ZoomIt Portable 4.4 has been released. ZoomIt is screen zoom and annotation tool for technical presentations that include application demonstrations. It's packaged in PortableApps.com Format so it can easily integrate with the PortableApps.com Platform. ZoomIt Portable is freeware for business and personal use.
Update automatically or install from the portable app store in the PortableApps.com Platform.
Features
ZoomIt is a screen zoom and annotation tool for technical presentations that include application demonstrations. ZoomIt runs unobtrusively in the tray and activates with customizable hotkeys to zoom in on an area of the screen, move around while zoomed, and draw on the zoomed image. ZoomIt works on all versions of Windows and you can use pen input for ZoomIt drawing on tablet PCs.
PortableApps.com Installer / PortableApps.com Format
ZoomIt Portable is packaged in a PortableApps.com Installer so it will automatically detect an existing PortableApps.com installation when your drive is plugged in. It supports upgrades by installing right over an existing copy, preserving all settings. And it's in PortableApps.com Format, so it automatically works with the PortableApps.com Platform including the Menu and Backup Utility.
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ZoomIt Portable is available for immediate download from the ZoomIt Portable homepage. Get it today!
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Comments
Does not run on XP 32bit
Does not run on XP 32bit. Running the executable directly returns an error "... not a valid Win32 application". I don't have a 64 bit machine to test this.
Publisher Error
Sysinternals accidentally built ZoomIt 4.4
as a 64-bit app instead of 32-bit, so it will only work on a 64-bit machineusing the Visual Studio build that doesn't have XP support. As the publisher removed previous releases with each new one, we will have to wait until they publish a fix.Vista+ 32-bit
Actually, it's not a 64-bit application.. it's definitely a 32-bit one. The problem here lies with the compiler used, which appears to be Visual C++ 2012. Anything compiled with that will give the 'not a valid Win32 application' error on XP and earlier operating systems, as Visual C++ 2012 currently only targets Vista or higher O/S's.
The author would either need to compile with an earlier compiler (Visual C++ 2010), use the Visual C++ 2012 CTP compiler, or wait for Visual C++ 2012 Service Pack 1 in order to reenable targeting Windows XP.
*edit: Hmm, 'Update 1' for Visual Studio was just released a week ago. How did I miss that. It now has the ability to compile to XP.. perhaps Russinovich hasn't updated. (I just did that myself today!)
Newer? version
The application page at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897434.aspx shows as version 4.41 and cites Win XP as supported for the client.
It also has a link for "Run ZoomIt now from Live.Sysinternals.com". Would that be fully portable also?
JK
New, Packaging
4.41 is a new release posted today to fix their build issue in 4.4. It's being packaged now.
Fully portable
Regarding the fully portable question: possibly, but unlikely. If the live.sysinternals.com link is to a web app version of zoomit, then it is likely inherently portable, since it runs in the browser. If, however, it requires you to download anything to your machine, then it isn't portable.
Not Portable
It lets you run it off a live drive but it is the regular non portable app and saves its settings in the registry..
ah
Good to know.
I'm on my phone, so wasn't able to check.