Portable App Development

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.

Do %Variables% Work For Launcher ini?

For some reason Variables don't seem to work For
Launcher\PortableApps.comLauncher\Data\settings.ini

[GeneratorWizard]
makensis=%temp%\NSISPortable\App\NSIS\makensis.exe
Package=C:\
Drive=C:

im trying to put the Launcher & NSIS in a SFX to %temp%
so I dont Have To Change the INI when I run the Launcher
on a diffrent Computer.
any Help?
I could just set it to C:\ but Rather have it go to temp.

Hi !

I try to begin my owner portable application with portableApps.com launcher.
But the software gives me this error message and I can not find anything on google. To think that I'm the only one having this error since its creation

MakeNSIS v2.46 - Copyright 1995-2009 Contributors
See the file COPYING for license details.
Credits can be found in the Users Manual.

Command line defined: "PACKAGE=D:\Dropbox\PortableApps\PortableApps\AdwCleanerPortable"
Command line defined: "NamePortable=AdwCleaner Portable"
Command line defined: "AppID=AdwCleanerPortable"

I am running a 64bit program.
and when i run the PAF or even a batch file
this key, wants to go to the ....
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\new\new

I need it to go to....
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\new\new

I dont get it...when i run the key manuely it gos were it shoud!
here is my script

RunAsAdmin=force
[Activate]
Registry=true

HKLM.reg:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\new\new

ini file:
[RegistryKeys]
HKLM=HKLM\SOFTWARE\new\new

thanks for any help this is my first 64-bit....

I am currently packaging an application called Asymptote Portable and the one person who actually gives feedback and I are having a strange issue. For some reason, I am able to run test batch files and proper integration in other programs on Windows 8.1 Professional where they cannot run them on Windows XP SP3 or Windows 7 (presumed SP1). This is very strange and I feel we need a third opinion on to why they could have such disparate results. Any help, preferably testing or purely technical assistance would be greatly appreciated.