I dont get what is wrong with the GOG installers. The all in one style installer is the best i've seen.

Same here. I've never had any problem with them.

Not really... No.

There is a problem. First, it doesn't work on just any computer. You need admin privilege access, otherwise, it just won't install.

Secondly, there is no easy way to make the install portable, unless the GOG installer clearly SHOWS what it's doing (which should be the default behaviour, especially for such clunky self-installers), or all the files are clearly accessible from the start through an archive, not an encrypted .exe container.

This might sound whiny to some self-righteous snobs out there, but I paid for softwares that I already owned on CD before. Why do I have to resort to getting back to my old CDs in order to get a hold of the files I purchased again? Why do I have to resort to downloading cracks in order to make the applications portable? I think it's a legitimate request.

I'm not even complaining. I'm asking for improvements in GOG's ways of doing things, as I care and wish to see them succeed.

I don't know any Linux distro users who don't have a secondary Windows computer for gaming, or a Windows install on a partition on their Linux machine.

Just saying.

I forgot to add that using "innounp" the Inno Setup Unpacker (GOG use Inno Setup to make their containers) I couldn't get a hold of what's written in the registry.
It's probably in "Install-script.iss" but I have no clue.

Perhaps I was wrong. Perhaps it is just too much to ask of GOG.com

I run very slim systems and .NET 4.0 has a background process. Innocuous by itself, but adds up very quickly because every program these days has a background process.

I've used some of the free Cameyo downloads and it seems to be alright. I've never used their software, however. Try using or [url=http://jauntepe.sourceforge.net/index.html]JauntePE if you continue to have trouble with Cameyo. My experience is that a lot of trial and error is needed before you find something that works perfectly for you, but it's worth the effort!

Thanks for the reply. Indeed some nice folks have suggested things like Cameyo.

Cameyo did the trick sometimes (with a lot of tweaking around and reading of course), but my original request was mostly so that the GOG installers would become more transparent or at least would clearly show what they are doing on the system. I know it's not automatic with the Inno Setup, but I don't know... there should be some thinking put into that.

The best thing would be to have some sort of technology that would isolate the application into a folder just like Cameyo does, but I fear that would be too much to ask for.