Bug #61618 Unhandled exception when try to clean existing data.

• Submitted: 23 Jun 2011 20:03
• Modified: 5 Jul 2011 15:26
• Reporter: Armando Lopez Valencia
• Status: Closed
• Category: MySQL for Windows: Installer
• Severity: S3 (Non-critical)
• OS: Windows (Windows 7 x86)
• Assigned to: Iggy Galarza
• CPU Architecture: Any

[23 Jun 2011 20:03] Armando Lopez Valencia

Description:
Unhandled exception when try to clean existing data.

How to repeat:
How to repeat:
1. Install a MySQL Server.
2. Create a DB in the installed MySQL Server.
3. Uninstall the MySQL Server without deleting the previously created server files (DB).
4. Install a MySQL Server.
5. Click "Next >" until you get to the "MySQL Server Configuration" page.
6. Enter a wrong "Current Root Password".
7. Complete the installation.
8. Open the installer.
9. Click on "Remove products".
10. Select the previously installed MySQL Server.
11. Uninstall the MySQL Server.
12. On the "Clean existing data" page check the "Remove server datafiles" checkbox.
13. Click the "Finish" button.

Expected Results:
MySQL Installer should finish the uninstall process successfully.

Actual Results:
A windows error message appears (see attachments for details).

Suggested fix:
N/A
PD: The "Remove server datafiles" text is not correct, it should be: "Remove server <B>data files</B>"

[23 Jun 2011 20:05] Armando Lopez Valencia

Clean data image

Attachment: cleanData.JPG (image/jpeg, text), 81.11 KiB.

[23 Jun 2011 20:05] Armando Lopez Valencia

Clean data log

Attachment: Installer_CleanData.txt (text/plain), 5.10 KiB.

[24 Jun 2011 19:11] Armando Lopez Valencia

Sorry Iggy: Windows 7 x86

[5 Jul 2011 15:26] Armando Lopez Valencia

Tested in OS: Windows 7x86
MySQL Installer build: 5.5.13.3 pre-binary.
Fixed.