SoftMaker Office
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SoftMaker Office
[Mod note: the present topic is about the paid SoftMaker Office suite; the topic for the freeware 32-bit only SoftMaker FreeOffice is at viewtopic.php?t=20457]
It is not the current version but 2006 is now FREEWARE, was $79.95. As an SFX it is only about 10 Mb on your USB. Works well UPX'd. IMHO much better than OO because of the size.
Go to:
http://www.softmakeroffice.com/
Extract or Install, then run the included program "usbstick.exe" to make it portable.
Note: This is not a trial it is free... check it out!
Enjoy…
Stone Tablet
It is not the current version but 2006 is now FREEWARE, was $79.95. As an SFX it is only about 10 Mb on your USB. Works well UPX'd. IMHO much better than OO because of the size.
Go to:
http://www.softmakeroffice.com/
Extract or Install, then run the included program "usbstick.exe" to make it portable.
Note: This is not a trial it is free... check it out!
Enjoy…
Stone Tablet
A bit more info:
It creates numerous reg entries under:
and
and apparently edits:
Still, it's a nice piece of software, cheers for the heads up Stone Tablet.
Certainly runs from USB fine, but it's not totally portable......a complete office suite containing the following programs for free.
TextMaker for Windows
The Microsoft Word-compatible word processor that is so easy to use that you will wonder why you bothered with Microsoft Word or OpenOffice.org for so long.
•Fast, powerful, reliable.
•Reads and writes your Word documents seamlessly (Microsoft Word 6.0 to 2007)
•Comes with all features that you expect from a high-end word processor
•Many useful helpers – for example, SmartText: just type "lax", and "Los Angeles" appears in your document
•Built-in database, mailmerge that's as easy as pie – and much, much more
PlanMaker for Windows
The Microsoft Excel-compatible spreadsheet that opens all your Excel workbooks directly and gives you many time-saving features.
•Fast, powerful, reliable.
•Reads and writes your Excel files seamlessly (Microsoft Excel 5.0 to 2007)
•More than 320 calculation functions
•Design your worksheets with colors, fonts, borders, pictures, drawings, AutoShapes, WordArt etc.
•Built-in Excel-compatible charting
•Conditional formatting, syntax highlighting, goal seeker, sheet and workbook protection – and much, much more
What you will receive is a fully-functional, non-crippled, not time-limited version of this office suite... totally free of charge, without any obligations.
It creates numerous reg entries under:
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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\TypeLib
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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\Interface
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%SystemRoot%\win.ini
Those registry entries are only created when the software is installed as a regular desktop app.
When you create a USB flash drive install (Start, Programs, SoftMaker Office, Utilities, Install SoftMaker Office on a USB stick), the resulting installation will leave no traces on the host system.
Martin Kotulla
SoftMaker Software GmbH
When you create a USB flash drive install (Start, Programs, SoftMaker Office, Utilities, Install SoftMaker Office on a USB stick), the resulting installation will leave no traces on the host system.
Martin Kotulla
SoftMaker Software GmbH
How peculiar... I installed it on a clean (separate) host, then 'made' the USB install on a detachable drive, then tested the USB install version on a new 'clean' host, which is where I obtained the reg entries stated above.SoftMaker wrote:Those registry entries are only created when the software is installed as a regular desktop app.
When you create a USB flash drive install (Start, Programs, SoftMaker Office, Utilities, Install SoftMaker Office on a USB stick), the resulting installation will leave no traces on the host system.
But if your member name correctly reflects your position, then I thank you for stepping in for the assuring correction nonetheless, it's always good to hear it from the horses mouth so to say
SoftMaker Office decides on startup whether to run in "USB stick mode" by checking the existence of the file PORTABLE.TXT. If it's there, it's supposed not to make any registry changes.
The changes you are listing are for OLE Automation (scripting) and I am pretty sure they are not made in portable mode.
About win.ini you are right. This is a bug in Office 2006 that was fixed in Office 2008. It is harmless (it adds one entry in the [SoftMaker] section) but of course it shouldn't do that.
Martin Kotulla
SoftMaker Software GmbH
The changes you are listing are for OLE Automation (scripting) and I am pretty sure they are not made in portable mode.
About win.ini you are right. This is a bug in Office 2006 that was fixed in Office 2008. It is harmless (it adds one entry in the [SoftMaker] section) but of course it shouldn't do that.
Martin Kotulla
SoftMaker Software GmbH
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Hmm I missed it. SM Office 2003 IIRC was by far my favourite Office suite at the time, I didn't buy the license only because it wasn't portable.
If it really is now, consider me a huge supporter of making this another entry, it's really worth it.
If nobody does it before, I'll be able to check portability 2 weeks from now.
2SoftMaker:
Registration is annoying...
If it really is now, consider me a huge supporter of making this another entry, it's really worth it.
If nobody does it before, I'll be able to check portability 2 weeks from now.
2SoftMaker:
Registration is annoying...
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Registration nag auto stops after three starts.
Registration nag auto stops after three starts. An alternative is to edit ini to:
[Ignore]
OEMRegisterSkip=-1
[Ignore]
OEMRegisterSkip=-1
Yeah, this is a case when sb goes to far with idiot-proofness, to the point when application thinks it's smarter than the user.-.- wrote:I cant install to usb device since I don't have one right now and I cant figure out how to install portable to c drive
thanks
Don't you have another partition you can install it on?
Try
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subst z: c:\
To delete the drive z use
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subst z: /d
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