From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen)
Subject: Re: A standard package for config files is needed
Date: 29 May 2002 13:34:09 -0600
Date: 2002-05-29T13:34:09-06:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <ZgiVdVWUDWFK@eisner.encompasserve.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 3CF50B1A.3080503@mail.com
In article <3CF50B1A.3080503@mail.com>, Hyman Rosen <hyrosen@mail.com> writes:
> Pascal Obry wrote:
>> I have one case were it does happen. I bought the Easy CD Creator 5.0 platinum
>> version. When installed on XP it has corrupted the Explorer icons. I had to
>> tweak the registry to get back icons for my removable drives... FUD certainly
>> not, but for sure it is quite rare.
>
> This is clearly a case where the software is deliberately going
> out of its way to touch registry entries that don't belong to it.
I think the Registry approach encourages that sort of thing more
than separate configuration files do, since it makes it easier
for programmers to think they know how to do it correctly.
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2002-05-28 10:59 A standard package for config files is needed Preben Randhol
2002-05-28 12:09 ` Martin Dowie
2002-05-28 12:09 ` Preben Randhol
2002-05-28 16:33 ` Darren New
2002-05-28 18:10 ` achrist
2002-05-28 20:28 ` Darren New
2002-05-28 22:35 ` Mark Biggar
2002-05-29 3:13 ` Hyman Rosen
2002-05-29 7:18 ` Pascal Obry
2002-05-29 14:40 ` The commercial world needs Ada was " Robert C. Leif
2002-05-29 16:29 ` Darren New
2002-05-29 23:26 ` Robert C. Leif
2002-05-30 0:10 ` Darren New
2002-05-29 17:08 ` Hyman Rosen
2002-05-29 19:34 ` Larry Kilgallen [this message]
2002-05-29 11:01 ` Preben Randhol
2002-05-29 16:23 ` Darren New
2002-05-29 21:42 ` achrist
2002-05-30 9:53 ` Preben Randhol
2002-05-30 14:45 ` Gautier
2002-05-30 17:00 ` achrist
2002-05-28 20:44 ` Marin David Condic
2002-05-29 11:05 ` Preben Randhol
2002-05-29 18:09 ` Ted Dennison
2002-05-29 18:59 ` Ted Dennison
2002-05-29 19:49 ` Marin David Condic
2002-05-30 17:52 ` Ted Dennison
2002-05-30 18:21 ` Preben Randhol
2002-05-30 22:55 ` Darren New
2002-05-31 15:52 ` Ted Dennison
2002-05-31 21:31 ` tmoran
2002-06-01 15:39 ` Stephen Leake
2002-06-03 13:05 ` Marin David Condic
2002-05-30 20:00 ` Marin David Condic
2002-05-31 6:43 ` Mats Karlssohn
2002-05-31 22:04 ` Robert C. Leif
2002-05-29 2:18 ` SteveD
2002-05-29 11:07 ` Preben Randhol
2002-05-29 12:57 ` SteveD
2002-05-29 13:05 ` Preben Randhol
2002-05-29 13:52 ` SteveD
2002-05-29 13:57 ` Preben Randhol
2002-05-29 16:30 ` Darren New
2002-05-29 19:24 ` Simon Wright
2002-05-30 9:54 ` Preben Randhol
2002-05-29 14:41 ` Robert C. Leif
2002-05-29 14:59 ` Martin Dowie
2002-05-29 15:30 ` Preben Randhol
2002-05-29 15:32 ` Preben Randhol
2002-05-29 19:29 ` Simon Wright
2002-05-31 16:26 ` Preben Randhol
2002-05-31 16:01 ` Ted Dennison
2002-06-01 2:27 ` Robert C. Leif
2002-06-01 16:38 ` Ted Dennison
2002-06-01 17:48 ` Robert C. Leif
2002-06-01 18:11 ` Pascal Obry
2002-06-02 3:30 ` XML and Ada was " Robert C. Leif
2002-06-02 6:52 ` Pascal Obry
2002-06-02 16:29 ` XML and Ada Robert C. Leif
2002-06-02 7:54 ` XML and Ada was RE: A standard package for config files is needed Gerhard Häring
2002-06-02 15:51 ` Darren New
2002-06-02 19:02 ` Preben Randhol
2002-06-02 20:52 ` Gerhard Häring
2002-06-03 6:10 ` Preben Randhol
2002-06-02 22:06 ` Stephen Leake
2002-06-03 2:17 ` Robert C. Leif
2002-06-04 18:48 ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-06-05 14:17 ` Robert C. Leif
2002-06-06 14:15 ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-06-07 0:33 ` Robert C. Leif
2002-06-07 10:55 ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-06-03 2:21 ` Robert C. Leif
2002-06-03 14:20 ` Marin David Condic
2002-06-04 1:39 ` SteveD
2002-06-03 6:13 ` Preben Randhol
2002-06-04 18:54 ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-06-09 20:01 ` Stephen Leake
2002-06-09 22:24 ` Eric G. Miller
2002-06-10 12:31 ` Stephen Leake
2002-06-12 4:17 ` Eric G. Miller
2002-06-01 20:36 ` Preben Randhol
2002-06-02 3:30 ` Robert C. Leif
2002-06-01 20:31 ` Preben Randhol
2002-05-29 7:22 ` Volkert
2002-05-29 14:41 ` Robert C. Leif
2002-05-29 18:26 ` tmoran
2002-05-30 7:41 ` Volkert Barr
2002-05-30 8:34 ` tmoran
2002-05-30 9:03 ` Volkert Barr
2002-05-30 13:39 ` Marin David Condic
2002-05-31 16:25 ` Ted Dennison
2002-05-31 16:50 ` Preben Randhol
2002-05-31 22:24 ` Ted Dennison
2002-06-01 15:44 ` Stephen Leake
2002-05-31 17:25 ` Marin David Condic
2002-06-01 13:51 ` Preben Randhol
2002-06-03 13:23 ` Marin David Condic
2002-06-04 11:46 ` Preben Randhol
2002-06-01 15:53 ` Stephen Leake
2002-05-30 15:08 ` Stephen Leake
2002-05-30 16:07 ` Preben Randhol
2002-05-31 16:39 ` Preben Randhol
2002-05-31 21:31 ` tmoran
2002-05-31 9:05 ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-05-31 11:01 ` Florian Weimer
2002-05-31 13:15 ` Marin David Condic
2002-06-01 15:46 ` Stephen Leake
2002-06-01 16:50 ` Darren New
2002-05-31 13:34 ` Stephen Leake
2002-05-29 19:05 ` Ted Dennison
2002-05-30 7:49 ` Volkert Barr
2002-05-31 16:42 ` Preben Randhol
2002-05-29 17:56 ` Chad R. Meiners
2002-05-29 18:25 ` Ted Dennison
2002-05-30 19:58 ` Jacob Sparre Andersen
2002-05-30 20:12 ` Marin David Condic
2002-05-31 7:37 ` Preben Randhol
2002-05-31 13:21 ` Marin David Condic
2002-05-31 13:46 ` Marin David Condic
2002-06-01 11:23 ` Preben Randhol
2002-06-01 11:10 ` Preben Randhol
2002-06-01 15:50 ` Stephen Leake
2002-06-03 12:53 ` Jacob Sparre Andersen
2002-05-30 23:08 ` Darren New
2002-05-31 13:30 ` Stephen Leake
2002-06-03 1:00 ` Robert I. Eachus
2002-06-03 6:24 ` Preben Randhol
2002-06-03 15:54 ` Darren New
2002-06-03 16:49 ` Darren New
2002-06-09 21:27 ` Stephen Leake
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