some glitches and issues updating to 4.2 RC

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Summary:
* The installer definitely sometimes starts dbus-daemon and then can't 
install dbus-msvc-1.2.4-1.bin.tar.bz2 over it.  I filed bug 181140
* I filed bug 181142 that the "Can't remove path/file.exe" should have 
[Abort] [Retry] [Ignore] buttons.
* I filed bug 181139 about the installer being confused about installed 
versions.  After uninstalling devel packages as you recommended and 2 
more update cycles, the installer believes I have the most recent 
versions.

Thanks for your response!  Some more answers and details below.

Ralf Habacker wrote:
> S Page schrieb:
>> 4.2 RC!  Wahoo!

>> During Installing packages I got an alert:
>> 	Error
>> 	Can't remove C:/KDE4/bin/dbus-daemon.exe
>> 	[Cancel]
>> and I'm positive dbus-daemon wasn't running before.  It seems to start 
>> up during operation in "Installing packages".  I clicked [Cancel] but installation continued.

I confirmed, dbus-daemon definitely sometimes starts up around 
"Uninstalling packages" and/or "Installing packages" which will 
interfere with installing the dbus-msvc package.  And then even if I 
kill it it starts again around the final post-processing (around update 
mime types). I filed bug 181140, and bug 181142 that the alert should 
have [Abort] [Retry] [Ignore] buttons.

> There may some background processes still running.
> The installer has already support for stopping kde applications - is 
> there a line in the log file like shown below ?
> [2009-01-14 14:31:35] Debug: gui\installerenginegui.cpp 625 run 
> "C:\Programme\KDE/bin/kdeinit4.exe" ("--shutdown") without errors

Yes, sometimes.  But then the installer sometimes starts dbus-daemon later.

> Can you try to start 
> some kde applications and then run
> 
> kdeinit4 --shutdown 

Yes they all stop fine.

> BTW: What os are you using ?
Windows XP SP 3

>> Techbase says the KDEglobals location changed.  
> Do you have a link ?

<http://techbase.kde.org/Projects/KDE_on_Windows/Installation#Common_step:_editing_the_kdeglobals_file>

>> BUT, if I rerun the KDE for Windows installer , it shows I have version 
>> 4.00.80.20080120 of several packages installed:
>>   Why does the installer think I don't have the latest versions of these?
>>   
> This can happen when you install lib or source packages in the package 
> manager mode and then switch back to the end user mode - there is a bug 

I filed bug 181139.

>  - you may switch back 
> to package manager mode, deinstall all lib and src packages and switch 
> back to end user - the error should be done.

In package manager mode I did have several packages checked under Devel, 
Doc, and Src, I changed those to trashcans.  The installer still 
displayed many packages under "Additional Packages" that "have also been 
selected for installing or updating because the packages you previously 
selected depend on them." , which is odd because I was *only* deleting. 
  And *again*, the installer started dbus-daemon then complained can't 
remove it.

Anyway, then I restarted in end user mode.  It now thought I had version 
4.1.3 of those packages and wanted me to update.

I re-ran update again, now list is down to
	kdeedu-msvc
	kdegames-msvc
	kdegraphics-msvc
	kdesdk-msc
	and installing libpng 1.2.34

and after one last update, the installer thinks I'm up-to-date.  Hooray!

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