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Ares Galaxy Dev Test 3

Application: Ares
Category: Internet
Description: Ares is a free open source file sharing program that enables users to share any digital file including images, audio, video, software, documents, etc.

Download Ares Portable 2.0.9 Development Test 3 [2MB download / 3MB installed]
(MD5: df06d9be514ed0b98027e68fa360d6ef)

Release Notes: Settings issue fixed it should not leave any settings on host computer.

Development Test 1 (2008-05-11): Initial release

Development Test 2 (2008-05-12):

  • Fixed Data issue, now it is moved to $SETTINGSDIRECTORY
  • Added feature to Rename Ares folder to AresBackup if you have Ares already on your computer, then when you are done with AresPortable it will Rename it back to Ares.
  • Development Test 3 (2008-05-12):

  • Fixed issue where backup would only be made on first launch if Ares folder already existed on computer.
  • Nathan9222
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    help.....

    Does anyone know what environmental variable Ares uses?? I have been looking through the source code but I do not know what I am looking for. Ares stores its data in "%UserProfile%\Local settings\Application Data\Ares"

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    Patrick Patience
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    May Not

    It may not use an environment variable at all, try APPDATA or USERPROFILE, if neither work, then you're out of luck.

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    I used....

    I used both of those and when I use USERPROFILE, it doesnt put the data in the settings folder, but it moves it to the %HOME%\Ares which is weird. idk this is the only thing stopping me from releasing it. I can always use the USERPROFILE then just use a few Renames to get it to the settings folder.

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    it's probably using a

    it's probably using a windows API call and the api call has the env var userprofile in it. i don't know why you would redirect the files to home only to move them back and forth, why not just move the files back and forth to appdata?

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    I just went ahead and posted this, there is no problems with the registry, just the settings. So any help fixing this would be appreciated. Hope you like. Smile

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    ....

    what variable does NSIS use for %USERPROFILE%?? cause I am unsure of what it is.

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    K I got it now, it was $LOCALAPPDATA which makes sense. I should get a new release out which will take care of the data I just need to do a few test with it to make sure it works properly.

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    New release

    Read above for changes, hope this helps those of you out who use this program, because now that the settings issue has been fixed, you should now be able to comfortably use this program without traces being left behind. Hope you like it. Smile

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    Ha new update, Cant believe I didnt catch the problem mentioned above. Please use this one because any files that you may have downloaded from a locally installed Ares will be overwritten and you may lose any files you have downloaded.

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    k...

    Well I have just discovered that Ares leaves a few keys in "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes" so since I do not believe that any settings are stored in there except if things are torrents, and a few other things, do you think it would be ok to just put in the script to just delete them??

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    Is it just.....

    Is it just me or is Ares not connecting?? Its been like this for the last 2 days I believe because I used it the day I released this and it was working.

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    Ares 100% portable and without flaws

    Here you bring your Ares, so that they will not bother, 100% portable and without flaws
    Ares
    http://www.mediafire.com/?dmzmwmklt03

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    ummm ok..... Not sure if ur

    ummm ok..... Not sure if ur tryin to insult me or wat, but if Ares had problems or anything, or if u wanted to improve it you should have posted what was wrong here. I havent really even looked into Ares portable since the last release because nobody posted any problems. So ill check out you "no flaws 100% portable" Ares and see what you improved and make a new one based off of the one you gave a link to. Smile

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    Um

    That's kind of rude. You should post problems or suggestions not take over the project.

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    Do not bother

    Not anything else I said. I speak Spanish and helped me a base of translators and is not to be bother.

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    Wha? Seriously, is that some

    Wha?

    Seriously, is that some babelfish translation ?

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    Ares Lite
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    Hello Nathan, Could you be so

    Hello Nathan,
    Could you be so kind to update your portable Ares ?

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    Update ?

    Hello, I'm just wondering if there have been any updates to this application, I have been using the desktop app Ares for approx 8 year's and would like to see it go further, I also have many idea's and features I could bring into the project, as I've been following the "Ares Scene" for quit some time and would like to par-take in this project to further it on.

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    Not sure about an update but

    Not sure about an update but thanks for your offer on this. I plan on updating all my app launchers in this forum in due time. Hopefully once school slows down or during the summer. Wink

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    Ares 2.1.5 Portable
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    more details?

    more details?

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    Features

    Connexion garanted.
    Size: 2.41 MB
    Is possible to change the location of the shared folder and the folder of torrents, changing the file AresPortable.ini located in the folder AresPortable, the paths not routes must contain the letter of unit nor two points.

    Please test it for more details.

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    New Ares Portable 2.1.5 Download Link

    New Download Link

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    RegShot

    I installed and downloaded a torrent to test. Here is what I found:

    • A lot of keys were added, ~50 were directly related to ares
    • The default download directory should be the Data directory of the PAF
    • Vista and Windows 7 won't like C:\Documents\Downloads
    • There appear to be a lot of .NET related changes, but I don't think Ares Galaxy is .NET. Not sure what happened there.

    I couldn't post the full RegShot, but here is the edited down version:

    ----------------------------------
    Keys deleted:136
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    Keys added:883
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    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\.arescol
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\.arlnk
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\.m3u_BAK
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\.m3u_BAK\OpenWithList
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\.m3u_BAK\OpenWithList\wmplayer.exe
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\.m3u_BAK\OpenWithProgIds
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\.m3u_BAK\PersistentHandler
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mp3_BAK
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mp3_BAK\OpenWithList
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mp3_BAK\OpenWithList\wmplayer.exe
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mp3_BAK\OpenWithProgIds
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mp3_BAK\PersistentHandler
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\.pls
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\.torrent
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\.wax_BAK
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\.wax_BAK\OpenWithList
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\.wax_BAK\OpenWithList\wmplayer.exe
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\.wax_BAK\OpenWithProgIds
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\.wax_BAK\PersistentHandler
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Ares.Arlnk
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Ares.Arlnk\shell
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Ares.Arlnk\shell\open
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Ares.Arlnk\shell\open\command
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Ares.CollectionList
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Ares.CollectionList\Content Type
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Ares.CollectionList\DefaultIcon
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Ares.CollectionList\shell
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Ares.CollectionList\shell\open
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Ares.CollectionList\shell\open\command
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Ares.Playlist
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Ares.Playlist\DefaultIcon
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Ares.Playlist\Shell
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Ares.Playlist\Shell\Enqueue
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Ares.Playlist\Shell\Enqueue\Command
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Ares.Playlist\Shell\Open
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Ares.Playlist\Shell\Open\Command
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Ares.Playlist\Shell\Play
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Ares.Playlist\Shell\Play\Command
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Ares.Torrent
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Ares.Torrent\Content Type
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Ares.Torrent\DefaultIcon
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Ares.Torrent\shell
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Ares.Torrent\shell\open
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Ares.Torrent\shell\open\command
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Arlnk
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Arlnk\shell
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Arlnk\shell\open
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Arlnk\shell\open\command
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\magnet
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\magnet\shell
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\magnet\shell\open
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\magnet\shell\open\command
    
    ----------------------------------
    Values deleted:278
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    ----------------------------------
    Values added:2253
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    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\.arescol\: "Ares.CollectionList"
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\.arlnk\: "Ares.Arlnk"
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\.m3u_BAK\PersistentHandler\: "{098f2470-bae0-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}"
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\.m3u_BAK\OpenWithProgIds\m3ufile:
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\.m3u_BAK\PerceivedType: "audio"
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\.m3u_BAK\Content Type: "audio/x-mpegurl"
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\.m3u_BAK\: "m3ufile"
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mp3_BAK\PersistentHandler\: "{098f2470-bae0-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}"
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mp3_BAK\OpenWithProgIds\mp3file:
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mp3_BAK\PerceivedType: "audio"
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mp3_BAK\Content Type: "audio/mpeg"
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mp3_BAK\: "mp3file"
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\.pls\: "Ares.Playlist"
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\.torrent\: "Ares.Torrent"
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\.wax_BAK\PersistentHandler\: "{098f2470-bae0-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}"
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\.wax_BAK\OpenWithProgIds\WAXFile:
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\.wax_BAK\PerceivedType: "audio"
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\.wax_BAK\Content Type: "audio/x-ms-wax"
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\.wax_BAK\: "WAXFile"
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Ares.Arlnk\shell\open\command\: ""C:\Documents and Settings\tester\Desktop\AresPortable\App\Ares\Ares.exe" "%L""
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Ares.Arlnk\: "URL:Ares protocol"
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Ares.Arlnk\URL Protocol: ""
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Ares.CollectionList\shell\open\command\: ""C:\Documents and Settings\tester\Desktop\AresPortable\App\Ares\Ares.exe" "%1""
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Ares.CollectionList\DefaultIcon\: ""C:\Documents and Settings\tester\Desktop\AresPortable\App\Ares\Ares.exe",0"
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Ares.CollectionList\Content Type\: "application/x-ares"
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Ares.Playlist\Shell\Enqueue\Command\: ""C:\Documents and Settings\tester\Desktop\AresPortable\App\Ares\Ares.exe" /ADD "%1""
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Ares.Playlist\Shell\Open\Command\: ""C:\Documents and Settings\tester\Desktop\AresPortable\App\Ares\Ares.exe" "%1""
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Ares.Playlist\Shell\Play\Command\: ""C:\Documents and Settings\tester\Desktop\AresPortable\App\Ares\Ares.exe" "%1""
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Ares.Playlist\Shell\Play\: "&Play in Ares"
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Ares.Playlist\Shell\Open\: ""
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Ares.Playlist\Shell\Enqueue\: "&Enqueue in Ares"
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Ares.Playlist\Shell\: "Play"
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Ares.Playlist\DefaultIcon\: ""C:\Documents and Settings\tester\Desktop\AresPortable\App\Ares\Ares.exe",0"
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Ares.Playlist\: "Ares playlist file"
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Ares.Torrent\shell\open\command\: ""C:\Documents and Settings\tester\Desktop\AresPortable\App\Ares\Ares.exe" "%1""
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Ares.Torrent\DefaultIcon\: ""C:\Documents and Settings\tester\Desktop\AresPortable\App\Ares\Ares.exe",0"
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Ares.Torrent\Content Type\: "application/x-bittorrent"
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Arlnk\shell\open\command\: ""C:\Documents and Settings\tester\Desktop\AresPortable\App\Ares\Ares.exe" "%L""
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Arlnk\: "URL:Ares protocol"
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Arlnk\URL Protocol: ""
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\magnet\shell\open\command\: ""C:\Documents and Settings\tester\Desktop\AresPortable\App\Ares\Ares.exe" "%L""
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\magnet\: "URL:Magnet protocol"
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\magnet\URL Protocol: ""
    C:\Documents\Downloads\Chuck.S03E19.HDTV.XviD-LOL\chuck.319.hdtv-lol.avi
    C:\Documents\Downloads\Chuck.S03E19.HDTV.XviD-LOL\chuck.319.hdtv-lol.nfo
    C:\Documents\Downloads\Chuck.S03E19.HDTV.XviD-LOL.5587891.TPB.torrent
    
    ----------------------------------
    Files deleted:98
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    Folders added:193
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    C:\Documents and Settings\tester\Desktop\AresPortable\Data\Settings
    C:\Documents and Settings\tester\Desktop\AresPortable\Data\Settings\Folder1
    C:\Documents and Settings\tester\Desktop\AresPortable\Data\Settings\Folder1\Data
    C:\Documents and Settings\tester\Desktop\AresPortable\Data\Settings\Folder1\Data\TempDl
    C:\Documents
    C:\Documents\Downloads
    C:\Documents\Downloads\Chuck.S03E19.HDTV.XviD-LOL
    
    ----------------------------------
    Total changes:4516
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    If you want the full RegShot, let me know and I can email it to you.

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    O_O

    did I steal your project?

    I was just looking through the forums and I found this topic! I made my own version too, after reading this post I tried Shareaza, and it sucked, so I put that off and made Ares Portable.

    Here is my version (the latest):
    https://portableapps.com/node/23461

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