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Unread 03-07-2007, 09:09
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Re: Portable Software

Boy, talk about coming full circle. Back in "the day" EVERY app was portable. They installed into their own directory and didn't dump anything into common windows directories. Copying the program from computer to computer was as easy as copying the dirctory - and usually it all fit on one floppy disk. Deleting it was as easy as deleting the directory.

In fact, it was a "poorly" written Windows 3.1 app that dumepd anything into the windows directory. Somehow, between Windows 3.1 and Windows 95, it became the norm to spread out your installation, making keeping your computer clean nearly impossible.
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