POV-Ray: Newsgroups: povray.beta-test: Why is Povray 3.7 for Windows installed in such a stupid place?: Re: Why is Povray 3.7 for Windows installed in such a stupid place?

POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.beta-test : Why is Povray 3.7 for Windows installed in such a stupid place? : Re: Why is Povray 3.7 for Windows installed in such a stupid place?		Server Time 28 Jul 2024 12:26:21 EDT (-0400)

From: Darren New
Date: 4 Jan 2009 13:19:15
Message: <4960fda3$1@news.povray.org>

Rarius wrote:
> Why is POVRay for Windows 3.7 now being installed into C:\Documents and
Settings\Username\Application Data\POV-Ray\v3.7\ ?

Is the *code* going there?  That's extremely wrong.

If the local data is going there, like .ini files, that's where it belongs.

If the user data is going there, it should be going under "My documents" in 
XP, or wherever you tell it to install.

-- 
   Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   Why is there a chainsaw in DOOM?
   There aren't any trees on Mars.

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