RE: Bug with Win32 Installer

Hello Stuart,

This is not a bug but by design I have not worked out a different installer
yet and went with the simplest thing I could get out. I will eventually get
this working as well.

Regards,
Edward

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> [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Stuart Longland
> Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 12:23 AM
> To: Everybuddy Mailing List
> Subject: [Everybuddy] Bug with Win32 Installer
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> Hi,
> 	I tried to install Everybuddy today under Win32.  I
> downloaded the self
> extracting binary from the Everybuddy site.  When I tried to install it,
> it tried installing itself in C:\Program Files\Everybuddy without asking
> where *I* wanted to put it.
>
> 	My C: is strictly for the OS and system files, all my
> applications go
> on D: and my data on E:.  In particular, internet applications
> (Everybuddy comes under this category) go in D:\inet.  This is mainly
> because for one, it's much neater and makes finding programs easier, and
> secondly, C: is only 2GB in size while D: is 8GB.
>
> Chain of events:
> 1> Downloaded
> http://www.everybuddy.com/files/everybuddy-0.4.3-18_win.exe to
> F:\everybuddy-0.4.3-18_win.exe
> 2> Executed F:\everybuddy-0.4.3-18_win.exe
> 3> Extracted files to G:\.  Installer starts.
> 4> Clicked next through numerous dialogues.
> 5> Installer threw up errors saying C:\ was full.
> 6> I cancelled installation
>
> 	So how do you install to another directory?
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