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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.

[Moved from PortableApps.com Development to Support, PortableApps.com Platform - mod Chris]

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?

[Fixed] Starting PortableApps hides everything on my desktop

Submitted by kroogar on February 18, 2010 - 5:30am

Since v1.6 and also in the 2.0 beta 4 I'm experiencing a strange problem:

When I start PortableApps everything on my desktop disappears (garbage bin, my computer, other icons). Then I start my apps and close PortableApps. When I close PortableApps everything on my desktop reappears.

Environment: LaCie ItsAKey 16Gb usb, OS: Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise 64bit.

Sorry if this has been posted before...

[Moved from Beta Testnig to Support, PortableApps.com Platform and added "[Fixed]" to title - mod Chris]

Remain Visible

Submitted by philosomanic on February 17, 2010 - 1:33pm

Hey all.

My PA platform was working just like I wanted until I installed v1.6. Now, it's working fine except that it still disappears when I click away.

I double-checked the settings file (E:\PortableApps\PortableApps.com\Data\PortableAppsMenu.cfg (I think it's a cfg, but this comp doesn't show extensions.)) and made sure that "RemainVisible=True" was under "[DisplayOptions]", closed the platform, restarted, and the problem still remained. I even installed the v2 Beta 4, and I'm still having the same issue.

Can you guys help me out?

Noob question: access via internet?

Submitted by spida on February 13, 2010 - 5:42pm

Hi everybody,

I am completely new to PortableApps and before I start wasting hours with experimenting, I thought it a better idea to ask first.

I have an external hd attached to my router in order to access data from remote location via internet. So far I am able to access with FTP. Reason is that I am pretty often in remote offices and don't want to carry around an HD.

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