Hi Everyone,
I'd like to make some portable apps, I've seen that there is some free software for making them, but I'm not sure what the the best practice is.

 

Personally I would just extract the installer and make some script or 2 myself. I use Universal Extractor 2, it can extract from most installers. You can also use innounp for Inno Setup and 7zip for NSIS installers. majority of the installers use Inno, followed by NSIS. Still some installers use MSI but that is a miniscule chunk. iZotope uses VMWare Installbuilder, I don't know if it can be extracted.

There's also VMware ThinApp which is especially made for creating portable installations from more complicated setups. Apart from that, Team VR encrypts their installers making then unextractable without something like Sandboxie or ThinApp.

But frankly I don't understand why people need portable installs? Things like APPX have made installation/removal as easy as Android.

 

Thanks Demberto, I am putting together a Reaper flash drive with samples and vst so I can go anywhere and compose on any computer.

 

Laptop

 

I wish.

 

what kind of script? maybe I could copy it.

 

Batch script for registry, copying etc. You will only need it for registering your Reaper license, if it can be copied and works. I don't know about Reaper licensing.

I think copying the reaper folder from Program Files will be sufficient. The appdata/local or appdata/roaming folder will also have a reaper folder which you will need to copy.

 

I have confused you with my poor writing. Reaper on the usb 2 flash works great and I have some vst and samples etc. I also have a portable kontakt with several libraries. I'd like to create other portables for my go to stuff.

I might need to do sym link

 

If you can use a portable version go for it. If not, a symlink version is the closest.
Always keep the cr*ck\keygen in case is different for every PC. The famous hardware-id or equivalent.

There's a middle ground and that's the incredibly useful "Total Uninstall" which I use to make symlink versions. But you have a "backup and restore" option way faster and easier. Read and drool:
https://www.martau.com/document/transfer-programs-to-new-pc.php

 

Big Thank You! With a usb 3 superfast flash drive, reaper, portable apps and symlinkz to vsts you don't need a nasa compter to make a track.

 

Well, that makes installing way faster, which is a lot. The rest doesn't change.

 

jjj

 

Last edited: Aug 12, 2022

I found a few on rutracker too.

 

I found this: Total Uninstall Professional Edition 6.18.0.400 Final + Portable

 

Keep in mind that Reaper natively supports portable installations. Just get the official installer from the official site and tick 'portable'. R2R's keygen works on newer / portable Reaper versions too.

 

Exactly. Besides, it's like several Ample Sound and all Meldaproduction releases. You only need the latest cr*ck and the demo download from the official site.

 

There're a lot. Just search "no install" and 90% of vsts are there. Not to mention the latest Cubases/Nuendos. Click and play.

There's newer versions. Check your PM

 

Last edited: Jun 17, 2022

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Last edited: Aug 12, 2022

The alternative is to install windows on a USB stick, and then nothing needs to be portable. There are lots of guides on the internet for this, my method is a bit hacky (install windows on USB via a VM, then disconnect VM). But then you need to mess with the boot settings of the guest PC.

 

Some cracked apps work badly. Magix Vegas is a good example. The portable version works flawlessly for some reason, but many people cannot get the regular version to install or run without crashing. Another example is Adobe apps which fill your PC with crap. The portable versions don't install any of that stuff.