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List:       wine-devel
Subject:    Re: Fix to protect users from selves.
From:       Rein Klazes <rklazes () xs4all ! nl>
Date:       2002-09-30 5:28:59
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On Sun, 29 Sep 2002 20:34:19 -0400, you wrote:

> To all that answered:
> 
> I also abhor the kludge that I wrote.
> 
> I also recognize that the test would catch possible *valid* filenames.
> 
> I will attempt to find the keys that cause the rename to occur.
> 
> However, the point of the patch was to:
> 1. Provide the developers with a way not to have their Windows system (real or \
> fake) be renamed during development. I got tired of renaming the directories back \
> to what they should have been. 
> 2. Protect the end users from destroying their Windows system during \
> testing/playing. The last thing we should want is the impression that Wine is \
> dangerous because of unexpected consequences due to simple appearing actions. \
> "comp.emulators.ms-windows.wine" still gets complaints from user that have done \
> this very action.

After removing such entries from system.reg:


> [Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\RenameFiles\\ProgramFilesRen] \
> 976188522
> @="D:\\"
> "!$!$!$!$.pfr"="Program Files,1"
> "PROGRA~1"="!$!$!$!$.pfr"
> 

it stops.

Rein.
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Rein Klazes
rklazes@xs4all.nl


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