Comments on: Deploying Firefox 2 within the Enterprise: Part 6 http://mike.kaply.com/2007/03/29/deploying-firefox-2-within-the-enterprise-part-6/ Mozilla, money, microformats and more Thu, 17 May 2012 12:38:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Mike Kaply http://mike.kaply.com/2007/03/29/deploying-firefox-2-within-the-enterprise-part-6/#comment-11856 Mike Kaply Wed, 29 Jun 2011 21:03:54 +0000 http://www.kaply.com/weblog/2007/03/29/deploying-firefox-2-within-the-enterprise-part-6/#comment-11856 I don't think it does. Firefox 3.6 switched to a different installer mechanism (NSIS). There's more info here: http://mike.kaply.com/2010/06/18/customizing-the-firefox-installer-on-windows/ I don’t think it does. Firefox 3.6 switched to a different installer mechanism (NSIS).

There’s more info here:

http://mike.kaply.com/2010/06/18/customizing-the-firefox-installer-on-windows/

]]> By: Yi http://mike.kaply.com/2007/03/29/deploying-firefox-2-within-the-enterprise-part-6/#comment-11835 Yi Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:29:51 +0000 http://www.kaply.com/weblog/2007/03/29/deploying-firefox-2-within-the-enterprise-part-6/#comment-11835 Hi Mike, Just wondering if the removed-files.log still works the same way in Firefix version 3.6.18? I am trying to remove old plugin files from c:\program files\mozilla\plugins directory. I added the following to the removed-files.log but it didn't remove those files: File: \plugins\swmenux.exe File: \plugins\swonce.dll File: \plugins\PluginPong.dll File: \plugins\FlashUtil10i_plugin.exe Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated! Thank you! Yi Hi Mike,

Just wondering if the removed-files.log still works the same way in Firefix version 3.6.18?

I am trying to remove old plugin files from c:\program files\mozilla\plugins directory.

I added the following to the removed-files.log but it didn’t remove those files:
File: \plugins\swmenux.exe
File: \plugins\swonce.dll
File: \plugins\PluginPong.dll
File: \plugins\FlashUtil10i_plugin.exe

Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated! Thank you!

Yi

]]> By: mkaply http://mike.kaply.com/2007/03/29/deploying-firefox-2-within-the-enterprise-part-6/#comment-263 mkaply Thu, 09 Aug 2007 17:25:57 +0000 http://www.kaply.com/weblog/2007/03/29/deploying-firefox-2-within-the-enterprise-part-6/#comment-263 That will be a difficult think to remove since it is in the user profile directory and you have no way to know the exact path to the file. What about an extension that removed the prefs? That will be a difficult think to remove since it is in the user profile directory and you have no way to know the exact path to the file.

What about an extension that removed the prefs?

]]> By: miawf145 http://mike.kaply.com/2007/03/29/deploying-firefox-2-within-the-enterprise-part-6/#comment-262 miawf145 Thu, 09 Aug 2007 06:32:54 +0000 http://www.kaply.com/weblog/2007/03/29/deploying-firefox-2-within-the-enterprise-part-6/#comment-262 Actually, I want to remove C:\Documents and Settings\salina_shaharin\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\XXXXXXXX.default\prefs.js. Reason being: In the new package, ver. 2.0.0.6, I added 2 entries in the prefs.js: • user_pref("network.negotiate-auth.delegation-uris", "http://myexample.com"); • user_pref("network.negotiate-auth.trusted-uris", "http://myexample.com"); For upgrading from ver. 2.0.0.5 to ver.2.0.0.6, the existing prefs.js(ver. 2.0.0.5) is retained. So, it won't add the 2 new entries. So, I plan to remove prefs.js(ver. 2.0.0.5). Is this the correct way/plan to add the entries? Is there other way? Actually, I want to remove C:\Documents and Settings\salina_shaharin\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\XXXXXXXX.default\prefs.js.

Reason being:
In the new package, ver. 2.0.0.6, I added 2 entries in the prefs.js:
• user_pref(“network.negotiate-auth.delegation-uris”, “http://myexample.com”);
• user_pref(“network.negotiate-auth.trusted-uris”, “http://myexample.com”);

For upgrading from ver. 2.0.0.5 to ver.2.0.0.6, the existing prefs.js(ver. 2.0.0.5) is retained. So, it won’t add the 2 new entries.

So, I plan to remove prefs.js(ver. 2.0.0.5).
Is this the correct way/plan to add the entries? Is there other way?

]]> By: mkaply http://mike.kaply.com/2007/03/29/deploying-firefox-2-within-the-enterprise-part-6/#comment-261 mkaply Wed, 08 Aug 2007 16:02:46 +0000 http://www.kaply.com/weblog/2007/03/29/deploying-firefox-2-within-the-enterprise-part-6/#comment-261 In your scenario, the removed-files.log would be read during the installation of 2.0.0.6 and could be used to remove files from 2.0.0.5 BEFORE installing 2.0.0.6. So for example, let's say when you deployed 2.0.0.5 you had added an extra file called filea.txt in the directory where firefox.exe is installed and you wanted to remove it when users installed 2.0.0.6. You could add the line: File: \filea.txt and this file would be removed. You cannot, however, use removed-files.log to remove files from other locations on the hard drive. The base directory for removed-files.log is the directory where firefox is installed, so File: \defaults\profile\prefs.js Means (on a default windows install) C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\defaults\profile\prefs.js What exactly are you trying to do? In your scenario, the removed-files.log would be read during the installation of 2.0.0.6 and could be used to remove files from 2.0.0.5 BEFORE installing 2.0.0.6.

So for example, let’s say when you deployed 2.0.0.5 you had added an extra file called filea.txt in the directory where firefox.exe is installed and you wanted to remove it when users installed 2.0.0.6. You could add the line:

File: \filea.txt

and this file would be removed.

You cannot, however, use removed-files.log to remove files from other locations on the hard drive.

The base directory for removed-files.log is the directory where firefox is installed, so

File: \defaults\profile\prefs.js

Means (on a default windows install)

C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\defaults\profile\prefs.js

What exactly are you trying to do?

]]> By: miawf145 http://mike.kaply.com/2007/03/29/deploying-firefox-2-within-the-enterprise-part-6/#comment-260 miawf145 Wed, 08 Aug 2007 15:16:55 +0000 http://www.kaply.com/weblog/2007/03/29/deploying-firefox-2-within-the-enterprise-part-6/#comment-260 Hi! I have questions regarding removed-files.log. How does removed-files.log works? Let say a machine has been installed with Firefox ver. 2.0.0.5. In the new Firefox package(ver. 2.0.0.6) , I added an entry to remove a file, let say ‘file A’. Does this mean, on the same machine, when I installed ver 2.0.0.6 on top of ver 2.0.0.5, does it remove ‘file A’ from the current installation (ver 2.0.0.5)? Or, will it remove ‘file A’ during ver. 2.0.0.6 un-installation? How to edit removed-files.log? I’ve added the following entries in the removed-files.log Dir: \defaults\profile\ File: \defaults\profile\prefs.js However, it didn’t remove the profile folder in the C:\Document and settings\\application data\ Mozilla\Firefox\default folder. Is it something wrong with my entries in the removed-files.log? Please help me.... Hi!

I have questions regarding removed-files.log.

How does removed-files.log works? Let say a machine has been installed with Firefox ver. 2.0.0.5. In the new Firefox package(ver. 2.0.0.6) , I added an entry to remove a file, let say ‘file A’.

Does this mean, on the same machine, when I installed ver 2.0.0.6 on top of ver 2.0.0.5, does it remove ‘file A’ from the current installation (ver 2.0.0.5)? Or, will it remove ‘file A’ during ver. 2.0.0.6 un-installation?

How to edit removed-files.log? I’ve added the following entries in the removed-files.log
Dir: \defaults\profile\
File: \defaults\profile\prefs.js
However, it didn’t remove the profile folder in the C:\Document and settings\\application data\ Mozilla\Firefox\default folder.
Is it something wrong with my entries in the removed-files.log?

Please help me….

]]> By: Mike’s Musings » Rebranding the Firefox Installer http://mike.kaply.com/2007/03/29/deploying-firefox-2-within-the-enterprise-part-6/#comment-259 Mike’s Musings » Rebranding the Firefox Installer Thu, 19 Jul 2007 15:10:49 +0000 http://www.kaply.com/weblog/2007/03/29/deploying-firefox-2-within-the-enterprise-part-6/#comment-259 [...] One of the other extensions I’ve written is the Rebrand extension. This extension allows you to rebrand Firefox to whatever you want just by installing an extension. A question I often get asked by people that use this extension is whether or not it is possible to rebrand the installer. This post will provide instructions on how to rebrand the Firefox 2 installer. In particular, we are going to create a new customized setup.exe that can be used with the instructions in this post. Basically you unpack the installer and simply replace setup.exe with the new one we will create. [...] [...] One of the other extensions I’ve written is the Rebrand extension. This extension allows you to rebrand Firefox to whatever you want just by installing an extension. A question I often get asked by people that use this extension is whether or not it is possible to rebrand the installer. This post will provide instructions on how to rebrand the Firefox 2 installer. In particular, we are going to create a new customized setup.exe that can be used with the instructions in this post. Basically you unpack the installer and simply replace setup.exe with the new one we will create. [...]

]]> By: Ed http://mike.kaply.com/2007/03/29/deploying-firefox-2-within-the-enterprise-part-6/#comment-258 Ed Thu, 05 Jul 2007 12:37:18 +0000 http://www.kaply.com/weblog/2007/03/29/deploying-firefox-2-within-the-enterprise-part-6/#comment-258 Do you happen to have instructions or a link for creating the "self extracting executable" for firefox. I am trying to create a customised version and am having no luck in finding instructions about how to re-create the setup.exe file. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Do you happen to have instructions or a link for creating the “self extracting executable” for firefox. I am trying to create a customised version and am having no luck in finding instructions about how to re-create the setup.exe file. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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