I've almost completed the 7-Zip Portable update which required changes to the launcher, installer... pretty much everything... as the last time it was updated was before we even began using PortableApps.com Installers (and it required a quick 30 lines to remove the files that get removed from the last version to ensure in-place upgrades). I've got about 30 minutes of work on it (mainly final testing across OSes, packaging, releasing and announcing), but I'm fading too quickly to complete it tonight. I'll have it up tomorrow as a release, though. Sorry I couldn't get it out tonight, guys.
Ok, so I decided to push this out as a pre-release instead to get a few more eyeballs on it before general release. Please give this a look over when you get a chance. Quite a few things were updated here:
- Updated launcher now uses the newer registry technique (backup within the registry instead of to disk and using better registry backup processes on Win2K and up)
- PortableApps.com Installer that should correctly upgrade the older 7-Zip Portable (about 30 lines to delete old files)
- Updated branding
- Updated help file
- New app icon that should look better on high color displays
Download 7-Zip Portable 4.57 Pre-Release 2
(may take a few minutes to hit all the servers)
So, please give it a try and post your results. I'll release it as stable tomorrow barring any issues.
Kind Regards,
John
UPDATE JANUARY 28 (PRE-RELEASE 2): Fixed issue with INI file not being read. Fixed issue with settings not properly saved when reg.exe is not present (usually Win 9x and locked down systems).