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by m^(2)
Fri Aug 10, 2007 8:51 am
Forum: Portable Freeware Discussion
Topic: Are IE-based web browsers portable?
Replies: 13
Views: 81675

I definitely agree that dependency from Internet Explorer is not a problem. But dependency from IE 5.5 is - there are too many computers that still use windows versions older than Millenium. And it is often so that when sb. uses archaic windows version, he doesn't update it - and so IE. .NET is not ...
by m^(2)
Mon Aug 06, 2007 12:57 am
Forum: Problems & Troubleshooting
Topic: Removing USB drive
Replies: 2
Views: 7657

I'm not 100, even 85% sure, but I think that it's not. MS documentation I found says practically nothing about what's happening with hardware, but it says it creates a memory snapshot. Whole memory or only the parts important for the user? As MS says nothing about optimizations here (at least I didn...
by m^(2)
Mon Aug 06, 2007 12:28 am
Forum: Portable Freeware Discussion
Topic: Should wrapper apps really be marked as Stealthy?
Replies: 15
Views: 57220

They should. But I don't think that stealthy is a good word. Usually I don't care about app being stealthy. But I hate leaving things behind or interfering in host machine's settings (even if it's only a MRU list). I would just call them "clean".
by m^(2)
Thu Jun 28, 2007 10:22 am
Forum: Portable Freeware Discussion
Topic: Open Office Thinstall download 45% smaller than PAF version
Replies: 14
Views: 36791

I have checked it with process explorer, and none of the sorts. happens on two different computers the same way. It's even impossible to save a document - the program freezes when I try to select a folder to save to. Now it seems I'm the only one having these issues - maybe I have downloaded a faul...
by m^(2)
Wed Jun 20, 2007 3:49 am
Forum: Portable Freeware Discussion
Topic: MSN Messenger replacement
Replies: 12
Views: 31129

Re: MSN Messenger replacement

I have a friend whose MSN Messenger has gone haywire. Now he wants to put a chat messenger (compatible with MSN Messenger) on his USB stick (MSN Messenger not being portable). Any ideas? TIA! Try Miranda IM Portable - http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/miranda_portable [Edit: Removed period from...