Hey, I've packaged various resources from around this site and made a simple pack that allows you to feel like you're using the PortableApps Menu as the Windows Start Menu. So when you're on a hosts computer, you've got your own start menu with all of your programs. Read the Notes and take a look at the Previews first.
There's two downloads:
Simply choose the download that suits you, and after downloading, follow the instructions.
.:Instructions:.
- After the download is complete, open the zip folder.
- Once inside the folder, on the right hand side, under "Folder Tasks", select "Extract all files".
- When the Extraction Wizard appears, hit next, type in just the drive letter of your portable device, unless you have your StartPortableApps.exe, Documents, and PortableApps directory inside another folder, type in your drive letter, and then the path to that folder. Eg. F: or F:My PortableApps Menu.
- During the extraction, you will probally get a popup asking you if you'de like to replace certain files in the "Icons" folder, this will replace the Icons used by the PortableApps Suite to Vista style icons, the choice is up to you to choose Yes or No.
- After the Extraction Wizard is complete, go t the root of your drive or click "Show extracted files" and then "Finish" in the extraction wizard.
- Once at the root of your drive, you should see at least one to file, USBAppsMenu, double click this to launch it.
- After the USB Apps Menu has launched, open it from the system tray by clicking on the USB drive icon.
- When it appears (or if it already had), click and drag it over to the normal location of your Windows Start Menu.
- From the (Portable)USB Apps Menu, click Options->Themes->And choose the Windows theme you are currently using.
- The (Portable)USB Apps Menu theme should change and now it looks pretty close the Windows Start Menu.
- To make USB Apps Menu autorun instad of the PortableAppsMenu, rename the hidden "autorun-UAM", replacing the existing one in the root of the drive, or rename StartUSBApps to StartPortableApps, and under the X:PortableApps/PortableAppsMenu directory, rename USBAppsMenu(UC) to PortableAppsMenu.
- For more information about the USB Apps Menu theming and locale options, as well as the menu itself, see X:PortableApps/PortableAppsMenu/UAM-readme.
Note:If you are using Windows 2000 and earlier, or Windows Classic Theme on Windows XP or Vista, there is currently no matching PAM theme, but I will probally work on one.
Also Note:In order to apply themes, you must also have the latest Beta Release or the PortableApps Menu.
Preview
Enjoy, and let me know of any questions or problems.
Edit: I just noticed the drive space slider for the defualt blue theme is orange instad of green, and i forgot the main.ico for all the XP themes. Oh well, I'll fix them later. Doesn't really matter.
Major Acknowledgements:
- USB Apps Menu-portable_dev
- Blue Theme-JHdD
- Silver Theme-JHdD
- Olive Green Theme-JHdD
- Royale Theme-JHdD
- Zune Theme-JHdD
- Vista Theme-agent 9000
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