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Compatability level (xp, vista, 7, 8, 10) selector/info in upgrade/options

Submitted by w0ndelig on June 26, 2016 - 6:21am

For my work I need to keep compatible all the way down to XP

now (sigil) and some other app (since forgotten for something else that worked better and was portable and compatible )
the upgrader has without warning just blasted in a version incompatible with the system it's being run on even ...xp sp3

[Fixed] Stray characters in Backup confirmation dialog and OK button inconsistency

Submitted by stfcs on June 13, 2016 - 4:41am

Hi,

I have noticed that when using the conformation dialogue box the all correct button is Ok. Should it not be OK as this is an abbreviation? There were several places where this issue occurred. Any comments anyone?
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Also when using the backup facility for a full USB option the completion confirmation message reads has the drive letter plus an extra character "r" no quotes. It happens every time. Could the coding be double checked to see why.

Many thanks,

Clive

Running and updating on Windows 10

Submitted by lapcat on June 2, 2016 - 5:22am

I have a problem with PortableApps updating on Windows 10.
Even if I run as administrator it is very hit-or-miss whether an app will update (mostly miss).
Also the PortableApps no longer opens a file explorer window when the USB stick is inserted.
I have to manually open a file explorer window and click start.exe to run PA launcher.
At the moment I am downloading the updates to a folder and then manually updating them.
Is this some new security trick from Microsoft?

Does the PortableApps Platform Update/App Updates Run .exe's on the Hard Drive?

Submitted by tg4423 on May 16, 2016 - 10:01am

I've searched the forum, but cannot find an answer. The reason for my question is I run the Portable Apps on my external hard drive connected to my work laptop. My employer has implemented a network security warning to the network admins if I try to run a .exe program on my laptop. And now there is a platform update, so I'm not sure whether I should run it or not.

"Get More App" dialog & separately a sync feature

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Submitted by johnswolter on May 13, 2016 - 2:20pm

1.) I would very much like to suggest adding incremental search to the titled alphabetized & categories Apps list when looking to install more apps.

2. ) I find performance to be dramatically improved by installing the portable apps system onto my computers' hard drive. It would be useful if PortableApps would include an easy to use sync feature.

Access violation under Windows 10

Submitted by gvjimm on May 12, 2016 - 7:01pm

Under Windows 10, I have setup to shutoff the monitor after 1 hour of inactivity. I normally leave my Thunderbird active overnight under PortableApps (and sometimes Firefox, too). I do not allow "sleep" to occur overnight. When I return to the monitor, I find a stack of error popup windows, each reporting the same following error: Access violation at address 0052CD6C 'PortableAppsPlatform.exe' read of address 00000004.

It appears as if this error is regenerated about once every 30 minutes after the screen shuts off. Is this a known problem? Any suggestions for a fix?

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