Portable App Development

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

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.

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

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.

can a PNG be used as a splash , to have Transparency to make creative
Splash Screens.....Thank You..

Also does anyone know what the best way to del a PAF file From
the %Temp% file is .ini script!

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?

does anyone know if their is a way "script" for Launcher.ini
that will block the .exe from conecting to the internet.

I know how to make Rules with a Batch file. but their goes the portable,,
if i do this. and also every time it would be Ran it would just keep
adding to the rules...not good.

thanks jedione

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.

Hey Guys Been Making a lot of my own Personal non Realease
PAF files from Apps That I own...And till now I have always
used HKU's as HKU=HKCU\whatever, then a cleanup. as it says in the
Manual. But now I am finding with this one App that it has to be
in the HKU for it to work Registerd. will not work edited for the HKCU.
I did Read that this can not Be written To...IS this Correct..
am I missing Somthing. if any one has a hint or sugestion that
would be Great. Or am I SOL. Peace Jedione

I've looked through the forums for an answer but couldn't find any recent discussions (most of the posts were several years old).

I understand that the current policy is not to officially support .NET apps. They are available under a separate download section. I understand why this decision was taken (http://johnhaller.com/jh/useful_stuff/dotnet_portable_apps/) and it made sense at the time (that page was last updated in 2010).