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Originally Posted by kovidgoyal
I dont see what earthly difference an application uid could have on installing calibre portable, since the uid is specified at runtime, not install time.
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Here you see me starting to install calbre-portable-installer-2.71.0 into my
C:\Portables\Calibre Portable folder
After clicking OK there. I get this (situation normal)
Then I get this
Quote:
Originally Posted by kovidgoyal
As for what benefit accrues from having a fixed uid, you'd have to ask Microsoft, I am simply following their recommended best practices. Off the top of my head, I'd guess, it allows windows to recognize common applications and save whatever ui specific settings are saved by the shell for applications, like recently openend documents, window positions, monitor it was started on, etc, etc.
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But it more or less does most of those things already, has done for years.
All I know is that their so-called best-practice has made using your software 'awkward' for me.
I prefer to set a fixed starting UI config for applications(window size and position, optional panels etc), I would rather 'it' not restore the shambles in which I left it last time - rolled up in a corner half off the monitor. :lol:
BR