Willem, The short answer is that you store stuff in the registry because you can uniquely get at it, reliably, on pretty much all windows platforms without regard for disk and file restrictions. This is why a lot of articles and recommendations are to put all configuration and other information in the registry. However, as you've pointed out, it does come with costs. It also has the significant disadvantage that making backups of your application data and settings is problematic.
My policy on the registry is to use it for only the bare minimum. I typically store exactly three items in the registry: a unique client ID number, the installation time, and a path to the installation data directory. The installation data directory is where downloaded audio, updates, and config files are stored. This prevents registry bloat, allows for easy backup/restore, and allows the user to manually edit the config files and swap out audio or other data if they desire. Keeping the number of things in the registry small also makes it a lot easier to maintain ports on other platforms that do not have a registry. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com On Sun, Nov 20, 2011 at 12:34 PM, Willem Venter <dwill...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi. Why would you need to store things in the registry? Settings can > be saved in a file and if you want data not to be altered you could > encrypt that file, so what advantage is there to using the registry? > Even though important keys are protected many problems can still be > caused if keys are not removed with uninstallation and searching the > registry can become slow if it is filled with erroneous data. > > On 11/20/11, Kai <kaixi...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: >> Use the "check for Updates" link in your BGT Start Menu entry. >> >> Kai >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "shaun everiss" <sm.ever...@gmail.com> >> To: "Philip Bennefall" <phi...@blastbay.com>; "Gamers Discussion list" >> <gamers@audyssey.org> >> Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2011 10:32 PM >> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] More BGT news >> >> >>> where is rev2, I can only get v1.1 installer. >>> At 02:40 a.m. 20/11/2011 +0100, you wrote: >>>>Hi all, >>>> >>>>First, let me say thanks once again to all of those who sent me so much >>>>positive feedback over the last few days since I released BGT 1.1. This >>>>kind of stuff is what makes my work interesting, and worthwhile. >>>> >>>>Now, I just wanted to write and tell you that revision 2 of the engine is >>>>available. The reason I'm mentioning it on list is because it contains a >>>>feature that many of you have been wanting for a long time, namely the >>>>ability to read and write in the registry. I have made a settings class >>>>which wraps this up quite nicely, and prevents script kids from tampering >>>>with keys and values that do not concern them. >>>> >>>>And as usual, the revision also contains a number of bugfixes reported by >>>>users. >>>> >>>>The next major feature that will see the light of day is joystick support. >>>> >>>>I have started working on this and am making good progress. 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