-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Good Sync
- From: "recklessmaverick@xxxxxxxxxx" <recklessmaverick@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 05 Aug 2009 09:28:54 -0400
On your first point, can you point me to a website that explains this
process? I am under the impression that each portable app uses INI
files and hard coding instead of entries in the registry. They also use
relative rather than absolute paths so the app can find whatever it
needs. I am anxious to learn about this "loader" tool.
If I understand correctly, the VMware product installs a normal software
product like MS Office into a virtual machine of sorts that keeps it
isolated from the workstation hardware and software. This is designed
to facilitate software distribution and deployment. The desired
software is wrapped up into an EXE file that will open the software in
an environment totally isolated from the workstation. I would think you
would wrap only one program up in one EXE file since I saw no mention of
a menu system that would let you select which program to launch. The
price of this VMware product starts at over $6000.
Don
EddieB wrote:
> 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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