Okay, so that's the sysadmin perspective. Tell me about the user perspective.
Then, we should talk about, when they are in conflict, which one comes first.
Then, we should talk about, when they are in conflict, which one comes first.
Having said, that level of technical skill req'd to edit an INI or the registry is about the same. Either way you're talking about a non-technical user descending thru a hierarchy of strange-to-them named containers to get to an arcane-looking location where settings are saved.
The user is going to call me when they have problems. It's easier for everybody if I can just administer the software centrally so they don't have problems to begin with.