Howdy all!
At 11:33 AM 08/11/2000 +1000, you wrote: >Brandon wrote: > >> Um, yes it will. Not everyone is the NSA or the Bavarian >> Illuminati. > >Under Windows, deleting a directory places it in the Recycle Bin for >easy retrieval. > um, that's exactly why I and many others I know don't use windows explorer at all. we goto a dos prompt and run del *.* or deltree xxx to get rid of stuff (just make sure that you have the right directory! ~@:)) btw, why not create a .BAT file that is called UnInstalll.bat or Remove.bat? (get dir) deltree dir /y end ?? that would be quick and easy! just like the current BAT files are. >Deleting a directory is not the normal way of removing a Windows >application - running the uninstaller is. That's what a typical user >(i.e. one who is not afraid of the NSA) will do. > >Incidentally, the correct place for a .INI file is in the Windows >directory. Says who? I don't trust any program that HAS to have a reg entry. (ie, netscape/ie/etc.) I LOVE Eudora, Agent, MIrc, Freenet, etc. because I can take the dir that has my files and copy it to any windows 9x/2000/nt computer in the world and they will still work! even though the computer is different and no install has been done! why can't people go back to Win3x .ini files? they were so much easier (and easier to reconfigure video settings if you accidentally FUBAR'd it!) ~@:) > >> Leaving elements in the registry with definitely *not* achieve >> it. Why do you want to use the registry anyway? > >Same reason for using ".freenetrc" under Unix - it's the standard place >for storing configuration information. > >There may well be a valid reason for breaking with convention in this >case. I don't think I've heard one yet though. > >-- >zem at zip.com.au F289 2BDB 1DA0 F4C4 DC87 EC36 B2E3 4E75 C853 FD93 >zem.squidly.org "..you are not a beautiful and unique snowflake." well, .freenetrc is the same as freenet.ini in windows IIRC, they are ini/config files found in the program dir. Just my $.02 Thnx, Fuller Support the freedom of speech world wide! http://freenet.sourceforge.net In a world without barriers and fences ..Why do we need Gates and Windows?? "One World, one Web, one Program" - Microsoft promotional ad "Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Fuhrer" - Adolf Hitler Trust won't come easily, said Jim Christy, special assistant for law enforcement with the U.S. Air Force. "Remember," he said. "In God we trust -- all others we polygraph." _______________________________________________ Freenet-dev mailing list Freenet-dev at lists.sourceforge.net http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/freenet-dev
