JDK-4483528 : desktop links are created only once, but should be user-dependent
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: deploy
  • Sub-Component: webstart
  • Affected Version: 1.0.1
  • Priority: P5
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Duplicate
  • OS: windows_nt
  • CPU: x86
  • Submitted: 2001-07-24
  • Updated: 2002-08-22
  • Resolved: 2002-08-22
Related Reports
Duplicate :  
JDK-4653566 - JWS is not compatible with the centralization of home directories under NT
Description

Name: tn108358			Date: 07/24/2001


java version "1.3.0_02"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.3.0_02)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.3.0_02, mixed mode)

Web start asks to create desktop and start menu links for an application on the second launch (if not configured otherwise). Nice feature, but on Win NT4 / 2000 / XP machines, there is a logical error that decreases usability, especially for non-advanced users of webstart applications. Webstart only 'counts' and creates links in the profile of the current user - if she/he is the lucky one to start an app for the second time. ALL other users never get any links created in their start menu / desktop. This occours even with the latest version 1.0.1_01.
(Review ID: 128637) 
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Comments
WORK AROUND Name: tn108358 Date: 07/24/2001 A simple solution would be to create a log for each user, counting how often a user started an app and thus ask EVERY user on the second launch. It should be easy to implement. Moreover, this mechanism should be decoupled from the current jar-caching mechanism, caching jar only once, but logging the # of launches for every user. ======================================================================
31-08-2004
EVALUATION This is a bug and will be investigated for Mantis. ###@###.### 2002-07-23 This should be fixed now that the cache is kept separate for each user on Windows. ###@###.### 2002-08-22
23-07-2002