From a private email I sent to Lynn,
While I know that question wasn't directed at me, I thought I'd chime in with an answer. I actually found the U3 spec, device and organization difficult to work with. I started a dialog with them which never finished, even after repeated requests to them. As Richard says, Rev is already out of the box more capable than most in creating portable apps. In fact, all my apps I release for clients and Altuit are now 'portablized.' This means they can run and update themselves including self-healing, all from a standard USB drive. There are a number of difficulties with standard apps trying to become 'portable.' 1) They may have frequent disk access which can wear on a USB drive. Rev doesn't typically have this problem as it is RAM based. 2) They require sophisticated installs including registry edits and special files placed in special folders all over the place (Program Files, My Documents, App folder, etc.). While Rev can access these file & folder locations, it's not necessary for Rev to work. Rev has full support for registry entry and removal. 3) They may require specific "Dynamic Linked Libraries" (DLLs) to run. This is the case for VB, .NET, Flash and other RAD tools, but not necessary for Rev. The job over at portableapps.com is to remove many of these dependencies. It's really not necessary to do so with Rev-- just a bit of smart thinking up front. best, Chipp _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution