General Discussion

I was having trouble getting Portable Apps to install on a USB drive and someone suggested setting it up on the hard drive and then transfering the whole thing. Well that worked, but the setup changed the disk icon to a custom icon. Two questions: Why? And now that I have moved all the Portable Apps files I have been left with a bum icon, looks like a file that has no association. I am not the only person who uses this machine so down the road this is going to cause confusion. How can I get the generic hard drive icon back.

Thanks,

David

Hi

I am new to this app's stuff, about 24 hours, everything works great except the auto run. I have searched some of the forums and have noticed that you have to copy certain items into the USB main directory, well those items are in but still does not auto run. Can anyone tell me what's wrong.

cheers

Please see the new update here: PortableApps.com Update (Week of Feb 4, 2008)

As a followup to last week's State of PortableApps.com Update (January 14, 2008), I'm going to be posting weekly status updates to be sure we keep things on track and we're all on the same page.

Updating Current Portable Apps (In Progress)

First off - I've seen the future and it's called "PortableApps!"

I've run this now on three PCs all from my 80GB USB drive. It's truly wonderful to be able to send and receive all my email from my own domain wherever I happen to be and to be able to go back through years of emails. Thunderbird is GO!

First off, to whomever may concern, you guys are doing a great work, I use this little software all time! Keep it up!

Say I got one of those old applications that don't need installation on a computer, you just unzip to your preferred folder and double-click the executable to run it, and it just works. Is there a way to copy the application folder into my USB drive and add its icon to my PortableApps.com Menu? In other words, install an already portable application to the menu without an installer...

Thanks in advance.

I'm looking for a smartphone but not sure which operating system I want to use. Will portable apps work with either or both? With the full suite of protable apps that is all I will need.

I found a killer portable application that lets you connect to other PCs for remote access, tech support, file sharing and more.

Perfect if you are on a public computer and would like to access your computer at home.

Check it out!

Enjoy

-Brian
[Company link removed; Personal links only please - RM]

I've read the forum threads and understand the objections to including freeware (that is not OpenSource) or listing it on PortableApps.

One question: Would it be acceptable though for me to create a 'PortableApps Friendly' version of my freeware application and label it as such on my own site?

For the case of this application, the key constraints would be:
1. Store profile data and settings on the app path using a conforming directory structure
2. Write no data to the host machine (OS initiated MUI settings are acceptable)

This is a small but important feature request and I'm surprised it hasn't been implemented. When multiple new applications are added and so scrolling is necessary. When you click (or even hover) over the up and down scroll arrows the list should scroll. Instead I am forced to click for every new item in the list I want to view. I'll get RSI at this rate! C'mon chaps it isn't a difficult request.

Ta.
Jord

John,

Could you send all the moderators a copy of my e-mail address of record and ask them to send me a quick note from their preferred addresses.

I would like to open lines of communications outside of posting.

Tim
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