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Giveaway of the Day Forums » Tag: portable - Recent Posts http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/tags/portable Giveaway of the Day Forums » Tag: portable - Recent Posts en-US Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:59:52 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 Whiterabbit-uk on "White Rabbit" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/10972#post-98180 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 23:27:02 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 98180@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Hi rta, to find the snipping tool just type 'snipping tool' in the search field via the Start button in either Vista or Win 7 (minus the ''). You can then create a shortcut to it. I have mine in the task bar. I find it very useful for windowed images, tohugh I've not found any shortcuts to access the tool when I'm in full screen. (I usually use Capture Whizz Pro which I purchased back in 2004 and have never had problems with it. i've just not got around to reinstalling the thing since my HDD crash back in May last year. (I can't find my registration details and suspect the email I used was one i no longer have active. I do have the reg code saved in a Word doc which has been saved on a disc, but I've still not got around to cataloging my back up discs of which there are hundreds. rta53 on "White Rabbit" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/10972#post-98177 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 23:12:51 +0000 rta53 98177@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ In regards to taking screen shots, I've used Print Screen and MS Paint many times. I didn't even know about the Snipping tool. Didn't know about the speech to text thingy either. I'm so behind the times. :( Whiterabbit-uk on "White Rabbit" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/10972#post-98160 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 16:00:03 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 98160@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ I'm using Win 7 Pro and Ultimate. Though I still have Vista on my laptop (I've just purchased a pro licence for it and will be wiping Vista off soon) plus a dual bootup with win 7 ultimate and vista home Premium. I'm keeping one copy running for game testing to see if game giveaways work in Vista. :) I hope you have a great Christmas? If you haven't already I would highly recommend Win 7. The best operating system from microsoft so far. copmom on "White Rabbit" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/10972#post-98159 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 15:57:00 +0000 copmom 98159@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Rabbit... back to all your computers. Curious - what OS are you now using? I know Vista was NG, but am wondering about Windows 7. Dana on "White Rabbit" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/10972#post-98136 Sun, 25 Dec 2011 21:18:40 +0000 Dana 98136@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Hi Mr. WhiteRabbit. Since your inbox is full, saying Merry Christmas to you and your family here. Hope your holidays are lovely. :) Whiterabbit-uk on "White Rabbit" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/10972#post-98062 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 10:00:30 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 98062@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Haha. The study, which houses most of our computers has never needed the central heating radiators on because of the heat generated by the computers. I have to have external fans running to circulate the air. delenn13 on "White Rabbit" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/10972#post-98050 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:20:09 +0000 delenn13 98050@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Well, what I sent you will tell you the temps of each HDD. We bought some of those cases..make sure you get the ones you can turn on and off with a switch or button. One of our externals we have to unplug..which is a PITA. BTW we could use the heat of your HDDs here..it's starting to get cold/damp here now. Whiterabbit-uk on "White Rabbit" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/10972#post-98047 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:24:22 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 98047@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Thanks Delenn, I'll check later. :) My HDD's are hard pushed all the time; though I think most of the failures I've had over the years are probably my own fault. I always have my drive bays crammed with at least four or five hard drives which if not properly cooled can get very hot. I think heat has been the main factor in some of my HDD deaths, though one HDD I re-connected while powered on and a spark caused the HDD to fail. I do have fans in front of the drive bays now in my more recent cases, but to be honest, until recenty I always purchased the cheapest midi cases, (cheapskate) which haven't lent themselve to adequate cooling. That's changed now though. I purchased my first full sized case a few months ago in preparation for my new build. It has three 120mm intake fans at the front with doors that open to allow cleaning the filters that are fitted to stop some debris from being drawn into the computers interior and also to give access to hot-swappable drives and other drive bays. There are also two 140mm exhaust fans on top and two 120mm exhaust fans at the rear, plus one 120mm fan on the side facing the graphics cards, and of course a great big cpu fan and the fan on the power supply. I did buy a water cooler, but the radiator (a double sized one, so that at a future date I could overclock the cpu if needed) wouldn't fit the 140mm fittings on the upper exhaust fans and the rear fans are squeezed in next to the expansion slots so there wasn't any room; so I ended up purchasing an air cooler to replace the water cooler (which I've stored till my next build). I may fabricate some brackets eventually, but the air cooler seems to be doing a great job. After running the new system for several hours I decided to do a hands on check to see how hot it was inside the computer. The external parts of the case were amazingly cold even around the psu, compared to all of my smaller computers (all are midi cases apart from the new build). So I turned the computer off and disconnected the power lead, then opened the case and felt all of the HDD's and the SSD and was amazed to find that they were all stone cold. Hopefully now I won't have any HDD failures; well at least not heat related. The new computer has all new HDD's. I decided not to recycle any of my older ones, even though some of them are less than a year old. I may do what another giveaway member suggested and create a couple of external drives from them using custom made cases to hold the internal drives. :) delenn13 on "White Rabbit" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/10972#post-98041 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:34:24 +0000 delenn13 98041@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Hey Wabbit, Since you have so much trouble with HDDs, I sent you something. Check your email. Merry Christmas. The Ambassador delenn13 on "White Rabbit" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/10972#post-98007 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:51:24 +0000 delenn13 98007@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Have trouble finding settings etc on Win7? I swear by this program. It's portable too. I have it on ALL my flash drives and PC's. You can find anything you need and it makes you learn where stuff is. No install...light weight and informative. The only Con is..it has TOO much info. Windows 7 in a Box - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com - <a href="http://download.cnet.com/Windows-7-in-a-Box/3000-2094_4-10974397.html" rel="nofollow">http://download.cnet.com/Windows-7-in-a-Box/3000-2094_4-10974397.html</a> I use this for XP too..Windows in a Box - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com - <a href="http://download.cnet.com/Windows-in-a-Box/3000-2094_4-10659378.html" rel="nofollow">http://download.cnet.com/Windows-in-a-Box/3000-2094_4-10659378.html</a> I can't find a Vista Box. BentlyTCow on "White Rabbit" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/10972#post-98006 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:49:05 +0000 BentlyTCow 98006@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ If you use alt+PrtScn it only copies the active window or pop-up, in Windows 7 anyway. Whiterabbit-uk on "White Rabbit" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/10972#post-97996 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 03:13:25 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 97996@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ I have the snipet tool bound to the task bar for easy access. I never used it when I used vista. i stll have two copies of Vista, one on the Laptop, but i'm uprading very soon and another on what was my main computer until this new one took over on friday last. I had it as a dual boot with win 7, but I only use it for when I'm testing games for the game giveaway. I used to like running NASA TV from the side bar tools, but don't bother with it any longer. Dragonlair on "White Rabbit" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/10972#post-97993 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 01:21:14 +0000 Dragonlair 97993@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ For vista, it's "Accessories" so it's easy to find. I used to do the PRTSCR and then use Irfanview to crop it but this is so much easier! Inas on "White Rabbit" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/10972#post-97982 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:01:42 +0000 Inas 97982@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ I also vouch for (and second) Dragonlair's comment - Vista (which I was using up until very recently) does have the Snippet tool. However, I am now using Windows 7 - and I, like you WR, think it's wonderful. I probably won't upgrade to Win 8, given its limitations and downsides (as forecast by the experts). Dragonlair on "White Rabbit" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/10972#post-97971 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:45:52 +0000 Dragonlair 97971@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ This is slightly off topic, but I feel I need to make a defense of poor oppressed Vista. The Snipping Tool that Rabbit was raving about is NOT new to 7, I've got it in Vista and I love it. Probably some of the other tools are Vista as well. chazzo125 on "White Rabbit" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/10972#post-97970 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:16:34 +0000 chazzo125 97970@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Thanks W.R. I've been lucky (for once!) with the PC as my son who is working got me the parts and fitted them for me, as he had a spare CPU and RAM to suit the new board, otherwise it would have been well into the New Year to afford and fix it! The CPU is a triple core one and there's 2Gb of extra RAM - it processes a video to convert in 10 minutes to 15 minutes compared to previous 45 mins to hour and a half! I'll also be able to play a few games that simply don't run on single core CPUs. :) Bit of fun trying to catch Microsoft by phone at this time of the year, as it only gives 3 days to reactivate after a major hardware change! You have a great and marvellous Christmas and a Wonderful New Year! Chazzo Whiterabbit-uk on "White Rabbit" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/10972#post-97969 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:00:41 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 97969@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Hi Chazzo, that's rotten luck. Wish I could pass on one of my spare computers. I've just got my new computer up and running and am amazed at how fast it is compared to my old main computer(I can boot up from bios to completed in 12 seconds and doing a restart takes 45 seconds from start to finish; amazing. I've just updated my children’s computers for Christmas as well. My son has been asking me for ages to get more RAM, a new graphics card etc. Yes, Win 7 is brilliant. Since getting it last year I've had very few problems and those I have had have been my own fault. Everything about it is refreshing. You get a free screen capture called Snipping tool and a free post it program as well as a multitude of other stuff. Thanks to another Giveaway users (pavid) I also discovered my Dragon Naturally Speaking is no longer needed as Win 7 has its own equivalent again free; also if you bought the Pro or higher versions you can get a free XP image that is useful for any older programs that won’t run on Win 7, but, too be honest I bet you'll never need it. so far every program and game I've installed has worked, so I've not taken advantage of that facility. I intend copying then deleting all my PM's. Been meaning to for about a month (since Graylox suggested it), but I've been so busy with a funeral to arrange and other important stuff to sort. Thankfully ewe have a new recruit posting for the free games project - txgoogoo. He's posted some excellent free games recently. I'm still trying to find time to post a whole bunch of games including most of the list I posted ages ago. I need to copy them over from my old main computer first. :) I wondered where you'd gone. :) Have a fantastic Christmas and a Happy New Year. W.R. chazzo125 on "White Rabbit" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/10972#post-97948 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:16:11 +0000 chazzo125 97948@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Hi WR, Your inbox full, so posting here - just got back online, after motherboard fried on main computer, now replaced. Not too good just before Christmas, with TV going bust last week and electric window on car needing doing which is likely to be a £150 job. Going to have to get laptop repaired, as I've been without Internet access at home for a few days! I'm well impressed with Win 7 though, haven't had to do a reinstall even after new (very different) motherboard, new CPU, and new DVD drive! Just new motherboard CD in and a reboot! Hope all is ok with you. Just got rather a lot of catching up to do myself! Best regards, my very good friend Chazzo hotdoge3 on "Comodo Dragon" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/10477#post-97370 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 22:51:10 +0000 hotdoge3 97370@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ ok in XP but my WOT not work so I get Chrome SRWWare Iron & Iron Portable can get at portableapps.com. delenn13 on "Week 160 - Good Games to Grab - Canabalt (arcade platform)" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/10584#post-95968 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 02:26:46 +0000 delenn13 95968@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Thanks, Chazzo. Oh, now this one sounds really interesting. Being portable is cool too. Gonna have to try to jump the buildings. chazzo125 on "Week 160 - Good Games to Grab - Canabalt (arcade platform)" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/10584#post-95951 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:38:36 +0000 chazzo125 95951@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Glad you like the portable games site WR, I haven't had a chance to look through this properly myself yet. It was a very lucky chance find! :) chazzo125 on "Week 160 - Good Games to Grab - Canabalt (arcade platform)" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/10584#post-95947 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 22:52:43 +0000 chazzo125 95947@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Thanks Whiterabbit, looking forwards to your games post shortly! You've built up my suspense! :) Whiterabbit-uk on "Week 160 - Good Games to Grab - Canabalt (arcade platform)" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/10584#post-95927 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:33:27 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 95927@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Nice one chazzo. Thank you. chazzo125 on "Week 160 - Good Games to Grab - Canabalt (arcade platform)" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/10584#post-95923 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:20:32 +0000 chazzo125 95923@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Canabalt(5Mb) This hit flash game is now available in portable form so you can play it offline or play it from a USB stick, hence this post. It’s a game that’s in black/grey and white and plays using one button. It shouldn’t work at all in the light of today’s 3D hyper-colored multi-button smash-button frenzies. <center><img src="http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/2010/11/custom_1288677575438_itd-canabalt.gif"></center> Yet it so absolutely does, is a tribute to the game’s design and the very accurate timing and accurate jumping you need, to survive for very long to advance through the game. It gets everything just right in terms of level design and increasing difficulty as you progress through the game. You just fail at a certain point with the emphasis on ‘just’ and the game almost implores you to give it just ‘one more try’ and tens or more of goes later, when you get past each ‘hiccup’ in your progress, you feel great until you hit the next big stumbling block! And so it goes on. <center><img src="http://cloft.co.uk/images/cnblt%202.jpg"></center> Minutes turn into hours and you still haven’t completed the game, though you may be a few blocks further on, but there are many more stages to go! So, you run and you jump across roof-tops and have to clear precipices and hazards in your path, scaring pigeons as you go. Sounds simple and relatively easy; but you have ignored the cunning of the game’s designer in setting traps for the unwary at almost every turn! You’ll be hooked from the moment you hit the top of the next block after jumping through that first window! You run at ever increasing speed, such is your haste to escape! Oh, and watch out for those distracting rockets! <center><img src="http://cloft.co.uk/images/cnblt%201.jpg"></center> Your city is being demolished and you have been told to escape, but look out for falling debris! Luck may play a (small) part and it’s mostly down to your skill how long you survive! It’s also available at $2.99 for the IPhone/IPad from the app store. The real fun starts when you have to jump into adjacent buildings rather than to the next roof-top! <center><img src="http://www.inverty.com/uploaded_images/canabalt25111-723353.PNG"></center> Wish you could stop and stare to judge that difficult jump rather than having to go for it running at or near full-tilt! It's up there with the very best in terms of fun to play and addictiveness! It’s different every time you play, as the game platforms and events are generated randomly. Jump using the ‘X’ or ‘C’ key and control how long/high the jump is by holding down the jump key for a longer or shorter time. The game plays windowed or full-screen (press the ‘Esc’ key for full-screen) in XP, Vista and Win 7. The game plays as well offline (with a longer/'wider' screen!) as the flash game, and has adequate graphics with a terrific music soundtrack. Gameplay is everything and the game displays how far you get in metres, along with a suitable message or cryptic message concerning your demise, when you miss that next all important jump or suddenly run into debris! You can play the game for as far as you can get in escaping, as the game carries on for however long you can survive! <center><img src="http://www.joystickdivision.com/500x_canabalt_review.jpg"></center> You do need to install the game from the download file in the first place. But it will play directly from a USB stick if you copy the installed game folder onto the USB stick. If you’ve played this online, need I say more? And if you haven’t, what are you waiting for? There’s a daring escape attempt waiting right here for you! Great stuff! Video <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmTSez8xUSk"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmTSez8xUSk" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmTSez8xUSk</a></a> Play Online <a href="http://www.canabalt.com">HERE</a> (mouse clicks to start and jump) Download <a href="http://portableapps.com/apps/games/canabalt_portable">HERE</a> mikiem2 on "Comodo Dragon" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/10477#post-95381 Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:39:13 +0000 mikiem2 95381@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <a href="http://www.comodo.com/home/browsers-toolbars/browser.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.comodo.com/home/browsers-toolbars/browser.php</a> Ran this through installation in the XP Mode VM, choosing the Portable option during install. I still recorded 423 new registry entries, BUT, copying just the program folder to other Windows installs it is indeed portable -- seems to work fine in XP & win7, with no recorded changes to Windows, so maybe the biggest hassle is installing to a VM or using something like Timefreeze or Returnil if those 400 new entries would bother you. Now just have to try it out & see how it compares to the Chrome portable versions I've been picking up at portableapps.com. Whiterabbit-uk on "Converting to PortableApps.com format" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/10455#post-95259 Mon, 19 Sep 2011 22:23:48 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 95259@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Thanks Mikiem. mikiem2 on "Converting to PortableApps.com format" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/10455#post-95255 Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:58:30 +0000 mikiem2 95255@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ I don't know that there's a lot (or even any) interest, so I'll *try* to keep it short... What I like to do is create portable versions of apps, including games -- it's handy when someone in the family wants to try something out without the hassle of install & possibly un-install. Another advantage I found is that using the Portableapps.com format & menu, it's very easy to organize & keep track of a selection of games, while keeping them separate from all the games & apps that are already installed & in the Start Menu; I did this with a bunch of the free games from Playcity [thanks Whiterabbit], & using a Desktop shortcut my wife can launch the Portableapps menu, scroll through the games, try them out, & decide which ones she wants installed normally. That said, the Portableapps.com launcher will work with both portable & non-portable apps, e.g. you can put the "FishdomH2O" folder from Sunday's Game GOTD inside the launcher's PortableApps folder, & when you start the launcher the Fishdom game is right there in the menu. For that matter, many of the GOTD games have simply unpacked themselves into the C:\Game folder -- add the PortableApps launcher to your system drive [copy from a USB stick minus the Autorun.inf], drag those games into the PortableApps folder, & you've got a menu without bothering to create & place individual shortcuts. If you get the latest release [portableapps.com] you can create & save apps/games to categories [much like Start Menu sub-folders] for better organization. But on to how I went further & made these games portable... Now the ideal portable app runs anywhere on any PC/laptop without touching the hard drive -- those are few [if it's even possible in Windows], so I settle for making as few permanent changes to the host system hard drive as possible, including changes to or in the registry. To make that work you need to know just what minimal changes an app/game makes, & what it requires in the way of stored files or registry entries. The 1st step is to get the app itself, minus any add-ons & the installer -- I use Universal Extractor [ <a href="http://legroom.net/software/uniextract" rel="nofollow">http://legroom.net/software/uniextract</a> ] to accomplish that. For the Playcity games that meant going to the resulting {app} folder, renaming it, & removing the toolbar installer, all url shortcuts, & the Playcity launcher. The next part, necessary for games & those apps that rely on hardware is more tedious, since you not only have to record all changes but put things back so you can make sure your portable version works. Installwatch Pro works for 32 bit Windows, &/or you can use Regshot or Regshot2 to do that recording. I used Installwatch Pro in win7's XP Mode VM for an imcomplete overview [most games won't fully run], saving registry changes & any added folders -- e.g. a folder added to User Application Data is compressed into a 7-zip file named UsrAppDta.7z. Booting into XP Pro I used Wondershare's Timefreeze, though apps like Returnil or even just ERUNT work, and used something called Portable App Creator [ <a href="http://portableapps.com/node/9909" rel="nofollow">http://portableapps.com/node/9909</a> ] -- it's not perfect & the results are much less elegant than *real* conversions to the portableapps.com format, but it's relatively quick & it's very easy. Basically Portable App Creator takes before & after system snapshots, then creates a launcher that will *temporarily* create needed folders (with content) & registry entries. It will not always catch added folders or necessary registry keys/values, so I don't use it exactly as intended... On a USB stick after installing the PortableApps launcher, I created the folder for a game, e.g. PortableApps\[Name of game]Portable. Inside that I added a "App" sub-folder, & copied the stripped down game folder into that "App" sub-folder. Starting up Portable App Creator, I browse to that game's .exe file where it asks what file to install, unchecking the UPX checkbox. Next it'll take its before snapshot, & next step is to install, in this case running & closing the game. Because of my Installwatch Pro records I know where to look, & I manually double check the 3 locations where these games typically add folders [User\ Application Data, User\ Local Settings\ Application Data, & All Users\ Application Data] -- if something's missing I can copy the folder I stored earlier into place, & if a folder's empty I'll add null.txt [an empty txt file] to make sure it's picked up. I can also merge reg files before or after starting a game or app, as long as it's after the 1st snapshot. Following the steps of the wizard interface, a couple of games were minimized when the Portable App Creator message box popped up saying install or run your app & then click OK -- it was no big deal to click OK & then restore the game. Once the wizard's finished you'll have a "Data" folder alongside the "App" folder you created -- inside of it as needed you'll have copies of added folders, a .lst file [a text file with paths to those folders' contents], &/or a .reg file... I double check to make sure everything appears as it should be -- if needed you can add folders & reference them in that .lst file, as well as edit a .reg file. You'll also have an .ini file with the path to this now portable app -- you'll probably have to edit that to work if you put it in a folder on your hard drive. Now is where I'll restore everything re: XP Pro, rebooting to discard any changes (or restore an ERUNT backup for the registry etc.), then test to make sure the portable version of the game works -- here I started Time Freeze again, then used Regshot to monitor. Some registry entries like MUICache or Shell Bags or UserAssist etc. you're not going to get away from, but there is no great reference guide & 'bout all I can say is try to avoid any app/game specific entries & Google/Bing when in doubt until you build up a bit of experience. Of course all this is fine & good if I was only in XP, but what if I might want to run this portable game in Vista/win7 32/64? Everything works the same way in those versions of Windows, but XP's easier to manage the process & I wanted XP compatibility too, so now I go into win7 64, fire up Time Freeze & Regshot2, & try everything out. 2 games worked as is -- they maybe shouldn't have, but they did. One game needed to have more registry entries added to it's .reg file. And a few needed to have those stored sub-folders [with configuration data] duplicated using the different paths in Vista/win7 -- e.g. User\ Application Data\ became User\ AppData\ Roaming\. One game needed to be run as admin [both the launcher & game], while a couple just wouldn't work at all, 1 not even as a stand-alone without the portable stuff. In the end the project worked out well, but it's not a complete substitute for a regular installation -- add a profile/player name & that has to be added to the portable app setup or it's written to the hard drive. If you don't record & include where saved games go, those aren't stored in the portable game's folder either. The extra launcher the Portable App Creator adds is itself is a bit of baggage, so game performance, along with startup & close times suffer, even when this stuff is written to & read from a internal hard drive. Probably the main reason I tried to go more fully portable is that some of the games were different versions from what was already installed, & I didn't want them to muck up previously saved games or profiles etc. hotdoge3 on "STOP PEOPLE SAYING - "MAKE PORTABLE"" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/10322#post-95093 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 03:30:43 +0000 hotdoge3 95093@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ PORTABLE to day and now say not like it as can not find in the ad-remove not know you just go Delete Turvy on "STOP PEOPLE SAYING - "MAKE PORTABLE"" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/10322#post-94771 Mon, 05 Sep 2011 02:29:53 +0000 Turvy 94771@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Hi, TBH, i wasn't expecting as much replies to this thread, as it got. Thanks to everyone who did. I half believed that this site was just people searching for free software, and not actually considering the work that has gone in to much of it. I do realise that many comments are well thought out, and do assist in the developers quest of making the near perfect program ;-) Maybe ideainformer should look at their own software.. It is obvious, sometimes, that suggestions are just added, without testing the software. I have just come back from a five day holiday, so i missed any of last weeks comments, but today's comments don't have that suggestion. (Thanks be to all that is worth thanking, in the heavens or wherever they may be.) Okay, i semi agree with mikiem2 about a truly portable app. The reason i say semi agree, is because, it's true, but doesn't really apply to most of the people that ask for a portable app. I must apologise, i am literally only home, and checked my email, which led me here and i am not the best at explaining myself, as i have had very little sleep in the last few days, and am mostly checking my spelig misteaks. :-P (as i write) I would, however, like to suggest, after ideainformer input is suggested, that maybe the "reward" for best suggestion, is backed up in this forum. i.e. If somebody does suggest something worth looking at in software that is on GAOTD (GOTD), then maybe they could go in to a little more detail in here.? I do also realise, that this site works mainly on testing/trying out software. But if they are going to comment, why not write a few extra lines in the forum, and let people and/or the developers question them a little more on their reasoning? goodnight for now.. P.S.. I LOVED MY HOLIDAY... :-D :-D :-D Simples on "STOP PEOPLE SAYING - "MAKE PORTABLE"" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/10322#post-94541 Sat, 27 Aug 2011 22:08:31 +0000 Simples 94541@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Hats off to SeriousBit (and the few other developers who have done so) for responding rapidly to suggestions and comments/queries. That not only helps to address problems (and less than helpful suggestions) but demonstrates how thoughtful feedback influences program development.