How to make Portable Applications

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Tools Required: ThinApp (formerly Thinstall)

• Step 1: Open ThinApp setup capture application

• Step 2: Check “Rootpathes” & “Registry Hives”

• Step 3: Click “Next”

• Step 4: Wait until the process gets over. Then click “Next”

• Step 5: Minimize the “ThinApp” & install the application that you want to make portable. (e.g. TuneUpUtilities.exe)

(Make sure you didn’t install the application before)

• Step 6: After the installation gets over, Maximize the “ThinApp” & click “Next”

• Step 7: Wait until it capture to save new Snapshot.
• Step 8: Choose your User Accessible Entry Point

• Step 9: Select your primary Data Container that you want to make portable (e.g. TuneUpUtilities.exe)
• Step 10: Click “Next”
• Step 11: Select your software name (e.g.TuneUpUtilities.exe)

• Step 12: Select your Sandbox location (e.g. USB flash/portable)
• Step 13: Click “Next”

• Step 14: Select your Directory to Save
• Step 15: Now Browse through the directory where the project is saved & delete the unnecessary files.

Note: Don’t delete the following files mentioned in the link below

(Package”Configuration Settings”)+(%ProgramFilesDir%)”ProgramFiles”

• Step 16: Close the browse Project
• Step 17: Click on “Build Now” Button
• Step 18: Wait until the process gets over
• Step 19: Close the “ThinApp” once its done

• Step 20: Browse through “Build Project” Directory
• Step 21: Open the folder named “Bin”

• Step 22: Find your Exe file (e.g. TuneUpUtilities.exe) & delete the unnecessary files
• Step 23: Run the Portable Application
• Step 24: ENJOY

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