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    #1 SmokiestGrunl

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    Posted 13 January 2008 - 08:01 PM

    Make Your Own Portable Applications


    Step #1
    Install the application you want to make portable, properly.

    Note:
    Applies only for a program that does NOT create some kind of registry keys.

    Step #2
    Backup a copy of the installation folder somewhere else.

    Step #3
    Copy and paste the files compress.bat and upx.exe

    http://rapidshare.com/files/77182543/upx.rar

    to the installation folder and delete file types such as *.hlp, *.tmp, readme.txt e.t.c.

    Step #4
    Double click at compress.bat and wait for a while.

    Step #5
    Now delete the files compress.bat and upx.exe from the installation folder.

    Step #6
    Select all folders and files within the installation folder and Right-Click > WinRar >
    Add to Archive.

    Step #7
    At the 'general tab' you click 'Create SFX' and 'Solid archive'.

    Step #8
    Go to the tab 'Advanced' and choose 'SFX Options' create in current folder so that the new archive can be found in the original install folder that's still open.

    Step #9
    Now go from the 'General Tab' to the 'Text and Icon' tab.

    Fill in the text as shown below, where 'PROGRAM NAME' is written you fill in the EXACT SAME name of the original exe.

    Setup="PROGRAM NAME.exe"
    TempMode
    Silent=1
    Overwrite=1

    So this will be:

    Setup="UltraISO.exe" (Or whatever...)
    TempMode
    Silent=1
    Overwrite=1

    Step #10
    You can uninstall your program now and test the portable one!

    #2 iKhaosmaster

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    Posted 07 June 2008 - 06:04 AM

    ok thank you so much now my i can give my friends all the applications on my computer

    #3 Tommy2st

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    Posted 13 June 2008 - 10:48 AM

    nice post ... works really nice ... ive done this before but i forgot how ...thanks

    #4 xitz your fearx

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    Posted 27 July 2008 - 05:59 PM

    or you can turn it into a msi : ) those usually install.

    or you could get the .reg files and then put it in the folder with the portable program