Bug #14232 Various MySQL installer glitches on Windows
Submitted: 22 Oct 2005 15:39 Modified: 6 Sep 2009 11:17
Reporter: Kent Boortz Email Updates:
Status: Won't fix Impact on me:
None 
Category:MySQL Server: Installing Severity:S4 (Feature request)
Version: OS:Windows (Windows)
Assigned to: Michael G. Zinner CPU Architecture:Any

[22 Oct 2005 15:39] Kent Boortz
Description:
Some comments from testing out the installers, some very minor
and really just opinions

 - If a server is already installed, it seems like it is possible to add two
   MySQL 5 entries to the "Add or Remove Programs" (might be as it
   should, only mentioning it).

 - Installing a new version with a new root password when an old is 
   running, gives no warning, only a very hard to interpret message at
   the end of the installation, that the security handling failed.

 - If a server is already running and it was an essential, installing
   the larger package, when directed by the installer to the configurator,
   it will direct the configurator to the essential, not the new one.

 - When moving from the installer to the the configurator dialog isn't 
   centered requiring the user to move it on a smaller screen.

 - The help text for the "Enable Strict Mode", shouldn't it warn that
   old MySQL programs might not work with it?

 - In the Administrator, if the "Stop Server" button was a tiny bit moved
   to the left, it would not be cut off on a 800x600 screen.

 - The Administrator exit button says "Close", but this might be that
   I don't understand the Windows user interface guidelines.

 - Also might be from me not understanding the UI guidelines, when
   searching in the Query Browser, there is no "Search forward" and
   no "Search backward". Not needed, but there is no message that
   a second hit on the search button redo the search from the beginning.

 - When installing the "pro" package, and no previous installation, and
   no running 'mysqld', I will still get the message below. "pro-gpl"
   doesn't have this problem

    The security settings could not be applied.
    Error Nr. 1045.
    Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: :NO)

 - Just something that is not clear to me from the "Remove" option,
   if the data directory will be removed or not? From what I can see,
   it is not removed, does this mean it is "safe" to do uninstall without
   loosing valuable data? (I know, users should have backup.....)
   And this will be the same from "Add or Remove Programs", that
   it will not remove data, or a new install after the "Remove" will
   not overwrite the data? Same for system tables? I guess I'm asking
   for a "Help" button :-)

How to repeat:
Install the server from different Windows MySQL installers
[24 Oct 2005 12:37] Kent Boortz
I retested the "pro" package, and could not repeat the
"The security settings could not be applied." error.
I have been informed that this error usuall is from
an old data directory being present. The "Remove"
from the installer will not remove this directory,
so the situation is likely not that uncommon, and
the error message maybe a bit confusing.
[6 Sep 2009 11:17] Kent Boortz
I put this to "Won't Fix" as this bug report is

  - Very old
  - Triage set to "D5 (Feature request)", not considered bugs
  - Needs reverification
  - I know development has done work on improving the installer