Portable App Development

Hey guys hope this is ok..

I just made a cool little App I call it "PAF Template Maker"
all you do is run it, type your "Name" enter
and it will put a new template on your desktop.

#1 your folder is pre-edited "NamePortable"
#2 your Launcher .ini is Pre-edited "NamePortable.ini"
#3 your Appinfo .ini is pre-edited "Appinfo.ini
and filled out with "Names"

your good to go...saves time, also the Launcher.ini
is pre filled out with some of the most common stuff
just a quick edit...

Hello,

We're thinking about making one of our freeware applications a PortableApps-compatible. The only problem we've been faced so far is what to do with the automatic update function. Our application checks for update and offers to switch to the newer version, if any. Being launched from PortabeApps, should I disable the automatic update function or there are better options?

Question 2. It seems that PortableLauncher automatically restores some registry keys not specified in the settings, for example it recovers the below key if it was removed during the PortableLauncher execution:

Hello.
I am a newbie here.
I am not good at English. Sorry.

I have a question about creating the installer.
How do I copy files having $ in path with installer?
And, please tell me the commands of move the folder in InstallerCustom.nsh.
Please teach me.

Some apps when installed have Drag and Drop for like photos and such.
but when made portable do not have this feature anymore.

does any one know how this could be implemented.
I think that it is a .reg key, that will do the trick not sure
if so is their a main area of the registry they tend to be in?

thanks

just within the last few weeks, i've noticed that, when i start a portable app on a particular machine (brand new in the last 45 days) that an app will start, display its splash screen, then look like it's going to be ready for user interaction.

within seconds, the app window will disappear from the screen, and the only indication it is still running is an entry in process explorer (or other task manager). these entries cannot be killed by process explorer or any other task killer, though i have to say i've tried.

I have seen many PAF files out their, were the compiled
.exe is elevated to run as addmin w/ the little Shield.
Using the launcher to make my exe, I have to right click
"runas".

Q:Is their a way to configure the Launcher to do this?
Q:How are these others built With other Compilers?

Thank for any info....Great place to learn. jedione.

Key: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\taskmgr.exe

key above is created & left behind even if user does not enable "Replace Task Manager".

How to reproduce:
- launch ProcessHackerPortable
- click Hacker > Options > Advanced Tab
- Press OK

For my portable app MiKTeX which is a CommonFiles plugin, I want users to be able to access a couple of the administrative options by using small external apps that call the appropriate files from within CommonFiles. Is there a way for this to be done natively in the launcher? Or will I have to resort to using NSIS or batchfile trickery?

Any plans to develop Portable Apps on Android ?

I'm looking for a way to get Chrome Portable to have all the plugins I might need ready for travel. I am a tech for a small telecom company and we have plenty of issues with users not having updated/installed plugins required for some of our main services. The plugins we need would be Java, Flash, and Quicktime. A pre-configured Chrome Portable is my idea to solve this problem without the users needing to figure anything out.

Please let me know if this sounds like a plausible solution, and what I can do to make this happen.