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  Re: Future : a "portable" version?  
From: scott
Date: 2 Jul 2009 04:49:51
Message: <4a4c74af$1@news.povray.org>
>> In the meantime, I share a trick to install a Povray beta using the MSI
>> installer but place the Povray beta in the "c:\program files\" directory.
> It don't work if you are using Vista.

Other programs seem to manage.

> The change in the install directory under windows is because, under Vista, 
> programms are NOT allowed to alter any file in the programm files folder. 
> POV-Ray need to change one of it's .ini files.

Would it work if you just put the .ini file in the user space, and not the 
whole program?  A lot of other programs seem to keep their data in the user 
space.


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