[softwarelist] Re: OPW - Portable (USB Memory stick) version?

In message <RV1u8vCiAFgJFwM$@pilling.demon.co.uk>
          David Pilling <flist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>>From: Paul Shayler <g6tsf@xxxxxxxxx>
>>I was just wondering, would it be possible to produce a version of OPW
>>that could be installed on and run from a USB Memory stick. This would
>>be like the PortableApps versions of Firefox, Thunderbird, Filezilla
>>etc. As I understand it nothing gets installed on the "host" computer.

> This would be a good idea. A few years back one of the memory stick
> makers set up a standard. I've no idea if the above use that standard or
> work some other way.

> It is not entirely trivial though because I do use the registry for
> saving some data.

Just an idea. One could have a version say "OPwTravel" totally present 
on a Memory stick. This version, when activated, would then first 
install the necessary files on the host computer and the program can 
then be used.
  (And have a way that those specific files vanish once the memory 
stick is taken away and/or when the computer shuts down?)

  I have the present OPw on a memory stick. It has been installed 
there through a specific (mini-travel-)computer (1kg) and works 
perfectly. This way the limited tiny (?, 16GB flash memory, no HD) 
internal memory available remains free for data handling.
  Of course it only works with that mini-computer and when I'm 
travelling.


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Greetings,
JohnvV
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