Make portable software with thinapp

 Thinapp is a software that can make any software portable(for the example we use TuneUp Utilities 2009. )

How to proceed

• Step 1: Go to theStart button and select All Programs, and then choose VMWARE before going on the "ThinApp Setup Capture" shortcut.

• Step 2: When the ThinApp Setup Capture window pops up, click on"Next".

• Step 3: Close all the applications that can halt the process as well as the application that you want to make portable. When done, click Next.

• Step 4: The application will scan for the files required and may take some time. Do not touch anything while this process has started, it will let you know automatically when done.

• Step 5: When it has finished, minimize the ThinApp window as indicated on the screen.

• Step 6: You can now install the application that you want to make portable (for this example we have used Tune Up Utilities, available through the link: http://en.kioskea.net/download/download 1448 tuneup utilities )

• Step 7: if the application requires the serial number in order to run, enter it to validate the software. Do not forget to configure the software before proceeding to the next step.

• Step 8: When the installation is done maximize the ThinApp window and click on Next to analyse once more your system.

Compilation

• The analysis of the system will determine which folders and files are needed for the installation of the software to be able to create a portable version of it.
• Step 9: When the User-accessible entry points window pop ups, check the software that need to be made portable and when this is done, you can now click Next

• Step 10: You can now choose the flash disk device where you want the application to run in and click Next when done.

• Step 11: Leave the Merged isolation mode checked and click Next .

• Step 12: Choose the Fast Compression option to get the maximum space that will be required on the flash disk. Click on Next.

• Step 13: The folders that will be needed by the application will hence be located in the same directory.

• Step 14: When the previous step is over, you can now click on Build Now to make a whole folder on the file contents needed to execute the portable application.

• Step 15: You must now choose the Browse Project option to get hold of the folder made specially for the portable software.

• Step 16: Browse for the Bin folder and double click on its icon to open it.

• Step 17: The last step left is to copy the executable application on your flash disk and you are done!

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