Hi Bigstar&co we discussed this kind of things some months ago...
I'm hapy to know that I'm not the only one who cant arrive to realize the fine flavour of Flash's Prefs.
May at this point re-present my aproximation to this issue
1º Add 'Make Defaut' button at preferences windows so changes to pref's, skip list, and so on may be inherited by new windows
-I say here that de SaveOnExit=1 line at .ini is not the solution as new windows inherit latest closed window's
2º Let new windows inherit default pref's and let any modification (not make default) not to contaminate any window
I still run for my f**e registration code
either case and by design