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Can we talk about the rude installers not asking for installation locations?

47 points breezk0 | 2 comments | 31 Oct 25 14:16 UTC | HN request time: 0.521s | source

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I think it is very rude to just install to any "default" directory and not asks the user where he wants it to be installed.

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ttoinou ◴[31 Oct 25 14:40 UTC] No.45772459[source]▶
More options, more mess. The user will always do something funky, then don't remember about it and then complain to the software publisher that it's not working correctly
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1. powerhouse007 ◴[31 Oct 25 14:55 UTC] No.45772647[source]▶
If software allows changing install location, it should work from everywhere. And there's no excuse for hardcoding Program Files anymore with multiple package managers on windows.

I feel your pain as a developer but as a user, sometimes I need the choice. Try to hide it so non-techies people can click Next Next Next but put it in advanced options somewhere.

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2. ttoinou ◴[31 Oct 25 18:13 UTC] No.45774973[source]▶

  If software allows changing install location, it should work from everywhere
So, we're saying the same thing, what you said is the Contraposition of what I am saying, they are equivalent