Portable software for USB, portable and cloud drives.
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Fix: Portableapps.com: another instance of “” is currently closing. Please wait for it to finish before launching again [closed]
I got the following error in a portableapps.com program:
Another instance of feed notifier protable is currently closing. Please wait for it to finish before launching it again
It happened after ...
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Firefox Portable: addons are marked as “not compatible”
I'm using Firefox Portable from portableapps.com, the program is stored in my Dropbox folder.
Everything works OK, except for a few addons, namely: LastPass and URL Alias. When I finished to work ...
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Exiting portable Chrome leaves the process on tasklist
My portable Chrome's version from PortableApps is 25.0.1364.172 (Official Build 187217).
I have read the following posts about this isssue:
http://portableapps.com/node/34375
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Make Office Portable for Linux?
I have an Microsoft Office 2010 license, and I wanted to know if there was a way to have this suite as a portable app (or apps) and use it from Linux. (I'm using CentOS 5.9, by the way)
Do you know ...
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Any reason not to use portable versions of software? [closed]
Some programs, like Firefox for example, have normal versions that need to be installed and portable versions. I know the difference between these.
Now are there any reasons to not use the portable ...
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How to set pidgin settings to another folder
As default on Windows 7 Pidgin sets its message logs and account settings to the folder
%AppData%\.purple
how do I move that folder to another location on my drive D:/ ?
I thought about using a ...
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Why do my apps go to my Launch pad instead of to my ITunes where I can sync the with my IPod
When I download an app, some go to the Launchpad and some go to my application folder. I need them to go to iTunes so that I can sync them with my iPod. How can I do this?
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How to use a codec without installing it (portable)
I'm using CamStudio Portable and there aren't any good codecs integrated.
So additionally you need to install a good one like ffdshow tryouts.
Q1: It is possible to use a codec without installing it ...
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Portable LaTeX + visual editor required [closed]
I'm a software developer. It happens to me that I need to write some code and/or documentation using different computers in different places. As you can understand, it's a bit annoying to install all ...
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Portable folder encryption software that doesn't require admin rights?
I enjoy TrueCrypt a lot. It's fast and offers a decent amount of options, but it also requires you to have admin (super user) rights on the machine you use it on. I've experimented with DCU, Peazip ...
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Which is the better VLC Portable version? [closed]
VLC 7zip and Zip packages are available and also VLC Portable from PortableApps site. Which is better for not leaving traces when run from my USB drive? Are the packages portable versions?
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Package Chrome Portable with NPAPI Flash plugin instead of PPAPI
Is it possible to include the NPAPI Flash plugin somehow to Chrome Portable so that it will be used instead of the build-in PPAPI plugin?
The PPAPI isn't compatible with Adobe Connect's Add-In and ...
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Google Portable Beta is not a beta
I've installed Google Portable 24 beta from PortableApps.com. At the bottom of this page you may find installers for Google Chrome Portable Beta 24.0 and Dev 25.0.
After installation I opened the ...
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Is it possible to get truly portable Chrome that ignores registry policies?
I work in a company that has lately deployed a GPO that disables all sync capabilities of Chrome. Thus I cannot "login" into Chrome, have no extensions, and the bookmarks don't sync.
I managed to ...
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Going overseas for while and using internet cafes, which precautions to take against keyloggers etc?
Ok lets say I'm taking an extended overseas trip and won't have a laptop with me. Reasons being it'll be too heavy to carry and also the country I'm in isn't very safe for carrying expensive items ...
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Measuring flash-drive performance for portable apps?
I recently bought a flash drive (Sandisk extreme SD in a USB 3 card reader) to run Cygwin off of so I can develop wherever. Benchmarks ranked it highly, but there's visible lag whenever I interact ...
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Encryption of external HDD — accessible from windows without installation
I would like to use encryption on my external HDD but I would like to be able to access the encrypted data from Windows as well. As suggested in other questions, TrueCrypt is one option here, or I am ...
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How I can store my profile for permanent purpose?
I would to have my profile when I move between systems, so I tried Firefox portable instead of Firefox and chrome portable instead of chrome.
They look good, but I'm missing what I'm looking for! I ...
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How to convert current java web application to a portable desktop/mobile application [closed]
I have an already built web application (kind of a tutorial) which runs on a touchscreen Kiosk. The application is written in Java and runs on Firefox.
How the application works (Skip reading this ...
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Portable Internet Explorer 10 application?
Is there a portable IE 10 version?
Perhaps a portable package that runs virtualized. Currently I am running Win8 with IE 10 inside a VW, which eats up much more resources than I would like.
I ...
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Open file with existing instance of Notepad++ portable
I have Notepad++ portable "installed" and if I try to open a file from Windows Explorer that should open with Notepadd++ portable I get the error
Another instance of Notepad++ is already running. ...
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Skype video call recorder for Skype Portable
After a recent reinstall I've decided to almost completely switch over to portable applications whenever I can. This includes installing SkypePortable from portableapps.com.
However, I like to record ...
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Portable apps, Dropbox & default programs?
Currently I'm using Sublime Text 2 portable & I have put it inside dropbox to sync with my work PC. The problem is I can't set it as a default program to open HTML/CSS/PHP etc.. files, whenever I ...
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Google Chrome and Google Chrome Portable causes update issues
I'm running both Google Chrome Canary and Google Chrome Portable (from http://portableapps.com/)
The issue I'm experiencing is that Google Chrome is being installed onto my PC whenever Google Chrome ...
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Mobile USB Apps on the go [closed]
When you build a USB drive for on the go computer management, maint., repair, diag., ect... what apps do you use/add? I know there is portableapps.com but I'm thinking even beyond that as to your ...
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VLC not playing .mkv file containing Dirac video
I am using the VideoLAN player (portable) on a Windows XP computer on which I have regular user privileges. I can't install software of any sort, so the answer to my problem can't be about changing ...
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Portable player? Yes. Portable codecs? Not so fast there, buddy
I have come across a very rare, interesting problem. I need to play video on a computer with Windows XP on which I have no system-wide privileges. I cannot install any software. However, I can run ...
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Portable file association for USB sticks?
I have a usb stick with PortableApps that I carry around between different places.
But one thing that annoys me, is when I open a file (such as *.flv or *.html), either Windows says it is unsupported ...
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Any way to move Office Starter To-Go to a non-flash drive?
Microsoft's Office Starter edition has an interesting option to create a portable version on a USB flash drive using the "Microsoft Office Starter To-Go Device Manager". This creates a portable ...
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How to sync a Portable Apps folder?
Couldn't find a good resource for this particular dilemma, so I thought asking the good people at super user for help.
Background:
I am a portable apps enthusiast, and whenever possible, my apps are ...
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working on FOREIGN LANGUAGE Windows PCs (Portable applications)
Looking for good tools for working on foreign language (including foreign charset) computers.
The main thing would be web browsing, but also working with the system, virus-checks etc.
Changing ...
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Portable options for encrypting files and folders on Windows?
I'm looking for options for encrypting files on Windows that can be run portably. It looks like gnu pg may do what I want but I can't find a recent portable version of it. I do not believe Truecrypt ...
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Where can I find a portable Windows XP?
A few years ago, I found a small, portable Windows XP that I could place on my thumb drive and run from the same.
Upon running, it would open a full screen Windows XP, complete with a nice filesystem ...
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Is there any way to get portable apps to register in the Explorer context menu?
I am using more and more portable apps which make switching from computer to computer much easier.
However for programs such as 7zip which makes sense really only if it is a choice in the context ...
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How to use parameters when launching a Liberkey app?
I use Liberkey 5 and have a lot of portable apps in it. But I do not know how to launch an app with parameters, for example "Firefox -Safe-Mode". Any idea?
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Why would Process Explorer be unable to verify signature of PortableApps.exe?
i'm running a program called PortableApps, which includes an executable called PortableAppsPlatform.exe.
The Portable Apps executable is digitally signed:
And the digital certificate is valid and ...
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Portable software for encoding and burning an AVI to DVD
I'm searching for a portable software that could handle the following
accept .avi as input file
encode it to .vob (Is that the right target format? these video_TS and audio_TS folders, you know)
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OpenVPN GUI does not run; error opening registry for reading HKLM\SOFTWARE\OpenVPN
I'm trying to run OpenVPN as a portable application and to that effect have installed it on a Windows 7 machine, copied the files to another Windows 7 machine and manually restored the registry ...
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where is the best place to store portable apps in Windows 7 [closed]
I have a number of small portable apps and utilities. Where does Microsoft recommend we keep these?
Lots of installed apps install themselves into \users{username}\appdata\local but it doesn't make ...
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Picasa bulk upload without local install
I'd like to upload pictures to Picasa without installing the full client locally.
Is there a FireFox or IE extension or add-on I can install to do this?
Is there a portable version I can install on ...
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How to get Google Chrome without installing it?
I know that some Windows applications are stand-alone in the sense that you can just start the EXE directly and it works - no installation required. Can Google Chrome do this?
I'd like to run Google ...
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Can anyone recommend a simple screenshot tool that can be installed as a portable app?
The printscreen button doesn't work on our university computers, so I'm looking for a simple free screenshot tool that can be installed on a USB drive.
this question is similar:
Screenshot utilities ...
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Git vs. Portable git
I don't do my system reinstalls that often, and the last time I looked there was only "regular" git on the download list. Now I see they pushed out the portable variant as well ... only I haven't been ...
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Virtual Box Portable will not start
I downloaded and extracted the contents of Virtual Box Portable from vbox.me but I get the error below when launching portable virtual box. What can I do to fix this error?
VirtualBox - Critical ...
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Can I disable portable applications using AppLocker?
Is it possible to disable portable applications using AppLocker?
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