Okay... I fixed that last problem, though I am sure I am using irresponsible
practices. I found the item in the Win Vista Registry, changed it with
RegEdit, and now Options > Editor > Create Backups is cleared, and .BAK
files are now no longer being created.

However, I wish that I could change it in the POVRay menu like I am SUPPOSED
to. Probably has something to do with Vista permissions or something....

Another minor problem, probably related : Before with POVRay 3.5 and 3.6.1
(the first build) I would usually set my desktop to 1024x768 to *run*
POVRay, otherwise my old computer was at 800x600, and most of my renderings
were at 800x600 (except for files that needed nonstandard or weird aspect
rations). For running POVRay at 1024x768, I moved the "LINKS" section of
the toolbars rightwords almost to the right edge of POVRay, expanded the
command line "a lot" from the right edge, move the left edge a little, and
adjusted the right edge of the quickres(.ini) window... bottom line is that
the quickres window and the command line window were both bigger and could
display more text with the LINKS moved over.

Now I can't do that (or rather POVRay doesn't keep the settings under
WinVista 64 and the 64 bit POVRay). I can move and enlarge the windows, but
when I quit POVRay and then  re-run it, the windows are all at the default
locations and sizes. Its as if under Vista 64 and POVRay 64, many menu
items and options are broken (though not all - I could turn the little
animation at the upper right corner on and off thru the menu, and the
setting would stay consistant between runs of POVRay).

Any thoughts, info, fixes?

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