MySQL Bugs: #78287: MySQL Installer defunct after upgrade

Bug #78287	MySQL Installer defunct after upgrade
Submitted:	31 Aug 2015 10:52	Modified:	31 Aug 2015 12:29
Reporter:	Peter Laursen (Basic Quality Contributor)	Email Updates:
Status:	Duplicate	Impact on me:	None
Category:	MySQL for Windows: Installer	Severity:	S1 (Critical)
Version:	??	OS:	Windows
Assigned to:		CPU Architecture:	Any

Description:
5 minutes ago I launched MySQL Installer in order to check if upgrades were available from some of My MySQL servers and tools. The Installer informed me that the installer needed to upgrade itself and that this upgrade was mandatory for receiving upgrades in the future.

The Installer upgraded itself but now throws an error at launch "object reference not pointing to an onbject intace" (translated from Danish).

As I nwo cannot open the Installer I cannot tell what the new verson is. And I don't remember the old versoin either. But it is not more than 1-1½ month since I/it upgraded last time. Maybe only two weeks or so.

How to repeat:
Launch MySQL Installer and let it upgrade itself. The error will appear at first launch after that. 

Suggested fix:
No idea.

Error dialog appearing at launch

Attachment: defunct.jpg (image/jpeg, text), 42.39 KiB.

Besides the error text is not properly Internationalized. This mismatch of English and current locale is quite ridiclous to look at.

Fixed typo in synopsis.

Thank you for the bug report. Duplicate of http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=78152.

Updated, this should be a duplicate of http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=78138

Thanks Peter for your comment, creating the Firewall rule referencing the binary is a good idea, so we will consider it for a future improvement.