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Portable App Development

Discuss portable app development and modification of existing apps.

vlc

Submitted by fulcj001 on September 20, 2006 - 3:58pm

could you do something so when you exit vlc and open it up again the settings are not lost?

Newbie on the site - is there a "merged" tutorial to be found somwhere ?

Submitted by Dennis on September 19, 2006 - 10:19am

Hello, everyone

I have been reading and reading in the forums now, for a little while...

I've already downloaded NSIS, UPX and the application template 1.2
This site has already been a goodie bag for me, as there are a plethora of tricks and hints to be found - thank you to everyone, so far.

What else will I need ? Is there a "merged" tutorial somwhere, and I've just missed it ?

Mostly, I'd like to be able to re-pack smaller Client/Server applications for running off a USB key, without leaving traces on the PC that was used.
A current goal for me (nah, I won't just request it, I'll start working on it), would be to run a 2X Client (alternative MS terminal server client, http://www.2x.com) off a USB key. So that's where I'll start.

7-Zip SFX Archive Icons

Submitted by otbsupport on September 16, 2006 - 9:21am

Ok... so I have a new package put together, but the standard 7-Zip icon is really annoying... Anyone know how to change the archive icon? If you do it with a resource explorer/editor it comes back with an error upon execution.

Idea!....Still Running

Submitted by twnty3svn on September 15, 2006 - 10:09am

I just had an idea, but not sure if it is possible, or whether it is already done. The problem i have is I keep forgetting i have programs running on my USB before i exit, as i'm sure most of you do. I know there has been a earlier post regarding an automated .bat file to kill the running processes, however i thought this maybe an alternative.

The program is run on startup (code name "Still Running" Blum ), from a launcher, maybe on PStart, then any apps which are run from the USB drive (or run from PStart) is added to a text file or alike list. If a app is closed then it is removed from the list. Then on exit of the launcher, a list comes up with a window stating any apps that are still running. Esspecially useful for apps in the system tray, or on desktop, such as Rainlender.

Adobe® Photoshop® CS2 Portable App (the name of the app has nothing to do with Adobe® Photoshop® CS2)

Submitted by rocketry91 on September 13, 2006 - 12:11am

I have been working on scripts to automate the creation and set up of a Adobe® Photoshop® CS2

The Name Of the app is "Make_Portable" and its not really an app its a bunch of cmd files.
I have made what many people want (a portable Adobe® Photoshop® CS2 make and launcher)if you want to download it I have the link here but You still need either the Administrator password or you need to be an admin to run it. This I will fix as soon as we develop a working virtual registry and call re-director.

Download: It dosent work Im fixing it
MD5: 82E58FEABFCCB7D0A2DB286D0550605E

Have a lot

Registry problems...

Submitted by otbsupport on September 12, 2006 - 9:36pm

Greetings all... I'm working on building a portable app launcher for the shareware version of WinImage just as a practice app to help me learn a bit... It works fine, but when I put my registration information in, it looses it when the app shuts down. Seems like it's not properly backing up the registry although the code looks fine to me...

Registry::_RestoreKey "$SETTINGSDIRECTORY\settings.reg" .R0
ExecWait $EXECSTRING
Registry::_SaveKey "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinImage"
"$SETTINGSDIRECTORY\settings.reg" "/G=1 /D=0 /B=0" .R0
Registry::_DeleteKey "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinImage" .R0

Blender Portable 2.44

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Submitted by tanisthalon on September 12, 2006 - 5:53pm

I have created a new portable version of Blender, an open source, cross platform suite of tools for 3D creation.

Features:

  • Directory structure is compatible to portableapps.com
  • uses installed settings
  • fancy splash-screen

The selfextracting archive can be downloaded from its current location.

Visit official page

Please note link has been updated as of 1/11/06!

rhino

Submitted by keleus on September 12, 2006 - 4:42pm

I have a copy of Rhino and Flamingo, and I am working out how to turn it into a portable app for myself (and myself only! get yer own licence :p)

Trouble is that the program uses multiple file trees and multiple registry branches. Namely because the thing has a licence manager. It also, in addition to having multiple branches in the SOFTWARE section of the registry, it uses HKEY_CURRENT_USER and HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE indepenantly...

I don't know (anything) about making a portable app... how would I do this?

creating instant frozen bubble need help...

Submitted by nycjv321 on September 12, 2006 - 1:42pm

ive taken instant filezilla's code from portaSoft and modified it to add the ability of running of a cd and it works with 7-zip. and i use frozen bubble (ive been messing with slax Smile ) alot so i wanted to make a single exe version of it but everytime i compile and run it it says "sdl.dll not found maybe installing might fix this problem," so then i take silent install off to see a gui of the install it copies the files and then runs so i try runnning again it says the samething so then i go to the install dir which is %temp%\IFB then i see that the sdl.dll and all the other files have copied and then yet agian the windows saying the problem with the dll is still there so then i click on frozen-bubble.exe in the temp folder and then it runs (with the other frozen-bubble process running complaining about sdl) and then i close both and the nsis script finishes but and deletes the tmp dir but doesnt delete writetest.tmp (it installes itself to the $EXEDIR to check read only media) and so what im a doin wrong

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