That is certainly one way to go that but is not risk free especially with
Norton stuff. Versions and file dependencies are very complicated and may
be totally ignored by some programs. Problems created by users e.g.
repeatedly installing a program without uninstalling it typically remain.
IMHO, the preferred way is for the vendor to 'expose' the files so one can
look before installing.
There is a somewhat false sense of security created by some of the wizards
which are used by the software developers. Things are made to look so
simple, but there are some real traps.
Picture the person who spends time doing all they can to over come their Y2K
paranoia only to then laod a program which over writes their updates !
Same type of thing with NT service packs.
It 'ain't' horrible but their are definitely times when is isn't very
friendly, so I prefer to check first.
-----Original Message-----
From: Bill_Ames@hyperion.com <Bill_Ames@hyperion.com>
To: geraldj@ames.net <geraldj@ames.net>
Cc: Steve Baron <SteveBaron@starlinx.com>; Karl Heimbach
<heimbachk@mindspring.com>; tentec@contesting.com <tentec@contesting.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Thursday, September 09, 1999 5:23 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Pegasus Software/PcPakRatt Version 1.0/NT 4.0
Performance
>
>
>
>There are programs that will record every file that is installed when you
do an
>install and make a backup of any file that the install changes. You can
even
>have this program uninstall the most recent installed program. Norton
Uninstall
>is one that I have used. Someone should use such a tool and tell us just
what is
>being installed.
>
>
>Bill Ames
>KB1LG
>
>
>
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