I guess this question is really about the Registry...
...there are any number of interesting apps http://portableapps.com/apps
that now will run right from a flash drive & leave no 'footprints' behind, among other features claimed. But isn't this kinda how computing was done back in the heyday of the VIC 20?
A ROM cart or a cardboard-encased floppy (that's why they were called floppies 8) ) that ran standalone as regards the OS, which could be shut down with a simple OFF switch.
With portable media capacity increasing exponentially- and intended to be used in multiple machines, what is the future of the OS itself?
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In addition to making no registry changes, it also doesn't copy any support files to the Windows directory
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Originally Posted by ahhaa
IMHO the Windows registry was a design disaster: just think about the nightmare you have moving apps every time you buy a new PC. At least as far as as third party apps are concerned. The registry is fine for storing Windows OS settings.
And oh yes - another thing that makes an app "portable" is that it doesn't embed drive letters etc in local settings, as different host PCs have different drive letters. -
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and also no files a copied or created in "Documents and settings\<username>" directory.
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