what makes a file "installed"?

[Mark Talluto]

On May 22, 2004, at 12:06 PM, Erik Hansen wrote:

> what makes a file "installed"
> as opposed to "loaded" or "copied to"
> the desktop?
>
> thank you,
>
> Erik Hansen


The term installation really applies more to Windows systems than to 
Macintosh.  On Windows, there are certain registry files that need to 
be adjusted or set for the files being installed.  Sometimes files need 
to be installed in different locations.  One of my apps installs fonts 
in the fonts folder, the application in the program files folder, a 
desktop icon in the desktop folder, and the aliases in the start 
program files folder.  Because the process is more complex than just 
coping an single application file to the desktop, I suppose 
installation better covers the whole process.

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Best regards,
Mark Talluto
http://www.canelasoftware.com