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App Compactor and app updates

Submitted by markeight on April 25, 2012 - 4:09am

Hi everyone, i have a question about the use of the compactor app...
I often use it with my apps, but i was wondering what happens when a compacted applications gets an update from te portableapps site...

Do the "compression" get lost?
I think this cause the "update" (if i'm not wrong) it's a new installation over the old one, so probably the new files will be uncompressed.
Am i wrong? Smile

create ram disc for portable apps possible? example opera from kejut - no admin rights needed

Submitted by lordofazeroth on April 25, 2012 - 2:09am

Hi.

Is it possible to create a RAM Disc for portable apps so the Apps are loaded and kept in this disc?

I'd like to point to a portable version of Opera:
Google search: "Kejut Opera"

This version creates a Ram disc, and runs from there.
After closing the files are stored on the USB Stick again.

I find this much easier to work with and:
This Ram disc does not need Admin Rights.

how to deal with registry

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Submitted by smartgoat on April 22, 2012 - 12:14am

I'm trying to make EarMaster school portable. But I don't know how to setting for registry in the 'applaunch.ini' file. I have already read manual and some tutorial but it seems useless for me. Any one please give me some guides! Thanks all. Here is the registry change:
http://nl7.upanh.com/b6.s27.d1/286debcddbbb9c229769eedc71022ab8_43757417...

Compile Open MPI

Submitted by tal on April 21, 2012 - 10:43pm

Hi to all,
I try to compile Open MPI with cygwin after non successes with mingw,
I download cygwin with cmake (it not with default download).
and i try to compile openmpi with it.
i configure (with windows variable) that i can use cmake (and other linux command of cygwin) with cmd.
I open cmd i push this command:
C:\cygwin>cmake openmpi-1.4.5

and it give me an error.

CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:17 (MESSAGE):
Only support Windows. Aborting.

-- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
CMake Error: Unable to open cache file for save. //CMakeCache.txt

Zip backup file name

Submitted by sinfjb on April 18, 2012 - 9:28pm

Hi,

Could a options be added to PortableApps
so the zip backups files could be like

labeldrivename-2012-04-18-Documents.zip instead of
PortableAppsBackup-2012-04-18-Documents.zip

and

labeldrivename-2012-04-18-Drive.zip instead of
PortableAppsBackup-2012-04-18-Drive.zip

With such a options, many USB-KEY with different label could be made
to the same network drive.

Greatings

LibreOffice 3.5.2 package does not install

Submitted by Joerg on April 17, 2012 - 9:57am

Hi guys,

there is an issue with yesterdays release:
The installer does not allow to install the package.

I downloaded LibreOfficePortable_3.5.2_MultilingualNormal.paf.exe and executed it.
When I come to the step where I should choose a folder, the installer does not allow me to continue.
I for example tried the folder
C:\Programme\LibreOfficePortable (I installed version 3.5.0 there before)

When I hit “Install” it says “The selected target directory is invalid.
Please choose a valid directory. [C:\Programme]”

RegShot

Submitted by iTechNewsDaily on April 13, 2012 - 2:25pm

I need someone to help me out using RegShot, possibly a 1 on 1 thing through the IRC chat. If someone can give me a time that they will be online to assist me, that would be great.

My timezone is eastern so take that into consideration.

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