Rocks'n'Diamonds

That's a lot of files for a single folder branch.

It takes forever to synchronize...

In my opinion, the delay is too damn long!

Thanks for the massive numbers of new levels. They might have been around for a while... I've been enjoying Sokoban thoroughly.

I'm not sure if it's a bug, but there seems to be a noticeably longer delay when dropping items in the Emerald Mine Club levels.

We can't have people cheating

Hmm...

I downloaded 3.2.2 (for Windows) as a zip file, unzipped it into a new folder, and it still knows my current and max levels.

It doesn't need installation. It works beautifully.

Every other OS seems to have figured it out

"Since version 3.2.0, the best way to install Rocks'n'Diamonds under Windows is by using the installer version (a "setup.exe" style executable that can be run directly to install the game and create shortcuts in the "Start" menu and that also optionally creates Desktop and Q...

I could be wrong, but it seems that the days when even children can't unzip a zip file and look for .exe's are either gone or fast approaching.

As to XP having .zip issues, I wouldn't know, I use Win2K; it probably does. I do do know that writing Start Menu entries for any or all users is easy.

My advice: don't offer an installable version.

It turned out to be a Windows auto-generated registry entry.

Try googling FriendlyCache for more than a few examples.

I'm not sure what FriendlyCache does, but could it be written to the application folder instead of the registry?