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Re: Opera 8.5 Newbie stuck

Subject: Re: Opera 8.5 Newbie stuck
From: Josef W. Segur
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 10:31:51 -0500
Newsgroups: opera.general
On Wed, 9 Nov 2005 14:07:26 +0000 (UTC), "V S Rawat" <VSRawat@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 
wrote:

>Spartanicus wrote:
>
>> "V S Rawat" <VSRawat@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>> > If Opera is using windows registry files, I must install it
>> > in all windows os installed on my same pc.
>> 
>> Opera only uses the registry for uninstall path info IIRC. All
>> other info is stored in ini files (stored in the application
>> dir in a single user install). This allows you to run one
>> Opera installation from various OSs in a multi boot
>> configuration, and you can restore Opera from a backup without
>> having to restore the registry.
>
>I need to get it confirmed once again.
>
>I have checked that opera_w32enen850.exe file can be opened with
>winzip.
>
>So, if I unzip all those files to some folder, say c:\opera, and
>always run from there, will it work in my 98se partition as well
>as xp partition?
>
>But there are some subfolder created while installed from
>running exe file, whereas the zip archive does not show any path
>in with any file name. Thus, all files will go to one folder on
>zip extraction, and I would not get the subfolders. Then, how
>would it run?
>
>Hope someone gives some tip about how to do it.

Use the installer. On the "Select Installation Directory" page
choose c:\opera or whatever path you want, and make sure the
"Individual Opera profiles for each user on this computer" box
is _not_ checked.

Create shortcuts to opera.exe in both versions of Windows.

-- 
                                  Joe

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