General Discussion

Greetings from a new PortableApps member.
Win.XP.SP3.

After I installed this app by executing the paf.exe, then running 'FoxitReaderPortable.exe', my firewall (Comodo) reports it as trying to modify registry keys in HKLM... !
The same for when exiting the app!

I thought PortableApps were supposed to run as 'standalone' and not make any file changes outside the directory they're installed in.

As I'm new to this scene, can anyone please advise?

Thanks.
Michael.

well so in short of it

before i reinstalled windows and download update via PAP of Audacity (few months ago) audacity was working just fine

today i launch it and nothing happen after splash screen appear
i always install same programs and stuff on new windows (xp pro 32 by the way)

so there is no way it could be something im missing or installed wrong version i have same visuall c++ same netframework same service pack

i used uncle google and i found other guy who had same problem but well did not find solution

I have PA installed in my Dropbox folder, and it's working fine for most purposes. The problem is that when PA updates applications on one computer, if I have left it running on another computer, I get a file version conflict in the 'update.ini' file, and PA then updates the same programs on each computer rather than realizing that the program is already updated.

Is there any way to avoid this? (other than remembering to close PA every time I leave one of my computers, obviously)

Thanks!

Newbie here,

I use Win HTTrack and FileZilla on my local drives and I'm considering the PortableApps approach so I can work from any device with one good up to date backup instead of a bunch of different versions.

Question:
Can someone prep me on how the PA versions of HTTrack and/or FileZilla handle backup. Should I assume it treats the PA site as a cloud.

Also, should I assume this is true for many/most/all Portable Apps.

Thanks for any help

I suppose that generally speaking, bitmaps (.bmp files) do not normally support transparancy. Programs can be coded with magic pink support to render the ff00ff color as transparent in a bitmap. I used GIMP to create an 48x48 bitmap image to use as my personal picture on the Portable Apps platform thinking that the "transparent" (pink) areas on the image would allow the chosen platform theme color to render through the image. Oddly enough, what it actually did was create a hole or window straight through the areas that had the pink.

I'm just curious: would it be worth making also offline installers? You know, not everyone has a fast internet connection.

Site:

1. A dedicated RSS Feed for new app releases only. The apps get updated via the platform, I would not subscribe to a feed telling me about updates, too much noise, but for a feed only telling me about new apps I would subscribe.

2. https://portableapps.com/apps
I almost missed QuiteRSS in the listing as in its description the word 'feed' was not present. I only found the other two with 'feed' in the descriptions at first. RSS and ATOM are also feeds.

3. https://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/java_portable, https://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/java_portable_launcher

Below is a list of PortableApps.com applications ID which have a missing/broken screenshot on their page:

icofxportable
seamonkeyportable
seamonkeyportable2ndprofile
eraserdropportable
PortableApps.comLauncher

Also some issues in update.ini

ClickyGonePortable's URL should be = https://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/clicky-gone-portable
LibreCADPortable's URL should be = https://portableapps.com/apps/graphics_pictures/librecad-portable
xpyPortable's URL should be = https://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/xpy-portable

When updating more than one app, I notice the updater initially downloads all the apps before installing them. This is fine if you have a very limited number of apps, but I found it quite annoying sitting through a long wait (especially so when the download speed dropped to 30 kb).

Hence, I have a solution. Since it takes longer to download than to install an app, why not use that time to install the prior downloaded app (eg. install the first app while the second app is being downloaded)?

Is it possible that a system restore reverted some of the recently updated PortableApps? I restored from a restore point made on Sept. 21 and apps that I had already updated within the last week including Stellarium, CintaNotes, RawTherapee, Stinger, Free Download Manager, and Smart Defrag all needed re-updated after it got restored.

I have them on the hard drive

C:\Users\username\Desktop\Kingston