Re: Registry - this can't be good

From	Paul <nospam@needed.invalid>
Newsgroups	alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.comp.microsoft.windows
Subject	Re: Registry - this can't be good
Date	2020-09-20 21:53 -0400
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID	<rk912q$aoc$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
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Arlen Holder wrote:
> On Sun, 20 Sep 2020 16:48:43 -0400, Paul wrote:
> 
>> It keeps track of personal preferences for the programs used.
>> You could install a program for "all users", and each user
>> keeps their own preferences for when they use the software.
> 
> Hey Paul!
> 
> Can you clarify that use model please?
> 
> I am the only user of my desktop, so I log in as, oh, say "user1", 
> who has administrator privileges. But I'm the only user.
> 
> Whenever a program asks me that question, I don't have a flying clue
> what to say. Why should I care if I'm the _only_ user?
> 
> Can you clarify, under that circumstance, how I would best make a decision
> as to "install for all users" or just "install for this one user"?

I don't know what the practice is of others here, but I always install
for "all users". Take the scenario where my profile is corrupted,
and I want to create a second account "Bob". When "Bob" comes up, it
sees all the programs I installed. If it turns out I didn't need "Bob"
after all, I just disable the "Bob" user and trash that section of
C:\users .

I need to be able to do everything on the "Bob" account, as if I
was "Paul", and that's why if there is a choice in the installer,
I select the "all users" choice.

    Paul

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Registry - this can't be good "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2020-09-20 17:31 +0200
  Re: Registry - this can't be good Roger Mills <watt.tyler@gmail.com> - 2020-09-20 16:44 +0100
    Re: Registry - this can't be good Ken Blake <ken@invalidemail.com> - 2020-09-20 09:39 -0700
      Re: Registry - this can't be good Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> - 2020-09-20 12:18 -0500
        Re: Registry - this can't be good  Arlen   Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2020-09-20 17:50 +0000
          Re: Registry - this can't be good  Arlen   Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2020-09-20 18:02 +0000
          Re: Registry - this can't be good  Arlen   Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2020-09-20 18:30 +0000
        Re: Registry - this can't be good VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2020-09-20 13:30 -0500
          Re: Registry - this can't be good Ken Blake <ken@invalidemail.com> - 2020-09-20 12:21 -0700
    Re: Registry - this can't be good "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2020-09-20 21:41 +0200
      Re: Registry - this can't be good Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2020-09-20 12:57 -0700
        Re: Registry - this can't be good  Arlen   Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2020-09-20 21:06 +0000
          Re: Registry - this can't be good  Arlen   Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2020-09-20 21:08 +0000
            Re: Registry - this can't be good  Arlen   Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2020-09-20 22:10 +0000
          Re: Registry - this can't be good "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2020-09-22 21:54 +0200
            Re: Registry - this can't be good Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2020-09-22 18:06 -0400
              Re: Registry - this can't be good "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2020-09-24 17:24 +0200
        Re: Registry - this can't be good "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2020-09-21 22:06 +0200
          Re: Registry - this can't be good Brian Gregory <void-invalid-dead-dontuse@email.invalid> - 2020-09-23 01:14 +0100
            Re: Registry - this can't be good Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> - 2020-09-22 19:47 -0500
              Re: Registry - this can't be good Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2020-09-23 15:27 +0000
            Re: Registry - this can't be good "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2020-09-24 17:26 +0200
  Re: Registry - this can't be good Neil <neil@myplaceofwork.com> - 2020-09-20 12:04 -0400
    Re: Registry - this can't be good  Arlen   Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2020-09-20 17:27 +0000
    Re: Registry - this can't be good "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2020-09-21 22:10 +0200
      Re: Registry - this can't be good Neil <neil@myplaceofwork.com> - 2020-09-22 07:13 -0400
        Re: Registry - this can't be good "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2020-09-22 21:57 +0200
          Re: Registry - this can't be good Neil <neil@myplaceofwork.com> - 2020-09-22 21:35 -0400
        Re: Registry - this can't be good Brian Gregory <void-invalid-dead-dontuse@email.invalid> - 2020-09-23 01:15 +0100
        Re: Registry - this can't be good "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2020-09-24 17:28 +0200
          Re: Registry - this can't be good Neil <neil@myplaceofwork.com> - 2020-09-24 15:16 -0400
            Re: Registry - this can't be good Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2020-09-24 18:46 -0400
      Re: Registry - this can't be good Brian Gregory <void-invalid-dead-dontuse@email.invalid> - 2020-09-23 01:20 +0100
  Re: Registry - this can't be good VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2020-09-20 13:28 -0500
  Re: Registry - this can't be good Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2020-09-20 16:48 -0400
    Re: Registry - this can't be good  Arlen   Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2020-09-20 22:10 +0000
      Re: Registry - this can't be good Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2020-09-20 21:53 -0400
        Re: Registry - this can't be good  Arlen   Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2020-09-21 03:20 +0000
          Re: Registry - this can't be good Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2020-09-21 01:13 -0400
  Re: Registry - this can't be good Shadow <Sh@dow.br> - 2020-09-20 18:50 -0300

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