Comme d’habitude, approche très pragmatique de ta part, je te reconnais bien là.
Conclusion, tu ne pourras plus jamais me dire que tu ne sais pas me joindre parce que tu as perdu mon n°

MF

Aaron
Digsby Developer

Or you could just use this installer if the other one irks you so much:

http://update.digsby.com/install/digsby_setup.exe

You forgot to mention, though, that Chrome silently installs a Google Update plugin in Firefox and Opera should those browsers be installed already. Also, Chrome adds GoogleUpdate.exe to the Windows Task Scheduler. So, even removing its entry from the Windows startup list won’t keep it from automatically running in the background.

I am currently in the process of rewriting my software setup to be more in line with the MS policy of Vista and above, eg. an application should try to install, run and update with standard user rights. this is exactly why chrome installs itself the way it does. i’m not saying i personally like it (i don’t), but that is the way Windows has headed, and we software engineers have to play by the new rules.
yes, you can check if a user is admin or not, and allow more options when installing, but this gets troublesome fast when for example a standard user is running a setup with run as admin credentials. for a good comparison see what the FireFox setup does, and how it differs under an admin and standard account.

To introduce myself, my name is Kristin and I am the Product Manager for the InstallIQ product here at W3i. It is one of my responsibilities to listen to the market. I find feedback, like that found on your blog, very important to improve our user experience. I was compelled to write this response to address the concern recently communicated.

My hope is that I can provide information as to why the registry key is used and what you can do if you continue to be uncomfortable with the use. I truly appreciate this feedback; and if there are any questions remaining, I encourage you to ask.

What is the registry entry used for? It is used to ensure multiple installs of the same product or offer are not attributed to a single user. You’ll note that InstallIQ recommends applications to users during the installation of a product. If you install another product through the InstallIQ process at a later date, InstallIQ will look for this key to determine if you were through an installation using InstallIQ before. This is done to protect our advertising partners from duplication or potential abuse (albeit unintentional), to keep users from seeing the same application recommended over and over, and to make sure publishers, like Digsby, have the best revenue opportunity. In order for this to work as intended, we keep it installed, even if the applications are uninstalled.

So what can you do right now? At any time you may delete this key and nothing will happen to your installed applications. While I understand this is not optimal, we are always refining our process to ensure that it meets the needs of everyone involved–users, advertisers and publishers.

You have my word as the Product Manager for InstallIQ that we work very hard to make this the best experience for everyone and ensure that everyone’s best interests are at the forefront. I take this feedback very seriously. Please let me know if you have any questions; I’m happy to engage in a discussion!

Thanks again! Kristin