2008/12/27 Web Kracked <[email protected]> > James Knott wrote: > > Web Kracked wrote: > > > I have a question about the "portableapps"? > Do you install them on a pc and the run from the pc's drive or from > the portable drive? Do they "parts" on the computer your plug your > portable drive into? > > As you see, I never used any portable apps. > > > > The portable apps are generally installed on a USB flash drive and then > can be used on any Windows computer even those that don't have the app > installed. > > > > Thanks James; > I never used these portable applications and most of the people that I deal > with > have policies stating they cannot use USB or flash drives. There is a > privacy and > security issues. They think if you plus in the portable drives (USB or > flash), you > can/will give them viruses or take private information from their > computers. >
The portableapps stuff doesn't have to run from a USB drive. It's just as happy running from a CD or from a hard disk (see below). I doubt there are many security policies that ban those :-( You can "install" the portable apps stuff. Instructions are on their web site but basically you just run the "installer" and tell it to put the application(s) on the system's hard disk. It still doesn't touch the registry and the user doesn't have to be an administrator to do it. So, if you want several portable apps you could make a directory, for example "c:\PortableApps" and put everything there. This directory then becomes the analogue of "c:\Program Files" but without any of the associated security restrictions. -- Harold Fuchs London, England Please reply *only* to [email protected]
