I looked at the post for making a portable app, but does that include being able to turn any app into a portable app just by using a launcher?
While looking through the forums I found an excellent program called format factory launcher. It seemed to take any old program an turned it into a PortableApp.
My point is, this is a normal program which is installed in the normal way, yet there is a portable launcher that turns it into a PortableApp. Brilliant, but can it be done with any program, or only certain ones? I am quite an ameteur but would like to get into programming so wondered if this would be a good place to start? It's an interesting and practical topic that would keep my interest.
Thanks
Scott
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Yes, it can be done for any program.
There's a catch though: no guide works for any program.
"Those people who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do." Asimov
Oh!
Live for an ideal and leave no place in the mind for anything else.
What about this:
http://www.vmware.com/products/thinapp/
http://hacktolive.org/wiki/Make_portable_applications_with_VMware_ThinApp
Any good?
Live for an ideal and leave no place in the mind for anything else.
(Refer to my post to your comment, here.)
I am a Christian and a developer and moderator here.
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The software is very good. Go check the price for a license now.
Also, I think the program you were talking on the first post was Package Factory. Unfortunately, it is U3 compliant only and since U3 is a dying platform, I don't see much interest into using it. It also doesn't make an application portable in itself, as it won't redirect the registry writes to the thumbdrive, unlike the PortableApps.com launchers.
https://portableapps.com/node/9909