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24 Apr 2024 06:14:19 EDT (-0400)
  Re: POV-Ray v3.7.1-beta.5 released  
From: clipka
Date: 29 Mar 2017 12:29:18
Message: <58dbe0de$1@news.povray.org>
Am 29.03.2017 um 05:15 schrieb Mike Horvath:
> On 3/28/2017 7:22 PM, Mike Horvath wrote:
>> Uninstalling worked when running the uninstaller as admin. However, the
>> program does not tell you to do this or prompt you for more rights like
>> most Windows programs. In fact the uninstaller even tells you that the
>> program has been successfully uninstalled when the files are still there!
>>
>>
>> Mike
> 
> Sorry that is confusing.
> 
> Quote: "In fact the uninstaller even tells you that the program has been
> successfully uninstalled when the files are still there!"
> 
> The above only happens when running as non-admin, I meant to say.
> 
> Ideally the installer should warn you that you can't/shouldn't install
> into "Program Files" as a non-admin, which it doesn't AFAIK.

Writing a good installer is a non-trivial task, and I suspect Chris
Cason knows a lot more about the various pitfalls than I do; he's been
pretty busy lately though, so I've taken over a bit of maintenance work
on the installer. But writing the /ideal/ installer is a challenge I
don't feel up to.


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