Dead Simple Downloader by Blaiz Enterprises

  • Thread starter Thread starter Susan Bugher
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jacaranda said:
I agree. Until that happens, things should stay the way they are IMHO.
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Agreed.

A big thanks, btw, to Sieste for outlining Blaiz install behavior.

-Craig
 
I guess we have different ideas of 'problem.' The .exe ending would
make it clear its not a shortcut, should you ever forget. AFAICS it
would function just as well from the start menu as program files or
anywhere else - just is not CD/USB no-install-ware.
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If you keep programs on your Windows drive - some people don't.
Would it relocate itself if made read-only?
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Depends on what they're doing, but quite possibly. The registry entry
isn't read-only, nor is the start menu, so you'd be left with a dead
exe file wherever you put it, plus the one that runs, located in the
start menu.

Not nice and not following any known protocol. It's just lazy
programming.
 
If you keep programs on your Windows drive - some people don't.


Depends on what they're doing, but quite possibly. The registry entry
isn't read-only, nor is the start menu, so you'd be left with a dead
exe file wherever you put it, plus the one that runs, located in the
start menu.

Not nice and not following any known protocol. It's just lazy
programming.
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And it would NOT last on my computer. I won't tolerate programs that
will not stay where I put them or those that demand to install on the
C: drive and won't install anywhere else for whatever reason.
 
Al said:
If you keep programs on your Windows drive - some people don't.


Depends on what they're doing, but quite possibly. The registry entry
isn't read-only, nor is the start menu, so you'd be left with a dead
exe file wherever you put it, plus the one that runs, located in the
start menu.

Not nice and not following any known protocol. It's just lazy
programming.
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Tried it for the first time today. Can confirm the odd behaviour, it
replaces itself if moved. Other than that it looks like a nice piece of
software, but have yet to use it fully.


NT
 
Sietse said:
Susan Bugher wrote:




There is an issue with the Blaiz freeware:
the programs (not the shortcuts) are installed within the Start Menu.
This behaviour has led a number of us to not use/recommend them.
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That happens every time you run the executable, and a persistant nag screen on
startup, and several of them freeze on my P166.
I will never use any of them again.

Mike Sa
 
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