Patrick Elliott wrote:
> Why bow to MS' broken system, 

MS doesn't want you to bow to MS's broken system. That's why there's 
both ...\local data\application settings and ...\application settings, 
depending on whether it's machine-local or not.

> Recreating "one" file specific to the program
> yours using, is manageable, not recreating one huge file that used to 
> contain stuff for 50 some odd programs. 

Me, I've never seen why this is more of a problem than (say) 
accidentally deleting /etc. But still, moving configuration into the 
registry at *this* point is still a generation behind.

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   Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
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          "It's the Age of Channelwood."
     "We should go there on vacation some time."

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