Re: [NTLK] [ot] convincing arg against MS OS

From: Rolf Brakvatne (rbrak29_at_qwest.net)
Date: Fri Jun 07 2002 - 10:52:57 EDT


DLL's are the bane of Windows (at least as far as uninstalling). Mess
with a DLL file and you are in a pickle (DLL pickle). I have encountered
uninstallers that remove DLL files that adversely affect other
applications.

RB

RB
On Friday, June 7, 2002, at 05:58 AM, Thomas Cherry wrote:

>
> You missed the point. Most mac apps don't need un-installers. =20
> Dragging the app to the trash is the un-install. It's not like the
> pc=20=
>
> where there are several DLL's and Registry settings that need to go=20
> along with the app.
>
>
> On Friday, June 7, 2002, at 12:35 AM, Ed Kummel wrote:
>
>> Sure, dragging the icon to the trash is easy...any OS
>> can do it (with a GUI), but if you don't properly
>> uninstall an applicaiton on a Mac, you run the risk of
>> corrupting preferences. I suggest that you use an
>> uninstaller if you want to remove applications from
>> any OS!
>>
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