Anonymous
7/12/2025, 6:29:28 AM No.105877546
>the installer puts a shortcut on your desktop without your consent
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Anonymous
7/12/2025, 10:15:09 AM No.105878866
>installer is afraid of my desktop because I have an absolutely arcane system configuration.
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Anonymous
7/12/2025, 10:16:27 AM No.105878870
>the torrent wants me to visit a website to get a password for the .zip
Anonymous
7/12/2025, 2:04:04 PM No.105880241
>>105877546 (OP)
>after installation the installer unsolicitedly opens the application's homepage and/or asks for a donation
>after installation the installer unsolicitedly opens the application's homepage and/or asks for a donation
Anonymous
7/12/2025, 2:06:51 PM No.105880264
>>105878866
Cool lion background what are you 9
Cool lion background what are you 9
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Anonymous
7/12/2025, 3:31:40 PM No.105880956
>>105880264
background? it's just a random picture from telegram.
background? it's just a random picture from telegram.
Anonymous
7/12/2025, 3:45:30 PM No.105881076
>>105880264
nta but I am
nta but I am
Anonymous
7/12/2025, 4:23:07 PM No.105881460
>installer adds "uninstall <program>" "<program> on the web" shortcuts to start menu
>searching for program and pressing enter has 50/50 chance of opening the uninstall shortcut
>searching for program and pressing enter has 50/50 chance of opening the uninstall shortcut
Anonymous
7/12/2025, 4:27:22 PM No.105881504
Anonymous
7/12/2025, 4:40:21 PM No.105881651
>installer is actually a net installer
>program needs 1-3 <big-chungus> runtimes installed or won't work
>program doesn't have a uninstaller included
>program has an "auto updater" included
>program needs 1-3 <big-chungus> runtimes installed or won't work
>program doesn't have a uninstaller included
>program has an "auto updater" included
Anonymous
7/12/2025, 5:44:28 PM No.105882315
installer actually installs
Anonymous
7/12/2025, 5:45:44 PM No.105882329
Anonymous
7/12/2025, 5:49:22 PM No.105882360
>installer just unpacks a portable program
>adds a shortcut to the desktop, a folder with 4 entries into the start menu, and an entry in the program list
>no way to download the program as standalone, you have to clean up the trash it adds
I hate this piece of shit mentality
>adds a shortcut to the desktop, a folder with 4 entries into the start menu, and an entry in the program list
>no way to download the program as standalone, you have to clean up the trash it adds
I hate this piece of shit mentality
Anonymous
7/12/2025, 5:51:14 PM No.105882373
>>105877546 (OP)
>Installer pollutes your start menu folder (program program32, program64, program uninstaller, program docs, program web homepage, program config, program setup, program launcher)
>Installer pollutes your start menu folder (program program32, program64, program uninstaller, program docs, program web homepage, program config, program setup, program launcher)
Anonymous
7/12/2025, 6:22:41 PM No.105882660
>running arbitrary code as root to install apps
Windows is really something else
Windows is really something else
Anonymous
7/12/2025, 6:41:20 PM No.105882850
>installer tries to download dependencies from a bunch of dead links
Anonymous
7/12/2025, 6:44:57 PM No.105882892
what is the use case for an installer? who needs more than application folder in a .zip?
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Anonymous
7/12/2025, 6:50:19 PM No.105882945
>>105882892
to install adware on your grandma's computer to generate shareholder value
to install adware on your grandma's computer to generate shareholder value
Anonymous
7/12/2025, 6:51:53 PM No.105882965
>>105880264
thats a hunting cam you mongrel
thats a hunting cam you mongrel
Anonymous
7/12/2025, 6:54:09 PM No.105882987
>installer installs a software downloader and tells you it will now download what you thought you were already downloading
Anonymous
7/12/2025, 6:57:13 PM No.105883017
>ctrl+shift+alt+windows+L
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Anonymous
7/12/2025, 7:08:18 PM No.105883129
>>105883017
don't use this it makes recruiter gas
don't use this it makes recruiter gas