CM37 Portable Apps Install (mig)

Explanation

Video and Pics

Installation Rules

• Use only folder that have shortcuts
  (or you must create new shortcuts, when new software)
• Uninstall Portable Apps Software in the wrong folder (when no shortcut exists)
• Install Portable Apps in the old folder (the one with Shortcut)
• Not Allowed to use “Portable” or “PortableApps” in folder name
  (unless it exists already)

Installation of Portable Applications

Via PortableApps FrameWork

Step1: Add a new program from Portable App

• Remove old skype from Dropbox and Start menu (shortcut) on George-BG (ONLY WHEN IT IS NOT FROM PORTABLEAPPS)
• Go to George-BG -> Open PortableApps BG
• Navigate to Skype (under Category – Communicate) and uninstall Skype (old version) –> Click with right button on Skype –> Press Uninstall at the bottom of the choices (in PortableApps)
• On the right Menu, click on Apps -> Install a new App -> and navigate to Skype: sPortable_8.33.0.50_Dev_Test_1_online.paf under D:\Sync\!Softwar\(1a) Portable SW Base\!Communicate\Skype Portable
• Install under C:\Dropbox\portableapps (main folder for Installed Software with PortableApps)
• Install on All computers
• Add Autostart

Portable Apps GUI Install App

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Video name: Portable Apps Install

• How to Install Portable Apps
• Run PAF file of Portable Apps
• Choose Cloud Install
• Choose Custom Location
• Choose the path for installation to be directly in Dropbox
• no subfolders in Dropbox

PortableApps Install without the PortableApps FrameWork

Video name: PortableApps Install without FrameWork

Video Link to Trello

Trello Summary:

• Open Revo4 –> go to traced programs –> click install program –> navigate to Viber’s PAF File Location (D:\Sync\!Softwar\(1a) Portable SW Base\!Communicate\[application Name])
• Open file and do the Installation –> install the software into C:\Dropbox\portableApps\[Application Name]
• After Installation –> Open Installation Folder –> Start the Software –> Test if everything is alright –> Icon is fine –> No error messages –> no problem with internet connection –> Add to TinyWall –> Please split this task, which icon?, where?
• If it is work –> Create Shortcut in root directory Dropbox –> C:\Dropbox
• Create Shortcut in root directory of Dropbox: C:\Dropbox –> Copy the Shortcut into D:\Sync\!Softwar\(3a) Program Links Computer and D:\Sync\!Softwar\(3b) Program Links Laptop
• Run Total Commander and sync again (3a) Program Links Computer with George-BG, MediaPC, Elite –> or simply copy the shortcut from Dropbox into Start menu folder in every computer

Forced Portable (copy the installation folder)

• What is Forced Portable: 1. Install it once 2. Copy the installation to other computers, this solution is pretty similar
• Search in Google for Skype Portable version –> Example: https://www.winytips.com/download-skype-portable-run-without-installation/ –> Download is not part of installation checklist
• Team downloaded Skype from this link –> unzip the folder in Dropbox
• Started Skype and it works –> Skype did not wanted to update to new version
• Click on the Link –> Download the Skype Portable 8.zip –> Unzip Skype Portable 8.zip into C:\Dropbox\PortableApps –> Create Shortcut in root Directory of Dropbox (C:\Dropbox) –> Start Skype
• Aim: Able to start SW on many computers with installation
• Needed: No other files or registry entries are needed (these are not many software)
• But: Skype or Thunderbird work !!
• Method1: Install directly into Dropbox and adjust shortcodes if needed
• Method2: Copy the installed directory
• Example: Source Folder for copy is C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Thunderbird
• Target Folder is Dropbox

Distribution

How to make a portable app work a computer?

1. we install portable app only time, typically on George-BG (or Vasil PC)
2. Copy it into G drive prgs
3. Create a shortcut under prgs_C   (or other drive if used)
4. Create a shortcut under shortcuts_c  (or other drive if used)
5. Sync C prgs with G: prgs

For creating files on Elite, you do not need to login on Elite

You simply need a network share

Problems

• Remove old folder that is not portable Apps

• Rename folder with portable apps, use the old folder name

Portable Apps Cleanup Rename Exercise

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PAF files should exist only in Base Software folder. No PAF files in Portable Folder.

No PAF Inside Installation Folder

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Clean up Icons

Use the folder location to understand which software it is.

No Install Uninstall

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When we are renaming some software’s folder in portableapps result is the shortcut moves in Others section

Rename files

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Cleanup Portable Apps FrameWork

• Open Portable Apps FrameWork
• — for George-BG
• — for Elite
• — for MediaPC
• Thunderbird tests spam the FrameWork of Potable Apps
• Many Files shown –> under category “Others”
• We cleanup the FrameWork
• File by file –> click right button and click on “Hide” NO
• NO! You must say which Thunderbird version for the new links –> there were 50+ links to files, I do not know from which installation comes
• Until everything is cleanup

Sync Portable Apps Others

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