If I understand this right the FTP server (FileZilla) in XAMPP needs to install a Windows service to run. This would install in Windows on my PC and not my USB stick.
I hope I'm wrong, can anyone clarify?
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XAMPP does install several files on your computer including the windows register.
It installs and then uninstalls the service. So, it is admin only. This is a limitation of FileZilla.
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