General Discussion

"The best things on your USB key are free. The open-source PortableApps Suite is a free 89MB download that installs Firefox, the Thunderbird e-mail client, the Gaim instant messenger, the Sunbird calendar app, and the OpenOffice.org office suite—basically all you need to get work done on the road. If you are using a smaller USB key, a 30MB "Lite" version uses the more compact AbiWord word processor instead of the full OpenOffice.org.

To make:
Start Command Prompt. (Start->Run->cmd)
type in cd\(general path to your file) e.g like "cd\documents and settings\user\desktop"
just where it is at, not its exact location.

here is what u type if it is just in the C:\ location
Type "attrib" (filename or folder with complete path) +s +h
the +s stands 4 system file
the +h stands for hidden

To undo what u did do the exact opposite

To remove: type "attrib" c:\(file u chose) -s -h

for other locations besides C:\

Type "cd\(general path to your file)" then do as follows

I found this tutorial while searching for portable apps. i have read it and it may be usefull to someone. i am currently using so i may be able to make portable apps in the near future. here is the link (Link Removed due to certain issues) once this gets sorted out, ill put it back up.

Just use 7-zip to extract it. hope this helps someone.

Hello,

thanks to PortableApps.com, in the last year I've moved my digital life from a couple of computers to a single pen drive.

Unfortunately, I'm still struggling to find a good portable solution for my contacts.

I've been using Outlook for many years and in the last months I've moved ToDo(s) and Calendars to a portable application.

But I cannot find an application that can import my contacts.

I've read this thread
https://portableapps.com/node/4240
where Thunderbird is suggested.

hey all
i hav been using internet explorer in school to get to this site, and ever since the upgrade of this site, i have not been able to see the smileys in ie...
for instance these wont pop up

Does this sounds familiar(?) to anybody:
(These programs I downloaded 2 weeks ago, untill...,
when I discovered that my Computer was acting strange.)

D:\[PortableApps.com]Software\Command_Prompt_Portable_1.0.paf.exe:
Trojan.Downloader.Zlob-1548 FOUND
D:\[PortableApps.com]Software\Mines-Perfect_Portable_1.4.paf.exe:
Trojan.Downloader.Zlob-1548 FOUND
D:\[PortableApps.com]Software\MPlayer_Portable_1.0_RC1.paf.exe:
Trojan.Downloader.Zlob-1548 FOUND
D:\[PortableApps.com]Software\On-Screen_Keyboard_Portable_1.0.paf.exe:
Trojan.Downloader.Zlob-1548 FOUND

Hi,

Whenever there's a new portable release of an application it is announced.
In the announcement there's a section called "New In This Release" that lists the changes from last release. Problem is it refers only to the "portability layer" of the app, not to the original app. Regarding the original app it only states "Updated to the latest version of..." or "Updated to version x.x.x of y".

I suggest to add a link to the "what's new" or "change log" of the original app.

Hello, im having problems with a nsis script im compiling. IM Having trouble with the "VIProductVersion", it always says "Error: invalid VIProductVersion format, should be X.X.X.X
Error - aborting creation process" and i have tried to figure out what is wrong but cant. What do u put in VIProductVersion part, i looked at another NSIS script and it had this in its place VIProductVersion "${Ver}" i put that in and i still get the same error message, also i put in my products version, which is "4.13.5" and i still get the same error message. Any help will be appreciated.

I just wanted to get a little bit of clarification on this before I went ahead and did this.

Since I've made the plunge to Vista, I've been going back and testing some of the older apps I've liked (TunnelVision Portable and WinBoard Portable to name a few).

I would like to add the results of the tests to the original post but at the same time I don't want to start bumping older topics either.

Thoughts/opinions would be appreciated.

Hi all,

I would like what your favorite RSS feeds are.

Recently I read some of you talk about one "on software", seemed cool, but I lost it.

Please share your findings on this media I am not too familiar with (except for the Portable Apps feed )