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I recently installed winginx, because I wanted to try it out as an alternative to XAMPP.

I pressed yes on every confirmation for the software to "make chances to my computer", so that it could change the host files for me, even tho I could do it myself manually.

Wel long story short, now I'm scared and contemplating a reinstall of my OS. Paranoid or not?

Best regards

Alex
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If you are scared or have fears about what the software does or does not, then it might be a better choice, to use a server stack for windows, which is open-source.

You would have the chance to inspect the source-code of the installation wizard(s), the build-toolchain, the inner workings of the control panel and the hosts editor. It depends on opinion, but given your fears and contemplation, then maybe https://github.com/WPN-XM would be a better choice (shameless plug).

Jens A. Koch
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    I don't mind if you advertise for your project because it looks promising. I will check it out for sure. Thanks – Alex Mar 05 '15 at 13:49