General Discussion

Hello,
I´m trying to create some launchers/shortcuts to run cmd.exe from my stick in the local installation (with parameters).
So far I have tried with some variables but they haven´t work, like

%HomeDrive%\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe
%SystemDrive%\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe
%SystemRoot%\system32\cmd.exe
%SYSTEMDRIVE%\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe
Also with %ComSpec% and %Path% .
It doesn´t work neither if I leave "\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe" since it uses the drive of the usb.

Any help on how to make it work?

Hey all,

I figured I'd do a quick status update since folks have been wondering what's up with 2.0. I'd originally planned on dropping Beta 4 as a final beta last wednesday and doing the 2.0 final this week. Unfortunately, that got sidelined by some extra legal and business work that needed doing and, moreso, by the fact that I decided to rewrite the PortableApps.com Updater.

Hi,
I want to deliver an USB Key to students with portableapps.com but with theme and logo of my University. Is it allowed and in which conditions? It is not for a commercial use!
And what about PAM mod from PTC (http://ptc.kain-planet.de/)?

So it is looking more and more likely that I will be going to FOSDEM in February next year (6th – 7th), and I would love there to be a PortableApps.com presence. There are three ways in which we could do this:

1. A stand. This is the most difficult organisationally, but possibly the best way to spread the PA.com goodness. To do this we will need commitments from people that they can help man it and we will have to be able to cover the stand for the whole weekend

I'm thinking PortableApps is a good method for making an effective autorun solution for an MP3 CD. Would CoolPlayer be the best choice for this?

VLC is a pretty good media player, but takes too long to start up. Not sure about XMPlay, I wasn't using it (in favor of VLC, once I realized it played music too) so I took it off, but it was nice when I used it. Compact and it looked good. I've seen some nice skins for it, too.

Can the most recent update date be included with the name of each application, on the “Applications” page?

An update date would allow users to quickly determine whether or not a newer application version is available. Yes, I understand that an automatic updater is under development. However, I suspect that the update date could be added more quickly.

Is there going to be an Ubuntu on stick ?

I've tried a bunch.

Seems like the default NTFS format is best. I checked my speed with USBDeview
www.portablefreeware.com/?id=1004

Using a startech 8gb ($12), works ok, I got around 12 w / 18 r, though I know that is a simplistic measurement. What program was it that does the complex testing?

Also, does size matter? And, what is the best economy stick on the market now, as in around $1/GB to $2/GB.

I know consistency is an important consideration here, which is why I'm bring this up.

There is an issue with the way that some portableapps.com URLs resolve that probably came about from categorizing the applications.

For example, in the 7-ZipPortable help.html file, the URL for "Go to the 7-Zip Portable Homepage" is coded as "https://portableapps.com/7-ZipPortable" but quickly goes to "https://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/7-zip_portable".

This doesn't work correctly for other packages.

I run Firefox and Tbird off a thumb drive and recently I decided to encrypt in case I lost a drive.I installed TrueCrypt on a thumb and then installed Firefox and Tbird inside a file container, however the browser was so slow as to be nonusable. A friend at Mozzilazine suggested encrypting the profile alone, any opinions and/or suggestions.

Thanks