JDK-5098632 : Installation of Tiger-rc trashes existing Web Start cache
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: deploy
  • Sub-Component: webstart
  • Affected Version: 5.0
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Duplicate
  • OS: windows_xp
  • CPU: x86
  • Submitted: 2004-09-08
  • Updated: 2004-09-08
  • Resolved: 2004-09-08
Related Reports
Duplicate :  
JDK-4907957 - java uninstall removes webstart cache, but leaves plugin cache
Description

Name: gm110360			Date: 09/08/2004


FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
tiger-rc
build 1.5.0-rc-b63

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Windows XP SP1

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
After installing the 1.5.0 JDK, which required uninstalling a previous version of 1.5.0.  I found that Web Start was no longer aware of any applications.

If this happened as a result of uninstalling the previous version, perhaps at least the JNLP URLs should be saved even when Web Start is uninstalled,   Users may be unaware that they are getting rid of much more than the Java install and all downloaded Web Start applications will be lost as well.  Specially in my case where I was merely uninstalling to upgrade the JDK.

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
uninstall 1.5.0-beta3 b60,  install tiger-rc.

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
New Web Start would be aware of the applications I had previously downloaded.
ACTUAL -
Starting the web start application manager showed no known applications.

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.
(Incident Review ID: 301739) 
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Comments
EVALUATION Synopsys is not supported by the description. The cache is not touched on install. The cache is removed when the webstart is removed. This has always been the case, and is debated in the bug: 4907957. requesting uninstall to not remove the cache is a dupe of this bug. ###@###.### 2004-09-08 also - the particular argument including "Specially in my case where I was merely uninstalling to upgrade the JDK." . for real upgrades of the JRE, this is no need to uninstall any previous versions. If you want a new build of the same version, you must remove the old build. This would not be a problem for real users upgrading from one GA version to another. ###@###.### 2004-09-08
08-09-2004