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Running Portable Apps from a Web Host

Submitted by vadarfone on March 29, 2010 - 8:26am

Hi

So, I had an idea to install a load of portable apps to my website, and have a link on the website so I could use them anywhere, even if I forgot my USB stick.

Now, I have installed Portable Apps on USB, iPod, HD, etc, and I have managed to get the apps installed onto my webspace, with the .EXE showing up on the website.

The problem I am having though, is that I can't seem to get them to run; When I select the .EXE files (I am using Windows to test all this out), the web browser just asks me to save the file, and not run.

Portable Apps Development Suite [Idea]

Submitted by agdurrette on March 24, 2010 - 11:21pm

Just a idea a "Portable Apps Development Suite"
Custom theme and icons.
Apps it would have:
Notepad++ Portable
NSIS Portable
KompoZer Portable
PortableApps.com Installer
XAMPP
IcoFX Portable
Mozilla Firefox, Portable Edition
PuTTY Portable
7-Zip Portable
Command Prompt Portable
Java Portable
Lightscreen Portable
WinMd5Sum Portable
PortableApps.com AppCompactor

I really like the PortableApps.com Installer programs

Submitted by JLR on March 20, 2010 - 9:44pm

I really like how programs such as Chrome and Skype do not have the PortableApps splash screen. I wish there was a way to suppress that on other PortableApps.

Not trying to take anything away from this awesome resource, but the splash screens bug me, and whether it is fact of fiction, it provides me the illusion of a slower load of the program.

[Icons] PortableApps.com related dock icons

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Submitted by MrElchbau on March 20, 2010 - 6:44pm

I've created a set of 31 unofficial PortableApps.com related dock icons:
- 5 flat HDDs (red, blue, black, Win7 and Music Production Suite)
- 2 big HDDs
- 21 logo icons (clay, wood, stain, neon, Vista, 8bit,...)
- 2 patheme icons and one for EraserDropTarget
All in 256 px png format

Preview & Download

One for each drive/stick Wink
Greetings, MrElchdock

Thank You PortableApps.... You are the BEST!

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Submitted by vs50d1969 on March 20, 2010 - 7:37am

Hello.... My name is Matthew... vs50d1969.

I'm born in USA and now living in The Netherlands...Holland.

It's along story...but i'll make it short. I needed something to keep passwords for all the web sites and banks and this and that....you know how it goes.

Some guy at a computer store said to go to portable apps and check it out.

I did.... I'M SOLD!

This is the best thing since sliced bread and the internet.

I use it all the time.... my wife uses it also.

I don't know what I would do with out your help.

Automatic Updates -- current guidance?

Submitted by honstein on March 19, 2010 - 1:39pm

It would be nice to have current guidance on what to do when an application displays an automatic update notification. I have seen a post from 2006, for example, and it would be nice to have newer information.

For example, Thunderbird recently notified me that there was a newer version, and since I didn't know at the time whether it was safe or not, I did not install it. But this is not a question about Thunderbird.

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