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Windows XP/Vista/7/8/32-bit Compatible Apps Available and Requested

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Submitted by John T. Haller on October 31, 2022 - 8:19pm

I'm working on adding legacy builds of our officially-released apps that have dropped support for Windows XP, Vista, or 7 to the base app homepages. The goal is to make them easier to find for folks on legacy systems. I'm listing out completed packages and packages that are being researched and built below. The packages are designed to install alongside your main app installs and won't be updated to the latest version - breaking compatibility with your legacy OS - by the PA.c Platform. We don't need copies of any of the apps listed, thanks.

Outdated Official Portable Applications

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Submitted by John T. Haller on July 11, 2012 - 12:00am

Welcome to the PortableApps.com outdated apps tracker. Please post a comment for any outdated official apps that aren't already listed with AppName Version as the title (no dashes, Vs or other text). Before posting a request, please make sure that their stable Windows build is available and they have been announced by their publisher (just being available on a download/ftp server, github, or 3rd party site doesn't count as the app may not yet be official). Comments will be deleted as they are added.

I think I can fix the issue with Google Chrome Portable not loading extensions?

Submitted by LRTAPP on September 21, 2025 - 12:55pm

I also upgraded from 139 to 140, but all my add-ons are still there.

First, delete everything in the [Data] folder next to the app in the portable version of Google Chrome. Please save your Google Chrome data beforehand to avoid losing it.

Then restart Google Chrome, log in to your Google Account, and sync your data. Once the sync is complete, all your existing add-ons will automatically load and install in Google Chrome.

GMKVExtractGUIPortable: How to solve new problems?

Submitted by LRTAPP on August 29, 2025 - 6:41am

GMKVExtractGUIPortable: How to solve new problems?

The previous path problem has been solved and new problems have emerged.

sorry .How to solve the new problem of error reporting?

Software error tips are as follows:
Could not find MkvToolNix in registry,orin the currentdirectory,or in
the ini file!
Please download and reinstall or provide a manual path!

[gMKVExtractGUI] How to solve the problems when using it?

Submitted by LRTAPP on August 28, 2025 - 7:28am

When I launch the portable version of gMKVExtractGUIPortable, I get the message [gMKVExtractGUI Portable requires MKVToolNix Portable installed, along with the following location:] [C:(Users\Administrator(Desktop)MKVToolNixPortable] [Would you like to visit the MKVToolNix Portable homepage to download the app now?] How can I resolve this?
Please provide the correct portable installation path. Thank you.

Whats your experience with running web browsers via cloud

Submitted by Shadohz on August 27, 2025 - 9:56pm

Originally I had PortableApp installed to my Google Drive account. Everything worked but it was sooo sluggish to launch PA applications and my PC seemed to take longer to idle down after a restart. The worse offending thing seemed to be running web browsers from cloud. Google Drive was constantly uploading temp files from the web browers (google/firefox/opera) as I used them. This not only slowed down my network but I constantly had to purge my GD trashcan of these files.

FileZilla has restartable download after fail

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Submitted by johnswolter on August 21, 2025 - 8:08pm

https://filezilla-project.org/ has restartable download after fail

I have an Internet service which Speed tests to 0.58 mbps. It is slow, yes. PrortableApps downloads will fail on my computer. Its download code can't restart from a failure point. Thus there are problems of installing Apps and updating Apps.

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