
given in Summary Panel.
Comment 2 mslama 2004-09-20 14:37:15 UTC 
I suggest to keep it as it is now: 
JDK installer does not allow to install more that one instance of the
same JDK version on one machine. It means that one item in Add/Remove
Programs corresponds to one installed JDK. 
On the other hand it is possible to install more that one instance of
the same NB version on one machine. In such case NB item in Add/Remove
Programs corresponds to last installed NB instance. It is because NB
is identified in Add/Remove Programs (in Windows registry) by product
ID which is the same for the same NB version but different
installations od machine. It is reason why giving exact name of
uninstaller executable in Summary panel is better/more exact.
Comment 3 mslama 2004-09-20 14:47:56 UTC 
Last part again to be more clear:
On the other hand it is possible to install more that one instance of
the same NB version on one machine. In such case NB item in Add/Remove
Programs corresponds to last installed NB instance. ie. there can be
only one item in Add/Remove Programs for given NB version even if
given NB version is installed more than once on machine. So using
Add/Remove Programs user can uninstall only one installation of given
NB version when NB was installed more than once on machine.

It is reason why giving exact name of uninstaller executable in
Summary panel is better/more exact.