General Discussion

I have a question; I am using a windows 7 computer; does it make any difference if I use NSIS Portable ANSI or NSIS Portable Unicode?
Currently I am using ANSI due to its smaller size.....
But what is the difference between them?
Do I have to have both of them installed? (I don't think so, but I'm just making sure)
Is one of them better than the other?

I am trying to package a new portable app, but I cannot find any icons...
What should I do?

In this comment: https://portableapps.com/comment/226446 John mentions a "launcher helper".

How does one know which portable apps use launcher helpers, and which do not?

If an app that typically uses a launcher helper is run directly from a shortcut (and not via the PortableApps Platform), will it leave things behind?

If I download the paf and try to run locally, gives error: "The installer was unable to download Proces Explorer...(ERROR: SendRequest Error)" paf MD5 = a20788e4f69aab121bfda6cc056b4cbc

If I try to add with the platform, gives an error: Unable to download the file. "This could be due to a proxy or network issue or the hosting server not permitting downloads from your location..."

If go to Process Explorer at sysinternals.com the zip file downloads OK.
MD5 = c46d435e670f8b3bb71bd701bbc9655b

Is this a network issue or PAc problem?

I am trying to package a portable app, but the installer creator displays an error saying that the help.html file is not found....
What to do? And how to make it?
Thanks in advance....

Hi,

I've probably canvassed the issue before, but I think now this PAL really needs Cloud Functionality, in that a list of applications can be Synchronized across platforms and mediums.

I am getting really tired of having to download programs over and over when this should happen automatically in my view, with the only conciliation being a prompt for updated programs.

Please Developer(s), see to it that this is done as a way of promoting future worth.

Cheers

I wonder if it's just me, but recently I've been noticing that portable apps are not being as actively updated/released as before.....
Previously, portable apps would be updated/released almost every day, but now, well, not many apps are being updated/released, even though there are LOTS of apps that are outdated....
Is PortableApps dying?

I received a file that should be opeded with firefox protable.exe
When I double click to open the file I get this error message:
Mozilla Firefox Portable edition cannot be started. You may wish to re-install to fix the issue. (ERROR: firefox.exe could not be found)

How can I fix this so that I can open the file I went sent?

Thanks

I tried downloading utorrent portable and it kept saying some sort of error.....
Could you please fix it?

Thank you.

I just discovered this project but have always disliked the binding of software to a computer. This is especially true when involved in trying to troubleshoot and repair problems where you cannot rely on either the software you want to use being available or the software that is installed being reliable. What led me to Portableapps was the need to uninstall software that couldn't be uninstalled using the software installed on the computer (i.e., Windows in combination with vendor supplied uninstaller).