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changing the source code for PA program

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Submitted by Einder on March 5, 2010 - 1:04pm

I haven't seen this posted anywhere, but I would like to know how to change the code for the portalapps program itself. I want to move some folders but since they are in the portableapps program, I would have to change the link between the side icon and the folder itself. Unfortunately, I am not a programmer and I would like to have some help with this. I use this on a 1TB external HD so I would like to be able to lay it out a specific way..All help is much appreciated.

[Solved] Unicode vs ANSI in Installer

Submitted by Devo on March 2, 2010 - 12:10pm

I was recently creating an installer that had some post install code associated with it. It kept failing to compile because of the post install code. After some messing around with the code it turned out that the install code was formatted for unicode and while creating the installer this cause an error.

There has been a lot of talk about moving away from ANSI and towards unicode. Shouldn't the installer support unicode in the PortableApps.comInstallerCustom.nsh file?

Manual search for apps?

Submitted by Snowv on March 1, 2010 - 6:44pm

I recently bought a 16GB flash drive and it takes 2+ minutes to search for apps each time.

I find this very frustrating and would like to see an option so that I can turn off the automatic search.

Thanks in advance.

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Vista 32bit+Multiple User system crashes w/ PortableApp v1.6

Submitted by thatdude on February 25, 2010 - 11:32am

SETTINGS:
* install PortableApp Platform v1.6 and few portable apps in a USB flash drive
* enable hidden Administrator Account in a Vista 32bit system (ref: tinyurl.com/yhqabzq)

Steps To Reproduce:
1. log into an User Account in Vista 32bit system that doesn't have the Administrator right
2. Open the Windows Task Manager > Performance tab to monitor the system's performance
3. Right click on Start and open Windows Explorer
4. plug-in the USB flash drive with pre-installed PortableApp package (see settings)

Actual Result:
1. Windows Explorer freezes up

New Portable Apps Menu Is Slow...For Me

Submitted by Bulldog on February 25, 2010 - 1:21am

I upgraded my Portable Apps platform to v1.6. Now, every time I start the Portable Apps platform, I see a progress bar in the left-hand-side menu for about 4-5 seconds after which time the list of my programs finally appears. This never happened with previous versions of the platform. I'm open to any suggestions for how to fix this.

PAF Installer auto-installation flag

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Submitted by qwertymodo on February 22, 2010 - 4:55pm

I have a couple questions about the PA.c Installer. When you run a .paf.exe from the PAM's Options>Install a new App dialog, it skips several pages and begins automatically installing to the correct directory. I'm assuming it does so via a command-line argument. Can somebody tell me what the syntax for that argument is? Also, when was this implemented version-wise, say if I were to run a check on a .paf.exe's PortableApps.comInstallerVersion detail, what would be the minimum version that would support the auto-install function?

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