Re: Portable application launcher (automatically)

de Petersen, Vegard Krog 01/12/2007 09:12

> "Vegard Krog Petersen" <vegard_krog_petersen@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eo87cb$pkk$1@news.datemas.de...
>> A question for the "portable" experts... :-)
>>
>> I just bought two usb-flash sticks for use in my workplace. One 1G
>> Kingston DataTraveler and one 512 MB SanDisk CruzerMicro. Unfortunately,
>> the U3-based ones were a bit to expensive for my boss.
>>
>> So I'm looking for a simple application launcher who starts
>> automatically from the usb-sticks, and it's simple to add and remove
>> entries in the start menu.
>>
>> And I would prefer one who could be used when connected to both Win98
>> and WinXP machines.
>>

> On 12.01.2007 16:14 michail iakovou yos wrote:
> www.portableapps.com
> it has launcher there in the suit or seperatly

Excellent! :-). http://portableapps.com/suite

It had exactly what I wanted:
> PortableApps Suite (Base Edition): If you'd like to pick and choose exactly which apps to include, you can try Portable Apps Suite (Base Edition). This is a stripped down package with just the PortableApps Menu, PortableApps Backup utility and custom folders, icons and autorun. It's less than 1MB installed, so it's a great option for smaller drives.
> System Requirements: Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/Vista and Wine

Klaatu wrote:
> You won't find any that launch automatically from a non-U3 drive I'm
> afraid. The best you'll do is have a window that pops up and the user has
> to click OK to launch the program.

I wondered why? Found the answer here:
> Is there a way to autostart PStart when I plug in my USB drive?
> I'm sorry to disappoint you, this is not possible at all. It's not a PStart limitation, but a Windows limitation. Microsoft doesn't support it like they support autorun for CDs. Windows does read the autorun.inf file (if available) from CDs, which can be used to start any file on the CD automatically. But Windows does not read such a file from an USB or other removable device.
http://www.pegtop.de/start/faq.htm

I can live with that! As long as the pop-up asks me if I wanna start
with "Portable Apps" that works OK.

regards from vegard

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