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By default, the program uses settings files to store the its parameters. You can override this behaviour by choosing one of the options in the Application Settings dialog. The option that is selected when you display the dialog is the one that the program is currently using.
Using the registry allows the parameters to be specified on a per-user basis. Each user can have his or her own sessions and application preferences.
In a network environment this may not be desirable. An organization may want to be able to easily distribute pre-defined sessions to all or some of their users. This can be achieved by placing the .ini file in a location that is accessible to all users, and to specify that this location is to be used by all users for their settings by creating shortcuts to the program with the -d command line option.
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