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PortableApps.com Menu, Backup and Platform/Suite installer.

missing files

Submitted by Fuzzi99 on June 17, 2009 - 5:22pm

I have had problems with a few missing files, mainly the backup program and icons for the menu can you help?

edit:I fixed the missing icons but not the backup program

Adding entries to the PA Menu?

Submitted by DerekMaciel on June 14, 2009 - 6:34pm

So I was wondering if I could add a shortcut/entry to the PA Menu. I want to add #Develop to my flash drive, I edited the configuration file to save settings out of the registry. Using RegShot I found that it adds a couple entries to the registry. The program doesn't rely on these Keys, so I am just going to ignore it (most of the public computers where I live are Deep Frozen, which has a saved state of the computer and then on next start up deletes any changes from the saved state).

Possible bug: Installer corrupts USB drive (XP Pro)

Submitted by tniemi on June 14, 2009 - 6:44am

Hello,

Has anyone noticed this problem? Install PortableApps.com Suite Standard (Version 1.5.2) to a cleanly formatted 8 Gb USB drive. (Let's call it drive G:) After installing, run:

chkdsk G:

And it will tell that the drive contains errors, and will suggest running chkdsk with /F option to fix them.

However, if you install the Suite Standard to hard drive (Let's call the directory C:\PortableApps), and after install copy everything to a cleanly formatted USB drive:

PortableApps.comInstaller_0.91.3_English.paf.exe not Vista x64 compatible?

Submitted by rogerard on June 13, 2009 - 10:54am

FYI

I installed the new firefox .paf.exe just fine, but when I attempted to execute PortableApps.comInstaller_0.91.3_English.paf.exe, I receive the following error:

The version of this file is not compatible with the version of Windows you're running. Check your computer's system information to see whether you need an x86 (32-bit) or x64 (64-bit) version of the program, and then contact the software publisher.

Symantec identifying startportableapps.exe as a trojan FYI

Submitted by dinjier on June 12, 2009 - 3:11pm

Dont know where to post this, but every time i try to install on the desktop, the startportableapps.exe file gets tagged and quarentined by symantec endpoint protection. I am in a small business network and dont control the software,and so cant exclude it, i won't be using this software any longer here.

Backup with Windows 7 RC

Submitted by ratcatcher on June 11, 2009 - 7:29am

Under Windows 7 RC, if I run backup with the "Show details" box ticked, the usual information scrolls up the window until the backup gets about halfway through.

At that point it gets corrupted with some text repeated and/or control characters appearing in the window. Sometimes the machine starts to beep (CTRL-G presumably). The window then closes though the backup appears to complete normally.

This didn't happen with the previous beta of Windows 7 and it doesn't happen with XP.

Manually adding non-PA app

Submitted by jeth on June 7, 2009 - 1:58am

Previously I installed a standalone app all PalMail by simply copying all of it's files into a folder with the same name. PalMail sowed up correctly on my PA menu and it exevuted OK.

But now I tried the same approach with AVZ, and although it runs fine it shows up incorrectly on the PA menu. Instead of showing the folder name (which matches the filename of the exe file) it shows the following:
???????????? ??????? AVZ

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