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[lautrepay]

The Search function is not working: http://www.portablefreeware.com/forums/ ... =4&t=14220
This is the only way to discover a portable app before you...

[I am Baas]

The Search function is not working: http://www.portablefreeware.com/forums/ ... =4&t=14220
This is the only way to discover a portable app before you...

I did search for NPE File Analyzer but nothing showed up in the search results.

@Moderator

Please merge the threads. Thank you.

[lautrepay]

The Search function is not working: http://www.portablefreeware.com/forums/ ... =4&t=14220
This is the only way to discover a portable app before you...

I did search for NPE File Analyzer but nothing showed up in the search results.

That's because the Search function is not working. Literally.
Hope you have not misunderstood my comment...

[Midas]

While I seem to be making most of my posting lately at this here forum, I view this as an incentive for software authors to create more portable versions. Here's a good example: although it has a portable version, in testing I found UPX Easy GUI not really portable because it stores its (granted, few) settings in the system's registry...

UPX Easy GUI is a GUI for the popular UPX EXE Compressor. The interface is very simple and user-friendly, it offers easy access to most documented UPX parameters without the need for command line usage. The software can also be added in the Windows Explorer Context Menu with the options “Compress with UPX Easy GUI” and “Decompress with UPX Easy GUI” for quick (de)compress of executable files. UPX Easy GUI is compatible with the following 32-bit and 64-bit Microsoft Windows Operating Systems: Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7.

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Current version is 1.1.0.0; "portable" download @ http://www.novirusthanks.org/product/upx-easy-gui/

UPX Easy GUI does show promise as a simple GUI for UPX; while testing I found out that the GUI wouldn't support drag'n'drop, the file selecting fields weren't sensitive to direct edits (you can't copy and paste paths into them, the "ellipsis" buttons have to be clicked and the file system navigated for file selection to occur), and the settings were stored @ HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\NoVirusThanks\UPXEasyGUI. To avoid re-inventing the wheel, I would suggest the author check [>] UPX-iT! for straightforward interface enhancements...

So while I was dabbling with it, I swiftly concocted a portabilizing recipe, following up on the one for [>] RadioZilla:

1. Create files below by copying and pasting into any text editor (keep the names) and place them in a new folder;

2. Download Hoekey v1.16 (mandatory, this won't work with 1.18!) from http://www.bcheck.net/apps/hoe.htm, rename it to RUN-Portable.exe and put it in same folder;

3. Download UPX Easy GUI (link above), extract, rename folder to App, and move it to folder in 1.;

4. Execute RUN-Portable.exe.

Let me know if this breaks your rig...

upxeasygui.reg

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Windows Registry Editor Version 4.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\NoVirusThanks\UPXEasyGUI]
"EulaAccepted"=dword:00000001
"Lang"="English"
"Backup"=dword:00000001
"CompressionLevel"="9 - Better compression"

1-ON.bat

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@echo off

:: Backup registry (in case you have other NoVirusThanks apps installed?)
SET T_STR=%TIME:~0,8%

:: IMPORTANT! In the last line of this text block, change character
:: immediatly after 'date:' to whatever your date separator is.
:: If you don't know what it is, press Win+R and copy/paste this-> CMD /C ECHO %DATE% && PAUSE
IF EXIST regbak.reg REN regbak.reg "regbak-%date:/=%%T_STR::=%.reg"

REGEDIT /E /S "%~dp0regbak.reg" "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\NoVirusThanks\UPXEasyGUI"

:: Clean registry
REG DELETE "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\NoVirusThanks\UPXEasyGUI" /f 2>nul

:: Set registry
IF EXIST upxeasygui.reg REGEDIT /S "%~dp0upxeasygui.reg"

2-OFF.bat

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@echo off

:: Save registry
REGEDIT /E /S "%~dp0upxeasygui.reg" "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\NoVirusThanks\UPXEasyGUI"

:: Clean registry
REG DELETE "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\NoVirusThanks\UPXEasyGUI" /f 2>nul

:: Restore previous registry (CLEAR THE DOUBLE COLON FROM THE LINE BELOW IF NEEDED...)
:: IF EXIST regbak.reg REGEDIT /S "%~dp0regbak.reg"

HoeKey.ini

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Start=Run|1-ON.bat|2||%c
Start=Wait|500
Start=Run|App\UPXEasyGUI.exe||1|%c\App
Start=Run|2-OFF.bat|2||%c
Load=Kill|HoeKey

[lautrepay]

Writes "EulaAccepted" key to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\NoVirusThanks\FileGovernor

Now at v.1.5.2.0.
In addition to the acceptance of the license, information about the selected language is also saved in the registry.



IMHO, a good program.

[webfork]

Old thread update: site appears to have gone offline:
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Security/S ... aser.shtml

[I am Baas]

The dl link in the first post still works.

[webfork]

The dl link in the first post still works.

Yes it does - retested and works fine.

[Midas]

Old topic update: UPX Easy GUI v1.7 released -- didn't test it, but the changelog (http://www.novirusthanks.org/products/u ... #changelog) states: "Added support for Drag & Drop"...

[I am Baas]

Tested UPX Easy GUI v1.8... Not Portable

Requires admin rights
Stores license (EULA) Acceptance + Settings in the registry

[I am Baas]

@mod

please merge http://www.portablefreeware.com/forums/ ... =4&t=14220

Thanks.

[webfork]

please merge

All set.

[guinness]

http://www.novirusthanks.org/products/file-governor/

Edit: Duplicate >> http://www.portablefreeware.com/forums/ ... 165#p36165

I thought this was a new application.

[NickR]

Now at Version 1.7

BUT ! XP users upgrade with caution

Despite:
Website > Details

Operating System Windows All (32-bit / 64-bit)

XP sp3 running 'portable version' throws:

TFileOpenDialog requires Windows Vista or later

[webfork]

Edit: Duplicate >> viewtopic.php?p=36165#p36165

Merged.