>Under linux the issue doesn't exist - the apps have their areas where their config, metadata, user data etc go. Even better, these areas survive installation of the OS, so if you try out (as I've heard people still do) six different linuxes, and install an app you once had, your settings for that app from six linuxes ago are still waiting for you.

Only simple progams

>But that's not the issue I was ranting about - it's that Greg's problem may exist even if you don't even fart in the general direction of the m$-owned part of the disk.

Setting up the system wrong - that is copying crap instead of installing, leads to such problems. When bypassing OS, Os is fooled and might complain. Can't help this. Problem is on layer 8
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