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The installer was unable to download Google Chrome, 2025

Submitted by JAB Creations on April 16, 2025 - 11:51am

I kept getting this error:

Google Chrome Portable | PortableApps.com Installer
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The installer was unable to download Google Chrome (Stable). The installation of the portable app will be incomplete without it. Please try installing again. (ERROR: Reget Error)

It wasn't until I played peek-a-boo by switching back-and forth while it was downloading Chrome did it finally fully download and the install of Chrome 135 portable was successful. This was an issue a week or two ago.

Unable to download the file when updating/installing apps (not always)

Submitted by rejzor on March 30, 2025 - 5:04am

I keep randomly getting this error for various apps, before it was Firefox when I tried updating it, now it was Notepad2 while Notepad++ installed just fine in same batch install of 2 apps. I don't have any proxy or network issues and I don't know why would hosting server not permit the download for my location as popup mentions. I've also checked my DNS logs and there is nothing being blocked there.

Why is this happening?

PortableApps Hanging? Maximum Drive Size Issue?

Submitted by sloch24 on February 12, 2025 - 10:02am

I've got a brand new 256GB Sandisk flash drive. When I install the platform, any time I use the one app that I install (Chrome 64) my system "hangs" for sometimes up to 30 seconds. It's not stable at all.

I've tried partitioning the drive to a 32GB partition for it to run, that did not help.
I've tried formating NTFS, that did not help
I've tried running ExFAT on the whole 256GB (No Partitions) that did not help.

It just seems overall not stable.

Questions; External Apps; PA.com Apps block update

Submitted by BK1111 on February 1, 2025 - 7:26pm

Greetings,
Great work all these long years, I am back once again to set up a portable library.

A few questions if you don't mind, I found it hard to search the forum, so will just ask here.

A) Can I block a single app from update? I have a license for PDF Exchange Editor Plus; an old build from last year, so don't want the app to auto update. Can an ini file or something control if a app updates?

Shutdown button instead of Eject button

Submitted by gwt10 on January 30, 2025 - 9:56am

I copied on to a new USB stick using a current backup from a stored desktop, and after it completed installing, I launched the Start button to get the menu to pop up, and I see that I got a Shutdown button instead of Eject button instead. When I click on the Shutdown button, it's asking me if I want to shutdown Windows or not. I don't want that. Not at all.

Eject button (like it should) https://imgur.com/a/JXwqqtw

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