General Discussion

I was wondering if anyone knows how (or even if) you can make shortcuts that are able to work on a thumb drive even if the letter changes from one computer to the next. For example, instead of a normal shortcut saying somthing like "E:/FireFox/Firefox.exe" I'm thinking of it just having it point to the FireFox directory and the exe within it. That way I can use just a few apps on a smaller drive. Another way of saying it is I want to make a relitive shortcut instead of a fixed shortcut.

I have download utorrent and tor and tried to install them on my portable apps menu. I renamed their extensions as .paf.exe and whenever i click install it just freezes. Any help...

Someone (I think John) had the idea of placing common files (like GTK) in their own directory instead of having multiple copies for each app. What happened to that idea?

Also, what apps share what?

I don't pretend to know anything about programming, but I know I like the PortableApps Menu. I also know I'd like to see the skinning enhanced. I'll get to the point...

http://www.newfreedownloads.com/Software-Developer/Delphi/SXSkinComponen...

Would that allow png support for PAM? Serious question, I really have no idea.

Thanks for looking.

Has anyone considered installing PortabeApps Suite on their desktop?

It would be great. If you have multiple pcs you could set up your favorite apps in PAM and drag and drop from your usb drive to your c: drive. Put a shortcut to PAM in startup and have all your favorite apps ready to go. You could do this over several computers or have one easy app install when reinstalling Windows.

Hello,
I have installed www.portableapps.com suite on MANY* USB drives without incident, including different SanDisk models. I love the suite and recommend it to everybody I meet.

However, I just purchased a number of the Cruzer Mini 4GB drives and after installing the PortableApps Suite I get the following error box when I attempt to start the suite:

16 bit MS-DOS Subsystem
D:\STARTP~1.EXE
The NTVDM CPU has encountered an illegal instruction.

Since the new launchers support a simple replacement of files, why not provide an archive that includes the files that need to be replaced? In most cases it tends to be only the executable and perhaps a library or two. This would definitely save bandwidth for both the site and the downloader. Obviously, the full distribution would still be available. Also, adding a link to the latest launcher for each program to its respective download page would be nice too.

Howdy All,

Just wanted to drop a quick status update in the forums to let everybody know where things are at. My friend who I'd mentioned before is recovering pretty well. He's gonna have some ongoing issues that will hopefully resolve themselves in a few months. The bell's palsy may require surgery. And the hearing in his left ear may never fully come back. But, he's in very good spirits. Up and walking around a bit more. Even gonna put in some part time days at the office. So, thanks again for the well-wishes to him. I've passed them on.

What is the recommended way to upgrade an installed portable app? Delete the whole highest-level program folder first? Delete only the program's apps folder? Delete nothing and overwrite? I'm just getting started with portable apps; what are the factors and choices for upgrading when a new version comes down the pike?

I've noticed that people don't tend like it when an old thread is bumped without any new information, so instead of doing that, I thought I'd ask in a newer thread about a couple of applications that were brought up, but still aren't listed and the threads hereby "dead".

For instance:

Gizmo Project which has an U3 version, but not one for PAM.

OpenWengo... another that's been asked a few times. And Yahoo's Widget Engine/Konfabulator.