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 12:28:55 EDT (-0400)

From: Chris Cason
Date: 4 Jan 2009 14:23:45
Message: <49610cc1@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\ ?
>  
> As I regularly build very large datasets with POV, I have always
> installed my POVRay into a secondary harddrive (D:). Now it appears with
> the current Beta installers I get no control over where it is installed.
> I now have two competing POV directory structures!
>  
> Is this a temporary situation for the Betas or is it the future scheme
> for 3.7... if so why?

Reading the release notes usually answers such questions.

-- Chris

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