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Status: WontFix
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Closed: May 2018
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OS: Windows
Pri: 3
Type: Bug



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user_manager.js error when reinstalling Chrome

Reported by jocdelad...@gmail.com, Jan 6 2017

Issue description

Chrome Version: Chrome 55 (it happens with new installations of Chrome)

Hi, I would like to inform of a bug which has been reported in the Spanish Chrome Forum several times.

All the users complaining about this issue explain the following:

1. A malicious extension is installed in Chrome.
2. They uninstall Chrome.
3. When Chrome is uninstalled, some users say that they "cleaned their computer". I have requested them to clarify what this means, and for the time being two of them have specified that they ran CCleaner.
4. They install Chrome again.
5. A window entitled "Google Chrome" with the Chrome logo in the lower-left corner and a gray background appears, but the user cannot do anything. (see the attached screenshot)

Another thing the users have in common is that they use Windows (versions 7 and 10).

Oh, and a user also said that the following error appears in that screen (probably he saw this in the dev tools):

Uncaught TypeError: Cannot set property 'hidden' of null
    at UserManager.showScreen (user_manager.js:1477)
    at Function.UserManager.showUserManagerScreen (user_manager.js:6167)
    at <anonymous>:1:19

I was not able to reproduce this bug by myself in a Windows 10 virtual machine, but as it is a recurring topic in the forum I thought it would be worth looking into this to check if it is an actual Chromium bug.

BTW, I attach the threads in which users complain about this issue (it's all in Spanish hehe):

* https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!category-topic/chrome-es/BTqyMsXMmXI;noredirect=true (main thread where we're redirecting all users)
* https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!category-topic/chrome-es/4ONdr81T60Q;noredirect=true
* https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!category-topic/chrome-es/C7Oeh80eD9I;noredirect=true
* https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!category-topic/chrome-es/m2M7UKSBzHU;noredirect=true

And this is a link to a thread about this issue in the Spanish private forums:

* https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!private-topic/chrome-es+rs-mentor/CFs_9iyKsMA

If there's anything else I can help you with, or anything you want me to ask the users in the forum, please, let me know.
 
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Comment 1 by ajha@chromium.org, Jan 9 2017

Labels: Needs-Triage-M55
Cc: kkaluri@chromium.org
Labels: Needs-Feedback
jocdeladria@ please follow the below steps which may resolve the issue you are facing.

1. Uninstall google chrome.
2. Download the chrome cleanup tool from "https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=678233" and run it.
3. In the machine go to "C:\Users\*****\AppData\Local\Google" and delete the chrome folder
4. Download & Install the latest stable version from "https://www.google.co.in/chrome/browser/desktop/"

After the fresh installation, retry the scenario and let us know your observations.
Sorry kkaluri@chromium.org

In steep 2 i think that the correct link is https://www.google.es/chrome/cleanup-tool/

Is that correct?

Regards,
Nico.
Hi again!

Nico: I think you're right :P

kkaluri@ I'm not facing this issue myself, but a lot of users in the Google Product Forums are actually facing it, that's why I reported it. Nico and I have asked them to carry out the steps in #2, so we'll let you know about the results.

Thanks ;)
Project Member

Comment 5 by sheriffbot@chromium.org, Jan 18 2017

Labels: -Needs-Feedback Needs-Review
Owner: kkaluri@chromium.org
Thank you for providing more feedback. Adding requester "kkaluri@chromium.org" for another review and adding "Needs-Review" label for tracking.

For more details visit https://www.chromium.org/issue-tracking/autotriage - Your friendly Sheriffbot

Comment 6 by cda...@chromium.org, Mar 13 2017

Cleaning up "Needs-Review" label as we are not using this label for triage. Ref  bug 684919 

Comment 7 by cda...@chromium.org, Mar 13 2017

Labels: -Needs-Review
jocdeladria@, Nico@: Is it possible to confirm if the issue was resolved post reinstalling chrome as suggested? If not, kindly update with latest observations.
Hi!

As I stated in the original bug report and in #4: "I was not able to reproduce this bug by myself in a Windows 10 virtual machine", "but a lot of users in the Google Product Forums are actually facing it, that's why I reported it".

I just saw in the private Forums that a year ago a Top Contributor reminded us that a user came to the Forum to tell us that the steps provided in this issue solved the issue: https://productforums.google.com/d/msg/chrome-es/yqrC3mNRNP8/_YyJYCxFEQAJ

Nevertheless, we haven't seen in the Forum any further reports of this issue, so I guess this is not a problem anymore and we could close this issue as WontFix. Do you think this would be the best way to procede?

Thanks for revisiting this issue and pinging us mailtoga@ ;)
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Status: WontFix (was: Unconfirmed)
As per comment #9 closing this issue

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