Re: Fix to protect users from selves.

[Guy L. Albertelli]

To all that answered:

I also abhor the kludge that I wrote.

I also recognize that the test would catch possible *valid* filenames.

I will attempt to find the keys that cause the rename to occur.

However, the point of the patch was to:
  1. Provide the developers with a way not to have their Windows system (real or fake) be renamed during development. I got tired of
renaming the directories back to what they should have been.

2. Protect the end users from destroying their Windows system during testing/playing. The last thing we should want is the
impression that Wine is dangerous because of unexpected consequences due to simple appearing actions.
"comp.emulators.ms-windows.wine" still gets complaints from user that have done this very action.

Guy

Fix to protect users from selves.

[Rein Klazes]

On Sun, 29 Sep 2002 20:34:19 -0400, you wrote:
> To all that answered:
>
> I also abhor the kludge that I wrote.
>
> I also recognize that the test would catch possible *valid* filenames.
>
> I will attempt to find the keys that cause the rename to occur.
>
> However, the point of the patch was to:
> - Provide the developers with a way not to have their Windows system (real or fake) be renamed during development. I got tired of
>
> renaming the directories back to what they should have been.
> - Protect the end users from destroying their Windows system during testing/playing. The last thing we should want is the
>
> impression that Wine is dangerous because of unexpected consequences due to simple appearing actions.
> "comp.emulators.ms-windows.wine" still gets complaints from user that have done this very action.

After removing such entries from system.reg:

| [Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RenameFiles\ProgramFilesRen] 976188522
| @="D:\"
| "!$!$!$!$.pfr"="Program Files,1"
| "PROGRA~1"="!$!$!$!$.pfr"
|

it stops.

Rein.