Error when trying to download Greenfish Icon Editor via the PortableApps.com Platform:
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PortableApps.com Platform
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Download Error: File Not Found (404) on file ...
New: DesktopSnowOK (Jan 6, 2025), Platform 29.5.3 (Jun 27, 2024)
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Working out here (3G connection).
Doesn't look like ISP related, etc… Try a fresh installation of the platform, on other computers too.
“All these years that I had spent in the service of mankind brought me nothing but insults and humiliation.”
― Nikola Tesla ―
“I'm such an open book, but you shall read between the lines.”
― Neo Buddha ―
https://portableapps.com/node/67104#comment-251372
I hadn't updated the platform to only look on our download servers. The new release is freeware so not on SourceForge.
Sometimes, the impossible can become possible, if you're awesome!
Thanks John. I'll give it another try when I'm back on a device that supports the PortableApps.com Platform (Microsoft should thank you, because the PortableApps.com Platform is one of only 2 reasons I still keep a Windows device around).
BTW, what did you mean by "the new release is freeware so not on SourceForge". I don't know the stats, but I think it's likely that most of the projects on SourceForge are freeware.
I gave it a try, but the version downloaded was v3.6 instead of v4.0. The PortableApps.com Platform erroneously seems to think it's v4.0, as the tooltip within the PAP indicates v4.0.
Still interested in answer to question in my previous post above. Thanks.
It's because you're using an unsupported version of Windows: https://portableapps.com/apps/graphics_pictures/greenfish-icon-editor-pr...
Sometimes, the impossible can become possible, if you're awesome!
It's actually better supported than ever. People just don't have to rely on MS, thank goodness. For example, see: https://0patch.com and specifically https://0patch.com/patches.html
Providers such as this create much more reliable patches than the horrendous MS patches that frequently cause tons of problems and breakage: see any reasonably good search engine.
Separately, according to the Greenfish Icon Editor website (which unfortunately is not available via TLS), the icon editor (including its portable version) is designed to work with Windows 7/8/8.1/10/11 (and probably 2008/2012/2016) and Ubuntu/Debian. See http://greenfishsoftware.org/gfie.php
BTW, what did you mean by "the new release is freeware so not on SourceForge". I don't know the stats, but I think it's likely that most of the projects on SourceForge are freeware.
(Most of the) open source apps are hosted on SourceForge (https://sourceforge.net/projects/portableapps/files/), but not other proprietary apps, described here as freeware → https://portableapps.com/comment/251424#comment-251424
“All these years that I had spent in the service of mankind brought me nothing but insults and humiliation.”
― Nikola Tesla ―
“I'm such an open book, but you shall read between the lines.”
― Neo Buddha ―
Thanks for the explanation. That's certainly a unique definition of "freeware", but now I understand what John was trying to convey. Thanks again.
“All these years that I had spent in the service of mankind brought me nothing but insults and humiliation.”
― Nikola Tesla ―
“I'm such an open book, but you shall read between the lines.”
― Neo Buddha ―