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Installed PortableApps first no connection with FF3.5 yet

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Submitted by Mr_Red on July 6, 2009 - 9:44am

Memory Stick on public Library PC's

Do I un-install PA and re-install after FF?

Otherwise it defaults to IE on the OS - which is probably a screwed-down version of IE6 (remotely).

ie6 clags in the net-nanny (read surveillance and security - it is what it is)
FF does not.
I use an HTML page as my favourites - it is as graphic and informative as my HTML skills allow (eg telphone numbers, colour coding, and more). Which diminshes any advantage of PA.

autorun.ini - PortableApps Platform

Submitted by nomnex on July 6, 2009 - 2:07am

This follow a thread in the general discussion about safe usage of portable applications.

Since the autorun function is the cause of many infections, I was wondering why the PortableApps platform has one.

It is handy, I agree, but I rather trade ease of use for security. as mentioned on the other thread I use Panda USB vaccin to prevent autorun on external devices to launch. Still, I recently use portable applications and I am glad to have your opinion. Thanks.

Install error

Submitted by Kristian G on July 3, 2009 - 1:17am

I'm trying to install on on my flash drive thru xp pro and all I get is
H:\PortableApps.com_Suite_Light_1.5.2_en.exe is not a valid Win32 application.
Any help here would be hugely appriciated!

Controlling PortableApps Launcher without a mouse

Submitted by Sanos on June 25, 2009 - 3:49am

Hello,
is there a way to control (especially launch apps) from the PA launcher?

Today I found myself in a rather unusual situation.. my mouse was borrowed by a college and since we don't have spare mouses I had to work for some time without a pointer device.

I was able to work without it with most programs, one of the exceptions was PAL - while I could open with Win+P, I was not able to select the App I wonted to launch, or launch any app from the menu.

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