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Stick to Low?

Submitted by moritz on February 22, 2012 - 3:05am

Hello people,

have the following problem:

I got a cheap 1GB stick given. On this all portable applications run smoothly.

I did then because of lack of space a 4 GB stick purchased, was the fastest I can find.
On this, the applications (eg SeaMonkey) do not run as well. Loading takes longer, and the websites, e-mail takes a long time to open folders.

Sometimes the program hangs for a few seconds altogether.

Problem of the stick? Have these changed twice already ...

What could be more?

Helpful answers would be nice,

Can any application be run w/n PortableApps?

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Submitted by craigbert on February 21, 2012 - 6:33pm

Hello All,

Can any application be run within PortableApps or is it to be used only for programs that are already portable?

The program I would like to run w/n PortableApps is Real Studio (www.realsoftware.com). But to the best of my knowledge they do not have a portable version of their application.

Thanks,

Craig

Replacement cap for PortableApps Companion

Submitted by ASJ on February 19, 2012 - 12:50pm

The cap to my PortableApps.com Companion has become very loose. This flash drive has been my favorite since I received it and I use it daily.

Does anyone have any suggestions as to where I can pick up some replacement flash drive caps? I have looked and apparently they aren't easy to find. You would think there would be a market for replacement caps with all the loose and lost caps in the flash drive world.

Thanks,

Al ... Smile

Trend Micro Announces HijackThis to Go Open Source - just wanted to share

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Submitted by bill_gagliardi on February 17, 2012 - 2:25pm

I just saw on Majorgeeks.com, that Trend Micro has decided to make HijackThis Open Source. I used to love this program for combatting malware, though it has become dated. Hopfully, this will breath some new life into it. I would love to add this to the PA.com list of programs (when it gets released, that is).

The link to the actual announcement is at http://www.majorgeeks.com/story.php?id=33365. I hope it was ok to post this. If not, I apologize.

How do I turn off automatic updating of Skype?

Submitted by Timelord2067 on February 16, 2012 - 6:48pm

Greetings,

How do I turn off automatic updating of Skype Portable? Without asking me, Skype Portable silently downloads a new version of itself then proudly announces that it has installed said download without my permission. This is annoying as it clogs my connection for use on other tasks.

Mid-last year, I also had Skype Portable attempting to install itself onto the host computer that I was using which caused no end of grief.

(Before anyone asks just remember; not everyone is on 'all you can eat' internet connections)

Eject problem ?

Submitted by crookadile on February 15, 2012 - 12:10pm

I don't use the language bar on my laptop so I have it hidden.

When I use the eject feature of the platform my language bar shows up for about 1 second ( in the system tray ) before the platform is actually ejected.

Is this normal ?

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