Monday, September 10, 2012

Tips of Using PortableApps

Tips of Using PortableApps

PortableApps.com is the world's most popular portable software solution allowing you to take your favorite software with you. The launcher is not as good as I expect; I am using PStart  and manually change some 'ini' files to meet my needs:
  • How to disable the splash screen of AppNamePortable:
    • go to "\PortableApps\AppNamePortable\Other\Source".
    • open "AppNamePortable.ini".
    • change  " DisableSplashScreen=False" into  " DisableSplashScreen=True ", and save change.
    • copy  "AppNamePortable.ini" into "PortableApps\AppNamePortable".
  • How to remove PortableApps icon from task bar (to minimize to tray).
    • go to "\PortableApps\PortableApps.com\Data\".
    • open "PortableAppsMenu.ini".
    • under [DisplayOptions], add "Windows7TaskbarIcon=false".
  • How to set global hot key (11.1 and up)
    • by default, the platform uses a global hot key of Ctrl-Alt-Space to show the menu from other apps. 
    • open "\PortableApps\PortableApps.com\Data\PortableAppsMenu.ini"
    • changing the line GlobalHotKey=CTRL-ALT-SPACE to another value. Valid entries are CTRL-ALT-SPACE, CTRL-ALT-P, CTRL-ALT-M, CTRL-SPACE, WIN-ALT-SPACE and DISABLED.
  • How to set autorun modification detection
    • open "\PortableApps\PortableApps.com\Data\PortableAppsMenu.ini"
    • changing the line AutoRun=true to AutoRun=false in the [Protection] section. Note that some antivirus products may show an alert when an autorun.inf is read.
    • Q & A of PortableApps.com Platform and Suite Support
    • ...

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