> > Hmm... Looks like I have a way to save time now. > :) > > However, doesn't the registry get wiped out with > every > > new install? > > > > No, it has never done that. I cannot speak for what > binary installers > have done in the past (I have never used one), but > certainly that has > never been true for source code/compiled > installations. > > With current versions of Wine, registry creation is > a runtime task. That > is, when Wine is run, it looks for a ~/.wine > directory. If none is > found, it creates one and populates it with default > registry entries. If > a ~/.wine is already there, is is left untouched. Very interesting... I used to have these concerns, and then a few weeks ago, I saw them echoed on Winehq.com . See here: http://www.winehq.com/?issue=242#Upgrade%20Management Hiji _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ wine-users mailing list wine-users@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.winehq.org/mailman/listinfo/wine-users
