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Creating an .exe file

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Submitted by Pyromaniac on June 4, 2009 - 8:52pm

I'm trying to update PokerTH Portable and came up with a really crappy installer.
I don't know how to create a "PokerTH Portable.exe file. I thought all I had to do was make a shortcut and rename it. So all I did was copy and paste pokerth (that didn't work). I created an installer though for it that has no splash but does work if you go directly to the folder with the data.

Odd - sudoku portable missing, Can not re-install.

Submitted by renewbee on June 4, 2009 - 12:19am

I'm not sure what to think - I'm using a toshiba satellite notebook with vista on a secure home network. Had portable sudoku installed for quite some time, when it suddenly disappeared from my computer. The folders and all files except for the .exe file were still there, but twice, the .exe file has disappeared - I was able to re-install the first time, but now, get a consistent error informing me that the folder cannot be opened (I'm installing it in the programs folder on my C: drive). Any idea what may be happening? (Probably not relevant, but I'm using Avast anti-virus app).

Virtual TI 68k Portable (TI-89 and TI-92 Plus)

Submitted by FRO1L4NDR35 on June 2, 2009 - 2:00pm

By/Por: Froilán Andrés Morales Sanabria
http://www.ticalc.org/archives/files/authors/95/9551.html

En Español aqui.

Instructions

- Download and Extract Virtual TI v2.5 beta 5 to folder vti on your USB flash drive, iPod, portable hard drive, etc.

Upgrade protocol

Submitted by p0rtabl3 on June 2, 2009 - 10:16am

Some applications, like Firefox, will alert you when a new version is available. As a rule, is it OK to update the application in this manner or should I await a notification from portableApps.com that a new version is available? Seems like the later, as the application itself may not be written to preserve the portable configuration.

Thanks.

Portable Apps updater for dummies?

Submitted by survivorman on June 1, 2009 - 8:14pm

I tried the latest Portable Apps Updater and I'm really confused on how I should use it and how it works.

I have my portable apps in a c:\ drive called "portableapps\

Do I need to install the Portable Apps Updater in the same directory or can it be in a different directory?

And when I execute it, it asks to install Portable Apps 0.90 or something, which when I select a single application, it goes through some processes and says it's been installed. But I can't tell what exactly has been installed and what was updated.

need help

Submitted by habenyamin on May 30, 2009 - 4:30am

Hello
I am new .
some times I reboot the computer before closing my portable Apps so at the case do not do setting back and Registry back.
is there help if some my portable Apps is running And I reboot PC before rebooting tell me your potable Apps is running?
thanks

PortableApps.com vs. native portable applications

Submitted by JLR on May 28, 2009 - 11:12pm

I am new to portable applications, and I must say, I am somewhat hooked.

My question is why would we want to choose a portableapps.com version of a software over the native version from the developer, such as notepad++ or filezilla who both offer .zip portable downloads?

If the developer offers a portable version, is there a benefit to the portableapps.com version? Wouldn't the launcher slow things down a bit?

I do not use the portableapps menu at all.

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