True Freeware with NO installations?

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MS should have had a seperate apps.dat file, and have the .reg file for each
program so we can remove the apps data file and run the .reg for each
installed program we have (to reset the programs back to the default).. Or
go back to Win 3.11 format of .ini files per each app (for apps).. talk
about progress :(
 
No_Name said:
MS should have had a seperate apps.dat file, and have the .reg file
for each program so we can remove the apps data file and run the .reg
for each installed program we have (to reset the programs back to the
default).. Or go back to Win 3.11 format of .ini files per each app
(for apps).. talk about progress :(
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It's enough every freeware/software builder saves his settings in a .INI
instead of saving in the registry. It's not so difficult to learn. Just
another command to use...
Look at OpenOffice.org: its folder can be backed up, and in case of a crash
you can copy it back wherever you want. It will work as expected
(remembering you settings). No need for reinstallation... Just to put back
the icons, if you want.
And OpenOffice is NOT a tiny piece of software. So there's no excuses like
"INIs are good for only little applications".
For the DLL thing, it's enpough you put your DLL in the same dir of your
project, and don't overwrite the system ones, and there shouldn't be
problems...

bye
 
John said:
Amen to that. I've seen almost every "installation free" program do
exactly that. However, it's usually not their fault but rather normal
Windows behavior.
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I think it's not. Even if windows put a lot of unuseful stuff in the
registry (like the MRUs, last working paths, etc) for itself, many freeware
apps save settings in the registry by theirself.
Windows doesn't know the name of the software, just its exe's name. In the
registry tyou can find several keys with meaningful names: it's the
programmer who put them there... windows wouldn't have invented such names,
but keys like 00012-12-2334-22222-54 etc.

bye
 
NoWhereMan said:
I think it's not. Even if windows put a lot of unuseful stuff in the
registry (like the MRUs, last working paths, etc)
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Hey, I've got a question... no way to disable this windows behaviour??
 
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