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Belarc Advisor?

Submitted by Buckbeak on February 24, 2006 - 8:36am

Has anyone gotten Belarc Advisor http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html to work from a USB drive?

Some work has been done to get it to work from a bootable CD but has thus far been unsuccessful.
http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=6645&hl=belarc

It's a little bit strange in that you don't run an executable, you actually run a DLL with the following command:

C:\WINDOWS\system32\rundll32.exe C:\PROGRA~1\Belarc\Advisor\System\NPBelv32.dll,RunDll32_ShowLocalPage -p60 -bAdvisor.bcx

When I run it from the USB drive I get a message like this:
Belarc Advisor: Template file problem: \System\siteDefaultSummary.html contains an invalid path

Gizmo Project skype alternative

Submitted by wrestler on February 22, 2006 - 11:30pm

Hello all,
Im just starting to get into portable applications and the scene is so amazing!
it would be great if Gizmo project was ported its a skype alternative that is cheaper for landline out/in calling purposes. ( see: http://www.gizmoproject.com/ ) I have read here there was an attempt on a portable skype but was questioned because of the legal status of it since skype is not an opensource application (see https://portableapps.com/node/751)

Portable WindowBlinds

Submitted by TheOneMrO on February 22, 2006 - 10:01pm

This is just an idea, and definitely one that will most likely NOT ever be made into one, just because it would take infinite amounts of work, but think about how AWESOME it would be to actually have something like this on your thumb drive! just think about it! isnt it awe inspiring?!?! anyways...it would be way too freaking hard to program to make it portable, if not impossible...but i though it would be cool to hear feedback about this idea.

Mr. O

gtk theme switcher

Submitted by spiff on February 22, 2006 - 12:43pm

i would like a theme switcher for portable gaim, maybe as a plugin...

the default theme is ugly

there are some gtk theme switchers on freshmeat that whoever reads this might be able to build off of... none for windows of course, else this request would be redundant.

Portable MAME (Arcade Emulator)

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Submitted by TStodden on February 21, 2006 - 5:03pm

Code Source Linkage: http://www.mame.net/downmain.html
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I'm not too sure if MAME is portable by nature (as it seems to use relative references for locations), but it would be a great emulator to make portable.

The link above includes the original program AS WELL AS THE SOURCE CODE for anybody who wants to make P-MAME (just my nick for a portable version of MAME).

miktex/TeXnicCenter

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on February 21, 2006 - 1:35pm

I installed miktex and TeXnicCenter. Unfortunatly got errors while trying to compile. I guess miktex does write something in the registry. It would be really cool if I could use these (I would love to know if anyone knows a workaround)

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