Quote from: Contro on January 11, 2014, 02:32 PM

Of course sometimes the program writes directly the configuration in the system registry. In those cases i take a command to remember me I must have a security copy of a branch or key in the windows registry. .....

just curious:
how do you know if an install has changed the registry? Is there a software that does that? (I'm sure there is...)

Wonderful question.
I usually search in the registry the common registry keys for that program.
I try to observ during the installation if the program writes something in other place than desktop or the portable installation directory.
Then i post is not perfect portable.
Or even if need additional software like framework.

I have no memory, but I think i have an utility to detect changes in the registry

That's the point.
I think your observation is very interesting and i would like to know the answer.
So i will post anothec thread about this

Best Regards

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full, incremental and differential backups.
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Volume Snapshot Service VSS to backup open files

While still working, the program has been sold supposedly but no feedback, updates or support for a long while.

In case there are problems I am now looking for a replacement.

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