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MP3GainPortable, don't run, not portable.

Submitted by thychoul on February 10, 2012 - 9:21am

The software MP3GainPortable don't run and display the error message below:

"Component 'MSCOMCTL.OCX' or one of its dependencies not correctly registered: a file is missing or invalid"

The word "registered" in the error message confirms that the MP3GainPortable is not portable.

The developers needs fix the issue.

Need for portable pdf writer for Open Office

Submitted by ss400P0rt on February 9, 2012 - 10:32pm

I have read a lot of threads about the subject of pdf writers and haven't found an answer to my problem.

I am a volunteer teacher at the local computer club. I am showing the students how to do mail merge in Open Office. I can get letters and envelopes done with mail merge, but I cannot show the students what these documents will look like when printed.

Migrate from XAMP light to XAMP

Submitted by hgc2002 on February 9, 2012 - 6:34am

I've been using XAMP light for a while and it's amazing.

But now I need more stuff and XAMP has exactly what I need, unless my files.

I'm not an expert so I would appreciate any help about how to move my files from XAMP light to XAMP so I can keep all my applications (databases, apache configuration, and so on) in XAMP when I finally shutdown XAMP light.

Regards,
Herman.

Google on Portableapps.com

Submitted by R. on February 6, 2012 - 9:21am

For some time now, when loading portableapps.com, there will be a (more or less secret) connection to the Google website (IP 173.194.69.95), circumventing any blockers (like "Ghostery", "Disconnect", etc.). I don't want Google to know about every website that I visit and that it, unluckily, has managed to infest ;-). What's the deal?

Cursor bug in SeaMonkey 2.7?

Submitted by PortableDave on February 5, 2012 - 10:27am

I would like to say that I am a huge fan of Portable Apps 'SeaMonkey' & use it a lot at work. I have noticed that SM 2.6.1 portable hasn't been upgraded to SM 2.7 yet. This is quite fortuitous in my opinion as SeaMonkey 2.7 seems to be suffering from the same 'flash/Java cursor bug' that Firefox 10 is suffering from. I have returned to SM 2.6.1 on my C-Drive & 'wound-back' my Firefox portables to 9.0.1.

The bug appears to make the cursor disappear on certain sites like YouTube & also affects highlighting in the runbar (essentially making it impossible to highlight a Web address).

portable apps downloaded from another site

Submitted by billyMass on February 4, 2012 - 3:13pm

hey

I've downloaded some portable apps from another site.
how can I be sure these apps are actually portable? don't have the source code or anything...

also, these apps are actually great, I want them to be part of PortableApps.com's suit - how can I pass it on the PotableApps.com's team for that purpose ?

thanks

Malware warning for PortableApps.com on Google, Firefox, Norton 360

Submitted by darkness2fall on February 3, 2012 - 10:54am

Full details are online here (mod JTH):
https://portableapps.com/blogs/johnhaller/2012-02-03_-_malware_warnings_...

I love this website so much that I want to alert you to a persistent web attack. I have norton 360 small business edition 5.0. I'm sure that this is not a false positve or otherwise i would not bother to write a post.
My security system says "web attack black hole toolkit website 12"
this attack is happening with EVERY single thing i click on this website.
I.P. address this attack is coming from is 72.32.40.232

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