-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Good Sync

  • From: EddieB <fasteddieb216@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 23:54:21 -0400

I agree.  Most of the portable apps out there use a loader, which basically
means a program that writes to the registry all the things the app needs
before loading the app, and then removing the registry entries and other
cleanup duties after the app closes.  Some are pretty good at doing that,
but I would think that few are perfect and some are pretty bad.  One major
worry is how the loader handles your PC crashing before it can clean up.

The other popular way to make a portable app is by using a program called
ThinApp by VMware.  It basically wraps the app in a sandbox which has its
pros and cons.  If setup right, the sandbox gives an added level of security
against an app going awry and causing problems on the system.  The problem
is that you take a slight performance hit (which is less of an issue every
year) and the sandbox causes compatibility issues with certain types of
apps.  Now the setting up of a ThinApp program is very critical.  When
creating the ThinApp you can specify which parts of the registry and
harddrive the app reads/writes to the sandbox or the real system.

Ed

-----Original Message-----
From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gman
Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 5:39 PM
To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Good Sync

There are portable apps that are not as postable as you might believe.  A 
simple test would be to first run it in a sandbox app like Sandboxie to make

sure it's not adding files anywhere else.

Peace,
Gman

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"The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask"

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <recklessmaverick@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 1:23 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Good Sync


> This is another good argument for using portable apps.  No "garbage"
> left behind when you get rid of stuff.  Note that I did not say
> uninstall, which is not necessary with portable apps.  You just delete
> the folder it lives in and you are done.  :-))
>
> Don 

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