How did Windows 95 decide that a setup program ran?
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by theragra
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That is one of the reasons why desktop Linux conquest is slow. Linux people won't approve such kludges, which means broken applications and back compatibility. I am not sure which strategy is correct, but I certainly have a compassion for users who just want their pc to work, and not search for library versions or manuals how to compile code in a new system.
by xg15
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I wonder why specifically those languages. Were only those markets using localized file names and everyone else sticking to English?
Or was it just random chance, i.e. some setup programs from those locales happened to cause issues and got escalated, so those names got on the list?
by patates
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"Ayarla" is very confusing... Setup can't be translated to Turkish as "ayarla". The correct word would be "Yükle/Kur" (verb) and the correct noun would be "Kurulum". Ayarla means "configure" and "ayarlar" means "settings".
Also, why just Turkish and Hungarian?
by sanmarzano
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Windows 95, for all its UX niceties, was a hack job under the hood. Reading this is just another example. When people make comparisons to clunky Model T cars in the 20’s and Win95, they aren’t far off.
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