Hello,
I'm a new member on this forum, and although I try to be a good girl 
through learning by doing I have a huge problem:
I try to install portable versions of freeware software such as Skype portable (etc.) but although I can install (and use) it I cannot put them to the apps menu - as far as I think it's because the mentioned software has not the typical *paf.exe signature.
or I'm wrong in my steps...
in any case, it would be nice if someone could help me/give me an idea.
thx a lot
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Any exe you put will go into the menu, but it must be in this format:
StartPortableApps.exe
---PortableApps
------FirefoxPortable
---------FirefoxPortable.exe
------Folder
---------File.exe
------SkypePortable
---------SkypePortable.exe
If you put the file there, the menu will pick it up. Hope this helps!
You shouldn´t install anything to your flash drive, because that´s not the way it´s getting portable..
PortableApps installers are no classical Windows installers writing to the registry, but they help you upgrading, putting the apps into the right folder and so on...
So you can manage putting already portable apps like portable Skype directly into a folder under PortableApps folder, but they needn´t any writing to registry
look here, perhaps this will answer some of your questions
https://portableapps.com/de/support/portable_apps_suite#addingapps
Perhaps you missed the small hint to a German site
https://portableapps.com/de
And welcome here, if there still are any questions just ask..
and, if the apps don´t appear in the menu you should try options / refresh icons..
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The older versions of portableapps does allow to install .exe(through all files) but now they only accept .paf.exe.
Instead of installing through portableapps menu, just run the installer and install on your flash drive.
hi,
and first of all: thx to everybody!
the point seems to be that I've installed the (--> portable skype) software (e.g. the one without *paf.exe) into the right folder (--> portableApps), but THAN I have to make sure that the skype.exe is situated directly (!) in the main folder.
--> portableApps/SkypePortable/skype.exe
[normally it was that way: --> portableApps/SkypePortbale/Skype/Skype.exe, let's say just one folder >too muchjust installed
Du findest ein modifiziertes Skype Portable 4.0 für PortableApps auf meiner Website. Es handelt sich um eine angepasste Version (www.chip.de) mit automatischen Eintrag im PortableApps Startmenü inkl. Icon.
Download + Infos gibt es hier: [Link removed by mod JTH - Self promotion and linking to illegally packaged software is not permitted. Please stop doing it.]
It has been my experience to be cautious with new software, as a lot of it can contain malware or scareware.
It is quite easy to make your own "portable" Skype, and there are many threads here on how to do this. My solution was, and still is, using a BAT script on the root (uppermost) folder of my use USB drive. You can make a BAT script in Notepad, just type the following and save it with the .BAT instead of .TXT extension.
@ECHO OFFTITLE Starting Skype in Portable Mode
CD "\PortableApps\Skype\Phone"
START skype.exe /datapath:"Data" /removable
EXIT
This requires skype.exe and a folder called "Data" be located in the Phone folder. You get the skype.exe by copying it out of an existing installation.
I learned how to do this from http://www.von-phone.com/portable-skype.php
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