Wireshark-bugs: [Wireshark-bugs] [Bug 12417] New: Installer should stop asking if I want to remo
| Bug ID |
12417
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| Summary |
Installer should stop asking if I want to remove a previous version
|
| Product |
Wireshark
|
| Version |
2.0.3
|
| Hardware |
x86
|
| OS |
Windows 7
|
| Status |
UNCONFIRMED
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| Severity |
Normal
|
| Priority |
Low
|
| Component |
Qt UI
|
| Assignee |
bugzilla-admin@wireshark.org
|
| Reporter |
brian.mathis@betteradmin.com
|
Build Information:
Version 2.0.3 (v2.0.3-0-geed34f0 from master-2.0)
Copyright 1998-2016 Gerald Combs <gerald@wireshark.org> and contributors.
License GPLv2+: GNU GPL version 2 or later
<http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html>
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Compiled (64-bit) with Qt 5.3.2, with WinPcap (4_1_3), with libz 1.2.8, with
GLib 2.42.0, with SMI 0.4.8, with c-ares 1.9.1, with Lua 5.2, with GnuTLS
3.2.15, with Gcrypt 1.6.2, with MIT Kerberos, with GeoIP, with QtMultimedia,
with AirPcap.
Running on 64-bit Windows 7 Service Pack 1, build 7601, with locale C, with
WinPcap version 4.1.3 (packet.dll version 4.1.0.2980), based on libpcap version
1.0 branch 1_0_rel0b (20091008), with GnuTLS 3.2.15, with Gcrypt 1.6.2, without
AirPcap.
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3667U CPU @ 2.00GHz (with SSE4.2), with 16285MB of
physical memory.
Built using Microsoft Visual C++ 12.0 build 40629
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Every time I install a new version of Wireshark, the installer detects the
older version and asks if I want to remove it. This question makes no sense to
an end user:
- If it's recommended that the old version be removed prior to installing a new
version, the installer should just do that.
- If there's no reason to remove the old version, the installer should not ask
about it.
There is no case where asking the user whether to remove it or not is the
correct or most logical course of action, and only leaves the user confused
about what they should do.
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