I am trying to make portable the program Hotspot Shield: filehippo.com/download_hotspot_shield
I created the portable launcher and when i start it it starts the program and the program icon appear on the system tray, but if i try to connect to the VPN network it doesn't work. Also if i try to go to the properties settings it doesn't work too.
The program installs a network driver and i think this is the reason why it doesn't work properly.
This is my launcher.ini file:
[Launch]
ProgramExecutable=HotspotShield\bin\HSSCP.exe
WorkingDirectory=%PAL:AppDir%\HotspotShield
DirectoryMoveOK=yes
[DirectoriesMove]
config1=C:\ProgramData\Hotspot Shield
config2=%APPDATA%\Roaming\Hotspot Shield
[Activate]
Registry=true
[RegistryKeys]
reg1=HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AnchorFree
reg2=HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HotspotShield
I hope someone can help me to convert this program in portable format.
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Anyone?
As far as I'm aware, there is no way to make a driver portable (at least in the PortableApps sense) because of the necessity of writing to system folders.
I have VirtualBox portable and it is installing a driver. But doesn't use the portableapps.com launcher.
Do you have permission to make portable HotSpot Shield?
You state you have a Portable Dropbox? From Where did you get it?
What driver in particular are you referring to in HotSpotShield? Are you referring to the free version or the paid version?
What permission evel are needed? Admin?
“Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.” Dr. Seuss
What do you mean with permission? Hotspot Shield is free program, there is a option to upgrade but i am talking about the free version. And I want to make it for my self, not to distribute it.
Portable Dropbox you can get from couple of places, even on this site there is one version in development.
The name of the driver that HotSpot Shield installs is a Tap driver.
means not copyrighted, copyrighted info generally prohibits modification.
“Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.” Dr. Seuss
Being free does not instantly mean freedom to do with it what you wish.
You may still be prohibited from distribution, modification, disassembly etc.
If at first you do not succeed, use more sticky tape.
Unless the owner of a copyrighted work specifically gives you permission to use it, redistribute it, modify it, etc, you can't. Open source software licenses (certified OSI) give you all those rights. Most freeware licenses only give you the right to use it and possibly redistribute it (unaltered). Hardly any freeware licenses give you the right to modify or repackage it in any way and redistribute it.
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