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Good app to put my computer to sleep at a scheduled time?

Submitted by trust on September 9, 2014 - 7:49pm

I could not really find what I was looking for, with the search.

I used Daxtar's Shutdown Timer so far but I have just discovered the sleep function does not work with newest Windows 7 updates. Or at least with my machine/the updates I added; instead of putting my computer to sleep it just logs off (then it runs the whole night; which I do not want).

The solution does not necessarily have to be portable; just more convenient than Windows 7's built-in solution.

Thanks in advance

bad new design

Submitted by Korg on September 5, 2014 - 5:28am

hello everybody...,

I`m using portable apps now for 5 years without any bugs and stuff like that and I really use it every day!

It always works flawless and I like it really much! Thanks for that! Smile

But dont get me wrong...dont you all agree with me... that the new launcher design(s) are totally shoddy!?

For me its like a disimprovement, sorry.

Hope that this will be fixed soon!

cheers Korg

Windows ME Compatibility

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Submitted by Lord_Theren on September 4, 2014 - 8:26pm

I just got a computer running Windows Millenium Edition and I have no install disks for a more recent operating system and it doesn't have an internet question. Before I set it up, I would like to know if I can run programs (specifically portable apps) that are compatible with Windows XP on it. If not normally, then can I use a crossover program like how you can run Windows programs on a Mac?

Community: Thoughts on hiding 'portable' by default in the menu and app directory

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Submitted by John T. Haller on September 4, 2014 - 1:37am

Now that the 'Hide "portable" in app names' functionality is better supported in the menu, app store, and updater, I'm debating enabling it by default. It's a bit silly to see the word portable listed so many times in the menu. Particularly when the user is aware they're using portable software since it's through the PortableApps.com Platform. Users will still be able to manually switch to showing " Portable" or ", Portable Edition", of course.

Menu Font

Submitted by hwfa on August 27, 2014 - 2:55pm

I just installed PortableApps 12.0.1 on my Win XP system. It seems the menu font has changed. I don't like the new font - it's too big and so the list of my apps no longer fits in a single "page" of the menu. Is there an option I can tweak to change the font back to what it was before?

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