I think it is a windows issue. I Linux, I can usually just move a directory around and have the application function just as well. It's just the evil of the registry.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Angel Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 8:46 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: gotta love microsoft > > Umm..I have to agree with Matthew there. You just cannot move > installed applications to other locations on your hard disk, and > expect everything to work. Microsoft or anything else. > > Heck , if I even do that with GAMES, some of them won't work. The issue > isn't a microsoft one. If you feel that way about > Microsoft's product though, then by all means look into an alternative. > > Check out OpenOffice. > > -Gel > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dana > > Matthew, explain to me please why a spreadsheet program requires > FrontPage????? Front Page sucks anyway. I don't even *want* it on > my computer. It's like AOL an ugly thing that came with the computer. > > I'm sorry, but I don't feel protected by the requirement that I have the > install disk. I probably do, and it's probably with my 2000 > install disk in a box in the front room, and i haven't thought about it in six > months. > > It feels to me that *Microsoft* is the one being protected here and I am > all the more incensed that matter of fact tis is bundled > software that was legally obtained. If it weren't I'd say fair enough, I took > my chances and they took their measures, and fair > enough. > > As it is, a product that was part of a bundle that I purchased and which > belongs to *me* is getting pissy with me. Fuck it, I say. > I'm downloading a freeware wordprocessor as we speak and it's less > than a meg. Minus the bloatware I'll have *plenty* of room on C. > > And I really don't like the "microsoft knows best" rant. I spent several years > of my life dealing with stupid microsoft defaults, > like the insistance that phone numbers have an area code in dial-up > connector, resulting in thousands of customers getting "the > number you have dialed does not require an area code" which of > course the modem reports are no dial time. Arg. Microsof it > protecting me, sure. > > Dana > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Silver Sponsor - New Atlanta http://www.newatlanta.com Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:139763 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
