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PortableApps Detector

Submitted by Jacob Mastel on June 2, 2008 - 3:12pm

Okay I heard a request for a progam a while ago that automatically detected StartPortableApps.exe on a flash drive and then auto started it on a computer you commonly use and don't want to bother with the nag screen. I've made a program that auto detects it when ran. The problem is I can't get it to auto repeat. My thought is to have it always running in the background with a script similar to how our launchers constantly check if their app is running. Obviously I will also have to make it so it doesn't keep running portable apps if it's already running.

Customizing The Menu

Submitted by ajaysutton on June 2, 2008 - 12:14am

Greetings All,

I'm an IT professional (DSL network support) in Iowa and have been in IT for about 16 years. I'm fairly new to PortableApps, I've been playing with it off and on for maybe a year, but recently had my interest re-kindled and have been using it nearly exclusively for more than a week now, and I'm more than a little impressed.

Developing a portable app

Submitted by tajohnson on May 31, 2008 - 1:37am

Forgive me I am new to portableapps, but is there a nice howto on how to modify an app to portable apps. I understand the idea, but was wondering what tools people might use to watch the reg before and after you install a program to windows. I hope maybe someone could point me in the right direction. I would love to help get more programs to run on the Portableapps platform.

Ultimate Batch Script

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Submitted by Stevoisiak on May 30, 2008 - 8:13pm

I am trying to combine multiple batch scripts into one large batch script from which I can preform individual tasks. My idea is to have a line saying to type a # for a certain task. (EX: To clean your system press 1, to go to a plain command prompt press 2, ect.) If there are any scripts that you think would be a nice addition, let me know. So far, I can delete thumbs.db files, Hide/protect a folder, and exit.

Things to do:

-Find way to clear text in script
-Have blank DOS box open in same window instead of new one

Scripts I'd like

-More clean-up scripts

JackKnife - convert your U3 Drive into a PA drive with autolaunch

Submitted by ipartola on May 30, 2008 - 5:49am

USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. The code comes under the BSD license.

I developed this using Delphi. Sorry, but that's all I had available at the time. The basic idea is that you have your U3Drive (the CD-ROM portion) and the U3Main (the main portion). The rest goes like this:

0. Compile attached code into JackKnife.exe
1. Wipe U3Main clean (BACKUP ALL IMPORTANT DATA!).
2. Download UniversalCustomizer.
3. Prepare the following files (see code below): JackKnife.exe, drive.txt, autorun.inf and jackknife.ico (optional).

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