Chris Cason wrote:
> Darren New wrote:
>> 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.
> 
> Not wrong. Just different (see below).

Well, OK. If it installs there for just "one user", I suppose there's not a 
whole lot of good places. I didn't realize that's what you meant.

Installing things outside of "Program Files" in the general case breaks a 
whole bunch of stuff, such as System Restore, all kinds of general backup 
scripts, and etc. It would be as "extremely wrong" as storing the per-user 
ini-config files in the /bin directory on Unix. :-)

Installing the whole executable under "Application Data" could, I suppose, 
cause trouble with people who have (for example) corporate networks where 
that stuff gets backed up on a regular basis or roamed or etc.

Personally, I would have put the single-person install under the "my 
documents" area rather than someplace "hidden", but it's certainly not 
something that Windows makes an obvious place for, yes.

-- 
   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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