Can i use/launch the apps without an launcher?
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If you do you will be running the normal app and all the benefits of the portable version will be lost.
The effects of this will vary depending on the app,
registry settings left behind,
files and folders left behind,
file associations created that are not removed,
Why are you asking? Is there a reason you don't want to use the launcher?
Tim
Things have got to get better, they can't get worse, or can they?
I think it makes my computer a little bit slower
But i dont know if that comes by the portableapps launcher?
Sorry for my bad english, im dutch
How can i make my computer faster?
You're right. Launchers slow down application startup. They usually take some memory too.
"Those people who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do." Asimov
Thats the reason that i dont want te launcher..
Ask about specific apps. Sometimes you can skip them sometimes you can't.
"Those people who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do." Asimov
Like Tim said, everything depends on what app do you want to use.
Sometimes the whole thing might not work at all.
Sometimes there will be no side effects at all.
"Those people who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do." Asimov
When you say that you don't want to use a launcher, what exactly do you mean?
People here refer to the launcher as the program that they have written FOR EACH APPLICATION that sets things up, runs that application, and then cleans things up. As others have said, this is part of making the application portable, and needs to be run that way.
Or when you say launcher, do you mean the PortableApps.com menu system? Nothing says you have to run the PortableApps.com menu. That isn't what makes the applications portable. It only makes things easier (in its own way) to run the different applications you have installed.
Jim
neutron1132 (at) usa (dot) com
Or when you say launcher, do you mean the PortableApps.com menu system? Nothing says you have to run the PortableApps.com menu. That isn't what makes the applications portable. It only makes things easier (in its own way) to run the different applications you have installed.
^^ Thats what i mean ^^
But can i install the apps, and launch them via the windows explorer? (Whithout the portableapps menu)
Yes, no problem at all, but normally it shouldn't affect performance unless you're very low on memory - than each megabyte saved is important.
"Those people who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do." Asimov
I've 2gb
But i dont need portableapps menu
Don't need it - don't use it.:)
I don't use it either.
"Those people who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do." Asimov
Instead of Windoze Explorer, you should try a much more capable freeware application called FreeCommander. It comes in regular Windoze version, U3 version, PortableApp version (paf), and plain zip file.
Main Information Page
PAF, U3 and Zip Download Page
Sometimes when I download and try new applications, I just use FreeCommander. I'm already using it to look at the download directory, using it to unarchive the download, and using it to move the new program over to the portable program directory. Might as well double-click on the file to launch it, too.
Jim
neutron1132 (at) usa (dot) com