Hello all,
Chrome Portable version: 24.0.1312.57
Problem: Chrome Portable will not start anymore
Env: Dell Latitude i7, 8Gb, SSD running Win 7 enterprise, fully patched. Chrome located in a portableapps folder on the C: drive along with other portable apps.
I have been using portableapps.com stuff for years now and Chrome Portable almost as long. About a month ago, it simply would not load, either from the pa starter menu or by directly clicking it.
Running as admin does not help either.
I have since loaded a couple of updates (to no avail) and also deleted all traces of Chrome on my machine and reinstalled - again to no effect.
I've also tried to start it in safe mode but no go there either.
I've had to resort to Firefox untill I can get this back up and running again (not a massive hardship but not ideal).
Other portableapps are still running fine.
Any idea what I should try next?
Cheers!
avmad
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Folks,
Is my question on the correct forum? Just in case this is the reason for no responses yet.
Thanks!
Avmad
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avmad
Try deleting the GoogleChromePortable\Data directory.
Thanks for the response.
I deleted the GoogleChromePortable\Data directory then attempted to run the exe. This changed the cursor momentarily, re-created a data folder and pretty much nothing else.
Of course, I had deleted everything and started fresh previously anyway.
Cheers.
Avmad
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avmad
A couple questions for you:
a) what is the full path you have Chrome installed to?
b) how long are you waiting for chrome to load? It doesn't load instantly, it usually takes a few seconds.
c) when you run GoogleChromePortable.exe, do both GoogleChromePortable.exe and chrome.exe show up in task manager.
d) Are you attempting this in a corporate or school environment?
Thanks Gord. Answers are:
a) C:\jul103\My PortableApps\PortableApps\GoogleChromePortable
b) Any amount of time. Chrome does not load after minutes or hours.
c) GoogleChrome Portable shows up for about 1 second in task manager then disappears.
d) My laptop is a corporate laptop but not connected to corporate network. I do have admin permissions on the machine.
Regards.
Avmad
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avmad