The registry seems like a good idea gone horribly wrong.
Under windows 3.x, all you had were .ini files. The vast majority of programs would allow you to just zip up its install folder, copy it wherever you want, and run from the new location. That flexibility is pretty much gone with win95 and above, thanks to the registry...
Under windows 3.x, all you had were .ini files. The vast majority of programs would allow you to just zip up its install folder, copy it wherever you want, and run from the new location. That flexibility is pretty much gone with win95 and above, thanks to the registry...