Hi Viv :o)

Another issue is all of those apps which allow the user to 'go back' and restore previous versions of their registry. Anti-spyware programs, anti-virus programs, Windows XP system restore, etc. There have been numerous times when our users have set their registry back to a previous date/time which did not include the settings in their registry for our app (and other apps as well that were installed since or their settings changed since the last registry backup). It was just too much of a hassle.


>Hi,
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>>This is an interesting thread, I'm glad ther's so much interest. You make good arguments for registry usage because of the structure of the registry itself. It is already broken out by User and Machine, etc. Another issue with us is security; we're not sure we want an INI file hanging out that someone can edit with a simple editor. The registry is much harder to hack.
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>>My 2 cents,
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>If you're using Windows logons then it should be impossible for a user to access registry settings in another users hive.
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>But from past experience of threads on this subject I think you'll find I'm probably in a minority of one on this<s>. The arguments *against* using the registry are nearly always related to a perceived higher risk of corruption and/or greater difficulty in restoring settings should that become neccessary but I've not been convinced of the first argument and .REG files cope pretty well with the second..
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>Best,
>Viv