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syswow64 DLL help

Submitted by jedione on October 12, 2013 - 8:43pm

Hey guys Have a App and These DLL files need to be in the syswow64 folder

MFC71.dll
msvcp71.dll
msvcr71.dll

1. All ready..Try'd like integrated C++ and just put them into the app folder! no go..

2. Try'd this also

[DirectoriesMove]
MFC71.dll=%windir%\syswow64\MFC71.dll
msvcp71.dll=%windir%\syswow64\msvcp71.dll
msvcr71.dll=%windir%\syswow64\msvcr71.dll

No go..is my variable wrong! or what!..
and if so is their a list of all the variable suported.

Thank for your help....

Creating Portable App: Simple Shop (invoice software)

Submitted by simpleshop on September 30, 2013 - 8:54am

I'm willing to donate to person, who would create portable app for our software Simple Shop (http://www.simple-shop.si/en/).

Our goal is to share application via USB stick.

If anybody can do this for us or help us please report me back.

Software download link:
http://www.simple-shop.si/prenos/SShop.exe
Software requirement:
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1

Thank you...

Can't add portable apps to "Open With..." menu for file types

Submitted by lee321987 on September 29, 2013 - 9:30pm

I used to keep all my portable apps in a folder called "C:\Program Files (portable)", and when they are there, I am able to add any of those programs to the "Open With..." menu for file types.

However many (all?) of the portable apps have been altered so that they will not run from any folder that starts with the words "Program Files", so I have been switching to the default "C:\PortableApps".

No I can no longer add portable apps to the Open With menu for file types.
e.g. Right-click > Choose Default Program > Browse > select the portable EXE > Open

Creating a portable application from Visual Studio projects

Submitted by MRM256 on September 26, 2013 - 4:49pm

I made a VB.NET 2008 project to create dynamically generated data entry forms for SQL Server database tables.

My question is: is there a way that PortableApps can take this project and create a portable application from it?

I want my tools to stay with me and not on the company PC I happen to be using.

Visual C++ (integrated)?

Submitted by jedione on September 24, 2013 - 10:36pm

Iv see that some apps out their have
"Visual C++ (integrated)"
does anyone know how this is done!
i have tryed placeing all the dll files to "system32"
but does not seem to work.

anyone with a tuit or good example! thanks
or advise.

and yes I know that this is MS, For personal Use thank's

%PROGRAMFILES%\Common Files :Question

Submitted by jedione on September 19, 2013 - 11:58pm

in some of my apps their is needed data stored in the
"%PROGRAMFILES%\Common Files"

Could some one please explain how the "Common Files" folder
is handled in an app!
i don't understand.

1. is [DirectoriesMove] used from the data folder ?
2. or is it put in the "App" folder and linked with some script in the ini.

this is something i am now up against and would like to learn
thank you for your answers.

Registry Overwriting

Submitted by PaperProjects on September 15, 2013 - 6:53am

I've looked around the forums, and generally it can be seen that PortableApps Launcher handles the registry in a few steps.

When the application is launched, it checks if there is anything existing in the targeted registry key and backs it up, then the portable app will write its own key in. When the application is closed normally NSIS has the time to backup the written registry key and restore the original key.

However, if NSIS is terminated, then the registry is not handled correctly and the app will clean up on next startup.

So my question is, what happens if you run the local non-portable application before you restart the portableapp?

1 new portablized apps: Git

Submitted by flash3d8 on September 13, 2013 - 2:12pm

I'm not sure where to submit apps once they have been made, but this looks like the best place. I made a USB friendly version of Git Portable, which involves a .bat file changing run time settings. Can someone can please lift this from me and put it on the app directory for other users? Thanks!

Note: Git is the best version control system and it is a must have for collaborative development.

Link: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/36287163/Git.7z

Edit: It's uploading slowly so if you don't get the download check later.

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