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

Requested feature

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Submitted by th3wildwolf on February 16, 2008 - 10:18am

The menu should have an option to create a small file even a blank one in the home computer so it won't change background there. Something like a portableapps.ini in the Windows folder.

Combined Quit & Safely Remove

Submitted by bencoman on February 12, 2008 - 11:33pm

For a while now I've thought it would be great if the Quit button on the PortableApps menu would also undock the USB key, instead of requiring a couple more clicks, on the Safely Remove Hardware icon, and then on the drive letter - which if there is a few choices can be awkward to work out.

Anyhow, I bumped into some code (while looking for something else) that might be a good starting point if anyone was interested.

http://www.codeproject.com/KB/system/RemoveDriveByLetter.aspx

Changing Icons

Submitted by bookmunkie on February 8, 2008 - 1:39pm

I like visual consistency. The icons that come with the menu for Documents, Music, Pictures, etc, are very nice, so I edited one to use for my directory containing Autohotkey scripts with the hope of doing similar things in the future for my other directories. It seems that a directory's icon is defined by the Desktop.ini file it contains. So, to make an icon for my Scripts directory, I put the new icon in the same place as the others, grabbed a Desktop.ini, changed the infotip and the icon it points at, and put it in my Scripts directory.

Closing Menu

Submitted by eded on February 2, 2008 - 3:11pm

When I try to close the menu by clicking on the X in the lower right corner nothing happens. I have to close the application using Windows Task Manager (ctrl/alt/del) so I can remove the USB thumb drive. Anyone know a solution? eded

wallpaper changer

Submitted by rjmyth on January 31, 2008 - 5:35am

sry about originally posting in the wrong place. still have the problem that the wallpaper is changed to just plain grey instead of my actual picture. well its changed to mybackground colour instead of wallpaper in the display options menu of windows. on my friends laptop nothin happened and her background stayed the sme as before i put in the usb, until i removed the usb safely etc, her background changed to grey also without the usb in until the computer weas restarted. it does not work at all on the university computers.

Strange problem with Portable Apps Menu and USB Mouse

Submitted by Michael Davis on January 18, 2008 - 1:10pm

My mouse will regularly stop working when I open the portableapps menu. I've tried the latest beta and even the GeekMenu alternatives but all behave the same. I can work all day with the USB drive in the port and the menu program running but it will only work a few times after the USB drive is inserted and after that, it will lock up the mouse every time I open the menu and - if I pull the plug for the mouse and reinsert - every time the menu closes.

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