PortableApps.com Platform

Hi, was planning on using a USB with portableapps at my school where theres a strict no USB rule.

Im wondering, is there a way they can see I've used a USB? I know about clearing last used documents of course but I mean can they see I've physicly attached a USB? They use Win XP.

Thanks for any answers.

Are there any command line arguments for the Portable Apps Platform? I'm looking to have my apps update behind the scenes. I could use AutoHotkey to handle the GUI, but I thought check first to see if there was a more efficient method.

So..I love the idea of portable apps, especially portable browsing but I've run into an issue that I'm not sure is normal or not, but I'd think not. Whenever I run my portable apps USB stick and go to eject it, it says it's in use and I go into task manager and whatever portable app I've been using, as well as the portableapps platform app itself is still running so I have to force-quit them through task manager before I can eject the stick. Is this normal? I've visually closed all the apps on the screen obviously...

Not sure if this the right place to post.

Problem: The appinfo.ini file of applications from your site contains an entry "Homepage". I noticed that many of this links will not work (anymore). For example Stellarium Portable contains an entry Homepage=PortableApps.com/StellariumPortable. On the other hand, there is similar a link in Firefox Portable that actually redirects to the real app page.

Question: Is there a way to find the application homepage from the appinfo.ini file?

I have been using PortableApps since last 4 years and it has always been a wonderful experience. I setup a new box few weeks back. This is 64bit platform with Windows 7 x64 installed on it.

PortableApps was working for first few days, then it suddenly stopped doing anything. The platform loads on start up, I can see applications but am not able to start any one by clicking on the menu.

PortableApps is opening folders like Documents, Music, Pictures, etc, in an incorrect way.

Not a major issue, but just thought I'd report it here in case one of the dev team want to address the problem (would take 5 seconds).

PortableApps is specifying the "open" verb when it calls ShellExecute(Ex) in response to a click on the Documents, Music, Pictures, etc. links.

From "Get More Apps" menu item, apps will successfully attempt install but don't appear on the Platform when finished. All I get is a pop up window that says "Your new portable apps have been installed and are now available in the PortableApps.com Menu". The apps menu pane is empty. I just bought a new 4GB SanDisk thumb drive, formatted it as FAT32. My OS is Win7/64. I tried turning off MSSE but that didn't help. Restarted PC, reformatted thumb drive, still ng.

I love the updating functionality of the suite, it's the main reason I use it. However there are some applications I don't wish updated, newer isn't always better. VLC2 requires .net, portable browser versions kept for web testing, and others.

It'd be great if there were an update exclusions list or something that resided in the suite's folder, or depending on how the update system works, perhaps a flag in the individual app's ini (AppnamePortable.ini) files.

Not saving my personal settings. Any one else have this problem? I have re installed it twice and every time I eject my hard drive settings go back to new.

I've been using various PortableApps from my C drive without any issue for a long time now. Installing them into a dedicated folder was never a problem.

I've been trying to install the PortableApps Platform but, as soon as I start the installer, I get an error message:

"Windows cannot access the specified device, path or file"

Since I haven't even had the chance to specify anything, I don't know what it's complaining about.

Any idea?

Thanks!

Raph