I can't believe this isn't on here, but have you heard of billy by sheep friends?
http://www.sheepfriends.com/?page=billy
Download 1.04k version for last.fm support
Features
Freeware (no adware)
Runs on Win 95/98/NT/Me/2000/XP/2003/Vista
No skins, no mp3 tags, no equalizer, no nonsense - pure audio
Supported formats: MP3, WAV, OGG
High quality sound engine, by Un4seen Bass
Extremely fast, loads 1000 mp3 files in a second
Gapless trackchange of mp3 files
Directory based or playlist based
Filenames renamer to organize your music albums
Calibrated dB level meter
100% controllable by keyboard
Low memory and cpu usage
Queueing your next songs
Find a specific song quickly
Sleep timer
Drag & drop
Info
Billy is an audio player that allows you to quickly play an entire directory of MP3 files. It can usually load files 2 to 8 times faster than winamp or media player. Billy plays music albums without any gaps between tracks, so an overlapping applause or beat will continue. The player is 100% controllable by keyboard and its easy finder and special rename functions help you to find and organize your files quickly.
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Interesting little program, but it is not open source. This site is presently limited to only open source programs.
It did make a couple of registry entries but keeps an .ini file in the application's own directory.
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If a freeware application has interest from the right dev it is possible for it to have a PAF Live installer. This installs the apps PAF structure then downloads the base app and extracts the required files into the appropriate files. Like a launcher with the added feature of downloading and placing the correct files. Examples are Java Portable, PicPick Portable, and Glary Utilities Portable. So far Java Portable is the only one to become an official app however the other two mentioned are on the development tests table.
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While Billy isn't officially portable, it has a small enough footprint allowing it to be used on the thumb drive like a portable.
I keep Billy on mine and I get great results. It's a dandy little program.
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