I'm running PortableThunderbird 1.0.7 on a USB 512mb memory stick. Along with that app, I've got PortableFirefox installed on the same device.
Both run fine, and I can move the memory stick from machine to machine and keep my application data/environment consistent. Which saves an incredible amount of time and effort on my part as I move around.
The only thing I haven't been able to figure out, (so far), is how to directly invoke PortableFirefox from a link contained within a message I'm reading in PortableThunderbird.
When I mouse over the link, it displays correctly in the status bar. If I copy/paste the link PortableFirefox finds it, but I can't simply click, double-click, or right-click on the link and have PortableFirefox act on the URL.
What am I doing wrong?
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Actually that was fairly simple. Obscure, but simple. It required that I make PortableFirefox the default browser...
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When you make PFF the default browser, you are now settings registry entries to this effect. So PFF is now no longer portable, as it leaves entries in the local machine registry.
Also, when you take out your thumbdrive or portable device, you machne is now set to use PFF as the default browser, invoking a link from within an application will cause an error, as PFF is no longer on the machine.
Again, simple but no longer portable.
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Try Launchy -- http://gemal.dk/mozilla/launchy.html.
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