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Quote - I found out that after I copy out the resulting program EXE and related files and folders, and uninstall the whole app, I can still run it.

• Which tends to show the rest is just bloat, you could also distribute the .exe with a little .reg script to register filetypes.. . :-D

Yes, if you think that Windows is the only operating system that counts. If you've ever tried to deploy a non-trivial piece of software to multiple architectures, the ability to create a single installer that just works everywhere will look like manna from heaven to you.

-- I'm not mad at you, just Westphalian.