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mouser:
Most large programs for Windows PCs come packaged in installers, which guide the user through installing the program, add entries on the start menu, and provide an entry in the Add/Remove software control panel.

But there are times when you really don't want to be able to use software without installing it -- such as placing it on a usb drive and running it from a public computer or from a friend's computer.  Such install-less programs are generally called "portable."

The PortableApps suite was designed to help facilitate the use of portable applications, by making it easier for you to collect, manage, and launch sets of portable applications.  It's a cool free project.

PortableApps.com Suite™ is a complete collection of portable apps including a web browser, email client, office suite, calendar/scheduler, instant messaging client, antivirus, audio player, sudoku game, password manager, PDF reader, minesweeper clone, backup utility and integrated menu, all preconfigured to work portably. Just drop it on your portable device and you're ready to go.

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http://portableapps.com





Note: we've talked about portableapps.com plenty of times on the dc forum; for more info see here.

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gexecuter:
Yeah it's a pretty cool launcher.

wraith808:
I actually like geek.Menu, a fork of PortableApps, a lot better.  The differences make it a lot more useable, though it seems that perhaps PortableApps will catch up with geek.Menu with their next release.  The cool thing is you can have both on your USB drive though...

Ehtyar:
Most of the apps Haller makes available can be run portably without those bogus NSIS launchers which significantly reduce startup times (an example). I also use PStart out of personal preference.

Ehtyar.

Josh:
Geek.menu! Great find!

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