Create Your Own Portable, Virtual Version Of Any Windows Program

Try JuantePE to make your portable app. Google it.. it's free...

Typically, I found that many apps that I saved aside from the Programs Files Folder to another folder ran after I reinstalled windows, and I didn't even reinstall these apps that I am referring too.

Try Sandboxie to run apps isolated from windows which basically become stand alones. I can install my apps in the sandbox, delete windows re-install windows, and copy my sandbox folders back to the New Sandbox that is in my NEW installation of windows and they work just fine. Files can be passed from the Sandbox to your Doc folder, by using a Recovery Option.

Sandboxie stores the program in a SANDBOX folder and redirects the program to access External Hives within the Sandboxed Folder. In addition, you can Sandbox a program not installed in the Sandbox for security, for example, a web browser. Surfing the Web in a Sandboxed Browser keeps you from getting the spyware installed on your system. I literally tested a spammed email from a hacker who dropped me a Virus link from rapidshare. I opened up my email in the sandboxed, clicked the link and watched the program download two more programs without my permission. However, there was no worry, it was all Sandboxed, and then I deleted the contents of the sandbox there after.
You can also install Trial-ware in the sandbox and use it, delete it and re-install it again and you never the the Error about having used up your trial.

have fun..

Very much a hit or miss process. I "portabalized" 18 different programs and many didn't work. Seems that those that did work were fairly small, quick installs with minimal overhead. Sounded like a good idea, but doesn't git 'er done for me.

Thank you for this one. Their website even has a beta version of a portable application packager at http://online.cameyo.com/login.aspx that can be used online although it looks as it requires a user name and password.

Pretty good Robert. I tried it on an installer and made it portable, and now I can run it without installation, though the size of the portable program it created, 64 MB, is much larger than the original setup file, which is only 2 MB, for the program that I tested.

ohhhhh,you are a very good and i thank you about this app. many many thanks.

I am greatly impressed by this - but a question:-
The example shown in the video shows flash player and Java being installed and at the end it worked fine.

What happens when Flash Player and Java need an update? Do we deny the update? Do we allow the update but how can that work. Does it change the exe or does it now write to the registry.

Any ideas?

Something to remember, when creating a portable version of a program that has license restrictions (commercial/shareware) - having the software on a USB drive and being able to "use it anywhere" may be breaking the EULA and copyright. Something to be aware of especially if you are considering using "portable software" in the workplace.

Hey, now that IS cool. I have always wanted portable versions of music notation programs such as PowerTab. Now I do! One thing to note was that I still had to install the correct True Type font to render music notation, so I carry a copy of the TTF file in the folder with the portable app on a USB stick. Nice find! Thanks.

I have been using Camayo for several weeks. However, I use it in a cleaner way. I have virtual box installed with WinXP and nothing else. I just copy Camayo and the program I want to virtualize to my virtual OS. Then run Camayo, then install the proggie I want virtualized. When it is done, I copy the new virtualized proggie back to my host system.

Camayo runs fast on a clean virtual system, and gives a clean little .exe for a final product.

It works something like VMware Thinapp, only thousands of dollars less.

Wonderful! I love this movement towards portability. I'm 54 years old, cut my teeth on DOS. Back to the old days again, copy it all into a directory (not a folder, heaven forbid! :-0) and just run the thing!

Will the resulting packaged application only run on another computer or will it run on a USB stick under a portable apps launcher?

can this be used to capture changes in windows setting or registry settings ? Like when u do a format-reinstall n then tweak the system to your liking and want to capture all the changes together in a single file ?

I tried it on VB6 using a Virtual Machine (VMware) setup as Win XP. I run Visual Studio on the root PC and didn't want the two to bump heads.

Results - for the most part it worked. The install process needed a reboot and it handled it fine. In the end, it created a stand alone exe about 50MB. I ran it a second time (unistalled, ran CCleaner) and installed more options and it was 160MB. I can now run VB6 on a flash drive, I very happy with the final results.

There's one big problem with these programs. What if the app being converted requires a reboot of the machine? I've never seen any documentation to address that issue.

From time to time a good application appears, but an application like Cameyo is very rare.It's so useful and handy that everybody should take this opportunity. It's just Essential. Thank you so much for giving us something like this.
Extremely recommendable.

I have the idea of Cameyo's use and without trying, what about already installed applications, can we direct Cameyo to what is already installed on our system? Or is it (considering we may already have the application on our system) we are installing directly to/for Cameyo? Or are we to first uninstall the application from our system to then reinstall for both our system use & to make the application portable? The install process is somewhat vague and to make a leap, I would assume this required installation is simply for Cameyo and won't effect the currently installed app. residing on my system? It makes no reference to this in the video. Best case, I guess I will have to try with something small or not already on my system.

Hmmm

Could it work with really large programs like Office?

I might give it a try :-)

Thanks,

Garry.

I found that Camayo works great but if you have a lot of programs installed it can take quite a while to do it's first analysis of what's installed on your PC. Then the final step of merging all of the installed files used by the program for which you want to create a portable version can also take a long time. But it is well worth the wait.

However, that being said, there are a number of other ways to create a portable app from a non-portable app. Just go to YouTube and search for videos on "How to make an application portable" or something similar and you will find a number of different ways to do so. But be prepared to go through a fairly intricate and convoluted process with a number of steps, but one which, once you get the hang of it, may take a lot less time in the end than running Camayo. Nevertheless, making a portable app with Camayo is probably the most foolproof and painless way to do it!

Shame you have to install first...one of the main reasons to use portable apps is to reduce reg clutter.

Wow - I have been wanting to create some portable progs for a while but didn't know how to do it - great find, many thanks.

Does that include Windows Operating Systems,....
or,... just Windows programs....?