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Re: From BAD to WORSE Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher

From	"Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Newsgroups	alt.comp.os.windows-11, alt.comp.os.windows-10
Subject	Re: From BAD to WORSE Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher
Date	2025-02-19 13:30 +0100
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On 2025-02-13 18:53, micky wrote:

...

>> Programs can check the zeroth argument on ARGV/ARGC on a program,
>> to figure out what "role" you want the program to play. I wrote a
>> program that works that way. The program changes what it does,
>> based on the name you give the executable.
> But surely they don't all work that way**,  it takes time to write and
> test and especially people working in the hope of donations, why would
> they duplicate what can be done with, for example, /uninstall?

It is actually easier.

I have used the trick both in Windows and Linux.

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.

Thread

Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-02-11 00:47 -0500
  Re: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-11 03:05 -0500
  Re: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-02-11 08:09 -0500
  Re: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher Mark Lloyd <not.email@all.invalid> - 2025-02-11 20:20 +0000
    Re: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-02-11 15:59 -0500
      Re: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-11 21:20 -0500
        Re: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-02-11 22:42 -0500
          Re: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-12 00:28 -0500
            Re: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-02-12 08:15 -0500
              Re: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-12 20:42 -0500
                Re: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-02-13 02:57 -0500
                Re: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-13 03:50 -0500
          Re: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher Ehud Omar <invalid@invalid.com> - 2025-02-12 05:34 +0000
            Re: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-02-12 08:11 -0500
      Re: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-02-12 12:05 -0500
  From BAD to WORSE   Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-02-12 23:23 -0500
    Re: From BAD to WORSE   Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-02-12 23:26 -0500
      Re: From BAD to WORSE Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher Uncle Sam <uncle.sam@usa.com> - 2025-02-13 04:45 +0000
        Re: From BAD to WORSE Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-02-13 00:05 -0500
      Re: From BAD to WORSE Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-13 00:30 -0500
        Re: From BAD to WORSE Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-02-13 02:06 -0500
          Re: From BAD to WORSE Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-02-13 02:54 -0500
            Re: From BAD to WORSE Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-13 04:11 -0500
              Re: From BAD to WORSE Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-02-13 08:02 -0500
                Re: From BAD to WORSE Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher wasbit <wasbit@nowhere.com> - 2025-02-14 09:49 +0000
                Re: From BAD to WORSE Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-02-14 09:12 -0500
                Re: From BAD to WORSE Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher "Allan Higdon" <allanh@vivaldi.net> - 2025-02-14 08:38 -0600
                Re: From BAD to WORSE Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-02-14 19:40 -0500
                Re: From BAD to WORSE Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-15 02:58 -0500
                Re: From BAD to WORSE Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-15 02:38 -0500
                Re: From BAD to WORSE Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-02-15 08:59 -0500
                Re: From BAD to WORSE Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-02-16 19:53 +1100
                Re: From BAD to WORSE Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-02-16 10:48 -0500
                Re: From BAD to WORSE Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-02-17 06:57 -0500
                Re: From BAD to WORSE Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-02-17 08:43 -0500
                Re: From BAD to WORSE Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-18 15:21 -0500
                Re: From BAD to WORSE Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-02-18 16:58 -0500
                Re: From BAD to WORSE Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-19 04:53 -0500
                Re: From BAD to WORSE Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-02-19 07:17 -0500
                Re: From BAD to WORSE Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-02-20 19:03 +1100
                Re: From BAD to WORSE Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-02-21 22:48 -0500
                Re: From BAD to WORSE Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-02-24 22:13 +1100
                Re: From BAD to WORSE Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-02-19 13:27 +0100
                Re: From BAD to WORSE Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-02-21 10:22 -0500
                Re: From BAD to WORSE Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-02-21 12:35 -0500
                Re: From BAD to WORSE Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-21 15:13 -0500
                Re: From BAD to WORSE Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-02-21 16:39 -0500
                Re: From BAD to WORSE Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-21 21:27 -0500
                Re: From BAD to WORSE Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-02-21 22:23 -0500
                Re: From BAD to WORSE Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher wasbit <wasbit@nowhere.com> - 2025-02-15 09:38 +0000
              Re: From BAD to WORSE Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-02-19 11:22 +0100
                Re: From BAD to WORSE Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-02-19 11:01 +0000
    Re: From BAD to WORSE Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-02-13 07:49 -0500
      Re: From BAD to WORSE Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-13 08:30 -0500
        Re: From BAD to WORSE Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-02-13 12:53 -0500
          Re: From BAD to WORSE Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-02-19 13:30 +0100
            Re: From BAD to WORSE Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-02-19 20:12 +0100
              Re: From BAD to WORSE Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-02-20 23:06 -0500
      Re: From BAD to WORSE Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-02-13 09:29 -0500
        Re: From BAD to WORSE Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-13 12:05 -0500
          Re: From BAD to WORSE Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-02-13 13:12 -0500
        Re: From BAD to WORSE Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-02-13 14:56 -0500
          Re: From BAD to WORSE Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-02-13 17:07 -0500
  Re: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-02-16 00:06 -0500
    Re: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-16 10:38 -0500

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