Q: About a year ago I downloaded some programs and open / use them for a while and then later burned the download to a CD for future use. Well, I went to open them and they would not open (sorry I do not remember exactly what they (the error) said, but it was the same for everyone, I think anyway), I called technical support on campus and the man I I told them (downloads) have burned before opening them if the files are sometimes distracted or something and I opened the download would not be any available records or anything else to talk to run a program. Well, my upgrade / install teacher said he had never heard of this and looked at me like I was crazy. Can anyone confirm any of this? Thank you.
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Re:First of all, double-clicking the "setup.exe" is NOT "opening" the program.
Are you talking about the attribute when you right-click application and go to properties?
This has nothing to do with anything here.
why would some files going to registry and some .dll files going to the directory from an .exe application not show up with the application later?
Because when you burn the directory or executable of the application, you are not burning the files that are not in the same directory (or are not included in the executable). The application executable is not the same as the executable you launched in order to install the program. In addition, the registry entries created by the setup/install program are not recreated by running the application executable.
you have to save the installer program, not what was actually installed.
EXACTLY!
? If I burn application from there before opening it the whole application is there (on disk) and ready to install at will. But, what happens to it after opening it and then later trying to burn exact same .exe icon I opened originally and it won't work?
Try this in slightly clearer english next time. But what seems to be happening is say that you go to CoolApp's webpage and you download CoolAppSetup.exe. After running CoolAppSetup.exe, you get a shortcut to CoolApp.exe on your desktop, a CoolApp directory full of CoolApp.exe and other files, CoolApp.dll in your windows directory, and several keys in your registry. If you just burn CoolApp.exe, it's never going to run because it's looking for the "other files," CoolApp.dll, and the registry keys. If you burn CoolApp directory, CoolApp.exe is still going to look for the CoolApp.dll and the registry keys and not run. Therefore, you need to burn CoolAppSetup.exe in order to place these files in the correct locations and create the necessary registry entries. CoolAppSetup.exe should not (depends on the application here) be deleted after you install CoolApp, so it should certainly be available for backing up, as long as you get the right file.
In addition, those registry entries may tell CoolApp.exe that CoolApp.dll is located in a particular location….or that if filetype .caf is double-clicked, CoolApp.exe is supposed to open it and it located in a particular location.
In other words, installed applications should never be moved from machine to machine and be expected to work. They generally must be reinstalled on the new machine in order to work.
~guy
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Re:I guess I'm wondering why do I have to "save" anything? If I download (full version) of program from Internet to let's say, my docs or desktop, why do I have to save it anywhere? If I burn application from there before opening it the whole application is there (on disk) and ready to install at will. But, what happens to it after opening it and then later trying to burn exact same .exe icon I opened originally and it won't work?
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Re:you have to save the installer program, not what was actually installed.
I THINK thats what you are saying. If not, please clarify
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Re:Thanks guy. you said: "Installed applications often make entries to Windows registry (which may reference the location of the application's .exe file on the hard drive), as well as sometimes have additional .dll files that are placed into the Windows directory."
Are you talking about the attribute when you right-click application and go to properties? Also, sorry if what you said answers this but, why would some files going to registry and some .dll files going to the directory from an .exe application not show up with the application later? Why wouldn't the files mentioned just be copied after opening it from .exe application downloaded and what makes the application just seen as a directory instead the whole .exe file? Thanks again guy.
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Re:Installed applications often make entries to Windows registry (which may reference the location of the application's .exe file on the hard drive), as well as sometimes have additional .dll files that are placed into the Windows directory. Therefore, it IS generally necessary (and there are some applications that are exceptions) to keep the install program archived if you would like to use the application again in the future on a machine it hasn't been installed on.
Moral of the story: burn the file you downloaded, not the program's directory after you've "opened" (installed) them.
~guy
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