[Mozilla Enterprise] Stop Firefox from creating a new profile on upgrade

[Marco Gaiarin]

Mandi! Klaus Hartnegg
  In chel di` si favelave...

> You just learned the hard way that not following rules causes problems.
> Now instead of fixing the underlying bug you want to break another rule.
> Guess what? That will cause more problems.
> Every deployment solution, every inventory tool, and Windows itself
> assumes everywhere that 64-bit programs are installed in C:\Program Files.

Strictly speaking, 32bit FF/TB in 32bit OS install on %ProgramFiles%,
64bit FF/TB in 64bit OS install again on %ProgramFiles%.

So, the real pain happen for a bitness change, eg if you move from a
32bit FF/TB to a 64bit FF/TB (clearly, on a 64bit OS), because you
change from %ProgramFiles(x86)% to %ProgramFiles%.


Still, PLEASE DON'T DO THAT, thinking to install 32bit software on
%ProgramFiles% on 64bit OS is probably, as Klaus say, worster then the
trouble it (try to) solve.


> How about this:
> When Firefox is installed in its default directory, it uses the default
> name for the profile directory.
> Only if somebody installs it in a non-standard directory, it uses a
> non-standard name for its profile.
> Then all users who use defaults will get what they expect, and those who
> do not use defaults will get what they deserve: a surprise.

I agree.

-- 
dott. Marco Gaiarin				        GNUPG Key ID: 240A3D66
  Associazione ``La Nostra Famiglia''          http://www.lanostrafamiglia.it/
  Polo FVG   -   Via della Bontà, 7 - 33078   -   San Vito al Tagliamento (PN)
  marco.gaiarin(at)lanostrafamiglia.it   t +39-0434-842711   f +39-0434-842797

		Dona il 5 PER MILLE a LA NOSTRA FAMIGLIA!
      http://www.lanostrafamiglia.it/index.php/it/sostienici/5x1000
	(cf 00307430132, categoria ONLUS oppure RICERCA SANITARIA)