PortableApps.com Platform

Okay...maybe I'm an idiot (wouldn't be the first time), but, I'm having a major issue installing Suite. I have a 2Gb jump drive and every time I try to install to its drive letter, it starts installing. However, when it gets about 1/4 of the way done, the computer shuts off and reboots. I let XP load back up and go into the jump drive and it shows a couple of folders from the attempted install. Any clue? The jump drive appears to be working fine as I can upload any folder I want to it and open said folder with no problem.

I know I can add a standalone application to the platform by copying the complete application folder into the PortableApps folder. Then by using Options -> Refresh App Icons the application will appear on the menu.

However, I have a problem with this in that some of my applications have more than one .exe file. The platform now lists all the .exe files in the folder individually whereas I only want the single (main) application to be shown. How can I remove the subsidiary .exe files from the menu?

Hi. I've tried for 3 hours now to change the icons in the menu withouth success. I've installed the PAM Mod34 and created new categories in the menu by right-click/Category/Add Category. Then I tried to change the icons of the new categories with right-click/Category/Edit Category/Change open icon. But whatever I choose the icon doesn't change. I've also tried to change them manually in Desktop.ini, PortableAppsMenu.ini and theme.ini but absolutely nothing works. Can anybody help? Thanks.

Hi all! I make cool (IMHO) skin for PortableApps Menu. Please make backup of your old folder named PortableAppsMenu to be able to restore original theme.

http://www.box.net/shared/1xr2g0gdeb (This is only for very old versions!)
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UPDATE: And new skins for PA.c platform version 2!

Hey,

Just wondering whether anyone happens to be using the recently released version of Stardock's IconPackager? I was one of the many people who found IconPackager was messing up the icons in the PortableApps menu, at least in Vista x64, so I stopped using it (PortableApps clearly being the more useful of the two!). Any idea whether this is resolved in the latest version?

Thanks!

How do I make Smithtech portable menu my default menu on startupin portableapps

Hey, folks. I've searched and searched to no avail, so I thought I'd ask here. I would like to make the portable apps menu taller, so more application icons show without scrolling. Is the size fixed, or could I add some lines to the PortableAppsMenu.ini file to accomplish this.

Thanks for your time!

Dan

I have been using Portable Apps on a flash drive for some time. I had problems with my laptop, and dreaded going through the whole setup process for so many programs again. Then I thought, "Hey, I wonder if I can use Portable Apps on all of my PCs?"

My thinking is that all I would have to do to duplicate my programs and data on my different machines is to copy my flash drive contents to/from those drives. (I realize this probably sounds stupid to some of you, but that is why I am doing the asking rather than the answering!)

Hi

Could someone please add info on standard folders (Documents, Music, Pictures, Videos...) being read-only to the FAQ?
Topic about this subject is here https://portableapps.com/node/12436

Regards
Piotr Dobrogost

Hi, I am using Mod R34.
I was wondering if it is possible to use a personal picture with this mod.
I have used several themes and every time I hover my mouse over the top right I don't get the box to display the picture like the official version does.

Thanks in advance,
Brian.