On Sunday 17 July 2005 21:52, Klaus Schwenk wrote:
> I had some similar thoughts on that topic recently and do agree with you
> that the current habit of installation handling has several problems.
>
> First of all (at least on MS-based OS's) it's pretty hard to tell what
> exactly is done by the installer. Even harmless software does not always
> keep a log of its actions nor is it observed by some system service. As
Occasionally, I have been using INCTRL5 to check at least the most obvuious
items for change before and after installation.
> I had some similar thoughts on that topic recently and do agree with you
> that the current habit of installation handling has several problems.
>
> First of all (at least on MS-based OS's) it's pretty hard to tell what
> exactly is done by the installer. Even harmless software does not always
> keep a log of its actions nor is it observed by some system service. As
Occasionally, I have been using INCTRL5 to check at least the most obvuious
items for change before and after installation.
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