Portable Installation

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I'd like to use the software on my work computer (which is also my primary computer), but they keep scolding me for adding my own software.  Is there a way to install it on a portable drive and avoid registry changes which trigger the company nag?

 

Thanks!

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

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Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

Hello,

Sorry to hear you are having trouble.

Is there a way to install it on a portable drive and avoid registry changes which trigger the company nag?
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All our software needs to be installed in Program Files - so no.

Sean Drohan
Stardock Support Manager

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

But...going to www.portableapps.com you can use their framework and make all your software portable!!  Would be a great idea.

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting tjseagrove, reply 3

But...going to www.portableapps.com you can use their framework and make all your software portable!!  Would be a great idea.
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I am afraid things don't always work quite like that.

Many of the applications literally require themselves to be installed in program files because otherwise they do not have the access rights required to function correctly and app startup is handled by services which you couldn't install in a portable way.

Installation on a drive which could be removed would also be a very bad thing.