I'm tring to change the file that opens with portable firefox. i changed the name of firefox.exe to s.exe and in the ini file its FirefoxExecutable=s.exe. why is it still looking for firefox.exe? here is the whole ini file:
[FirefoxPortableSettings]
AgreedToLicense=YES
LastProfileDirectory=H:\full\pasuite\PortableApps\FirefoxPortable\Data\profile
FirefoxExecutable=s.exe
AllowMultipleInstances=true
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You're using the wrong ini to change the program name. You need to copy FirefoxPortable.ini out of ./FirefoxPortable/Other/Source/ and paste it in ./FirefoxPortable Then edit the ini to reflect the executable name you want. It should work then, reply back if it doesn't.
the ini file i'm changing is located in H:\full\pasuite\PortableApps\FirefoxPortable\Data\settings. That file works, because AllowMultipleInstances works. I changed the file to this and it still didn't work:
[FirefoxPortableSettings]
AgreedToLicense=YES
LastProfileDirectory=H:\full\pasuite\PortableApps\FirefoxPortable\Data\profile
FirefoxExecutable=H:\full\pasuite\PortableApps\FirefoxPortable\App\firefox\s.exe
AllowMultipleInstances=true
and yes, i did put it in the firefoxportable root dir, and it didn't work
Devo is right. You are not using the right ini. You are editing FirefoxPortableSettings.ini which isn't the file that you want. You want the FirefoxPortable.ini that is located in /Other/source. Make your edits to that file, and move that file to the FirefoxPortable root directory
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Directory of H:\full\pasuite\PortableApps\FirefoxPortable
04/29/2008 11:00 AM .
04/29/2008 11:00 AM ..
03/07/2008 11:08 AM App
04/29/2008 11:00 AM Data
03/26/2008 12:17 AM 136,312 FirefoxPortable.exe
04/29/2008 10:53 AM 237 FirefoxPortable.ini
04/17/2008 09:46 PM 8,544 help.html
03/07/2008 11:08 AM Other
3 File(s) 145,093 bytes
5 Dir(s) 2,656,198,606,848 bytes free
that is my root dir. its still not working. is it in the wrong folder?
that should be correct. What are the contents of FirefoxPortable.ini? You have to keep all entries in the ini file, if you remove lines from it, it won't work correctly because some of the entries are required.
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[FirefoxPortableSettings]
AgreedToLicense=YES
LastProfileDirectory=H:\full\pasuite\PortableApps\FirefoxPortable\Data\profile
FirefoxExecutable=H:\full\pasuite\PortableApps\FirefoxPortable\App\firefox\s.exe
AllowMultipleInstances=true
That is NOT the right file, as Devo and I have both stated.
The developer formerly known as ZGitRDun8705
http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/7958/ffperrorqw2.png
right there is the ini file. i did change that file to this:
[FirefoxPortable]
AgreedToLicense=YES
LastProfileDirectory=H:\full\pasuite\PortableApps\FirefoxPortable\Data\profile
FirefoxExecutable=H:\full\pasuite\PortableApps\FirefoxPortable\App\firefox\s.exe
AllowMultipleInstances=true
sorry for not understanding. i'm just not getting it
Delete the file you currently have there.
Copy the FirefoxPortable.ini file that is in /Other/source into the FirefoxPortable root directory.
Don't delete any lines from it, just edit the FirefoxExecutable= line to be FirefoxExecutable=s.exe
Run FirefoxPortable.exe
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I've followed DEVO's directions, but I'm still having trouble with getting Firefox portable to start.
I'm working on a computer with a group policy that I THINK blocks the firefox.exe process. Theoretically, it should be able to start if it isn't named firefox.exe. Anything else I can try?
Thanks!
H:\full\pasuite\PortableApps\FirefoxPortable\FirefoxPortable.iniH:\full\pasuite\PortableApps\FirefoxPortable\or wherever it is installed asFirefoxPortable.iniHope to have helped
Blue is everything.
My FirefoxPortable.ini looks like this:
Firefox still isn't starting.
If I go int the App/firefox directory, I can manually start firefox by executing "yo.exe," but non of my extensions or bookmarks are there.
Any ideas?
The "firefoxportable.exe" process was being blocked by a group policy at work.
Now, both my firefox and my firefoxportable executables are renamed yo.exe, and everything is copacetic
Thanks!
Don't have them have the same name. It'll mess with later releases.
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