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Windows 10 x64 «PortableApps.com Launcher» problem

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Submitted by XpucT on June 19, 2015 - 6:19pm

Hi everyone, and sorry for my English please. I'm from Russia.
I got some trouble with my own-created portable apps on Windows 10 x64.
Every program I created on Windows 8.1 x64 run with no problem and troubles on real and virtual Windows 7/8.1 x86/x64.
But when I try to launch my own portable apps on Windows 10 TP x64, I have nothing. Programs not starting.
When I launch my AppNamePortable.exe all I can see is just a new folder Data and nothing else. No errors, no warnings. Just nothing except Data folder with data inside.

Vetting the developers

Submitted by Houston on June 19, 2015 - 9:14am

Is there a procedure used to vet the developers who create apps to download from here? Especially I am interested to know whether these apps are thoroughly checked for security against backdoors and such. What is to keep a nefarious person from creating a stealthy vulnerability into one of these programs, to which anyone downloading it would then fall victim? Thanks.

Please allow suspending of batch installs

Submitted by Elliander on June 8, 2015 - 6:00pm

My first try with portable apps was a disaster because I had no idea that a group of such small programs would take so long to install. There was no way to stop when I needed to leave for class and doing so unfortunately broke the flash drive. On my second try I went to install a smaller list, and it still takes forever and now I today I was again in a situation where I had to let it finish or take it. I had to risk letting it get stolen and there was nothing I could do about it.

Help files in C:\ProgramData.

Submitted by Jarod_Pass on June 7, 2015 - 5:51pm

Good morning.

I have a program which I want to make portable. By installing, copying 4 files within a folder (MyApp) in the ProgramData directory windows 7, two configuration files are .txt extención, one of .chm help and other settings (Font.dat). I tried several ways but run not find the path of the files, I get the following message: C:\ProgramData\MyApp\AppData\Font.dat was not found.

As I can access these files?
Where is the mistake?

[Launch]
ProgramExecutable=MyApp\MyApp.exe
SinglePortableAppInstance=true
DirectoryMoveOK=yes

ready for testing: paf assistent

Submitted by DatLicht on June 2, 2015 - 1:45pm

I wrote an awesome tool that will help you in your work paf'ing your apps.

Features:
- open an .exe and fill out the rest of a simple form
- automatically generate the structure, appinfo.ini, launcher.ini and extracted icon set.
- batch write inis, generate launcher and generate installer

Dependencies:
- Windows 7 or better
- dot.NET 4
- portableapps.com Launcher generator
- portableapps.com Installer generator

Mozilla Firefox, v38.0/v38.0.1, Portable Edition, Startup Problem!

Submitted by dsfb on May 15, 2015 - 8:48am

Hi, all.

I am facing a problem with Mozilla Firefox, Portable Edition, v38.0 or v38.0.1 (or ...), because I can't start this portable app in my machine, Dell Precision T3610, with MS Windows 7 Professional.

I have a non-portable installation of Mozilla Firefox v38.0 in this machine. This non-portable app can to be started, without problems, in this machine.

But, Mozilla SeaMonkey, Portable Edition, v2.33.1, can to be started, without problems, in this machine, too.

Best Regards,

DSFB.

portable apps Launcher generator - wrong directory

Submitted by DatLicht on May 12, 2015 - 5:32am

Hi folks,

I tried to make my first app portable. After creating proper help.html, appinfo.ini and icons, I tried adding a launcher with the Portableapps.com Launcher Generator.

Well, the launcher is generated and starts the correct .exe file, but in the wrong directory.

I mean this: Imagine these three files:
C:\out\launcher.exe
C:\out\MyCoolAppname\real.exe
C:\out\MyCoolAppname\some.ini

Portableapps more intuitive

Submitted by Joao_costa on May 4, 2015 - 10:52am

I belive this is the right place for this topic, if that's not the case please feel free to move it to the right place or notify me where should i place it, and i will do so.

Portable apps is a great tool for almost anybody, but has far has organization is concerned, it is not very intuitive.

i mean it has 300 or more applications, but (in my case i installed them all) when i try to search a specific apps, i get lost.

Xnview portable - if not deleting to recycle bin

Submitted by Mister Seven on May 4, 2015 - 2:59am

Hi there people. I downloaded an up to date copy of Xnview (portable) today.
An image viewer program. I put it on a flash drive. One of the settings I chose for it
was "do not delete to recycle bin" Of course now I am wondering where a deleted
xnview file will be placed (somewhere on flash drive). Maybe it just becomes free space?
If I could find the xnview setting I'm using, maybe I could specify a particular folder.

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