MySQL Bugs: #74262: All in one installer assume an upgrade and adding a new component is not obvious

Bug #74262	All in one installer assume an upgrade and adding a new component is not obvious
Submitted:	8 Oct 2014 9:18	Modified:	8 Oct 2014 17:02
Reporter:	Deanna Earley	Email Updates:
Status:	Verified	Impact on me:	None
Category:	MySQL for Windows: Installer	Severity:	S3 (Non-critical)
Version:	5.6.21	OS:	Windows (Windows 7)
Assigned to:		CPU Architecture:	Any

Description:
When you run the all in one MySQL installer, you are presented with the usual UAC prompt, and it goes straight to a page about upgrading the products I have installed (MySQL Workbench) with no option to add new components.

On the assumption that it wouldn't be able to install a new component, I cancelled, where it gave me the associated "Are you sure you want to cancel upgrading your products?", it THEN gave me a new window with options to "Add", "Modify", "Upgrade", and "Remove".

This should present this page straight away rather than a misleading "you've launched an upgrade" that you then need to cancel.

(Note that the close/X button also acts differently and exits outright)

How to repeat:
Run the new all in one installer with MySQL workbench already installed.

Suggested fix:
Launch straight into the "Add", "Modify", "Upgrade", and "Remove" dialog rather than assuming an upgrade with a non obvious way to get back to the option to add.

Add, Upgrade, Remove options

Attachment: installer_options.png (image/png, text), 86.27 KiB.

Thank you for the bug report. Please see prior attached screenshot at right hand the buttons options to add, modify, upgrade, etc. Thanks.

I am aware of those options, but they are only available after seemingly exiting the setup as it bypasses that screen and goes straight to an upgrade.
The process was as follows:
1) Run installer
2) Accept UAC prompt
*  See page offering to upgrade workbench
3) Cancel as I don't want to upgrade so I try and exit
4) Confirm cancellation
*  Oh, there is the option to add...

The wording and the design of that workflow is not at all obvious that you need to exit/cancel to be able to add a new package.

Initial screen after running installer

Attachment: screen 1.png (image/png, text), 58.54 KiB.

Hmm, no option to install something new..

Attachment: screen 2.png (image/png, text), 55.54 KiB.

Do I really want to cancel?

Attachment: screen 3.png (image/png, text), 25.82 KiB.

Ahh, there's the option to add something new!

Attachment: screen 4.png (image/png, text), 50.52 KiB.

It also turns out that it silently installed the "MySQL installer" without any confirmation or information that it was going to do this.
This is generally considered evil in most computing environments :)

IF I run the installed installer then it does go straight to the preferred dialog, but as I was running the downloaded package, it goes straight to the upgrade process.

Thank you for the feedback.