Comments on: How To Convert Any Windows Program to Run on a U3 Drive /tag/how-to-convert-programs-to-run-on-a-u3-drive-with-packagefactory/ Cool Websites, Software and Internet Tips Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:26:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ZsN /tag/how-to-convert-programs-to-run-on-a-u3-drive-with-packagefactory/#comment-433928 ZsN Sun, 24 Jan 2010 15:50:36 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=16070#comment-433928 how can i install linux os on u3 how can i install linux os on u3

]]> By: Karen /tag/how-to-convert-programs-to-run-on-a-u3-drive-with-packagefactory/#comment-400167 Karen Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:01:30 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=16070#comment-400167 Thank you for the informaiton about "package Factory." It was really easy to use but did not seem to work in converting iTunes. It gave me a successful message but will not launch after installation on my Cruzer U3 Disk. I need help in removing the program fromt he disk. I have searched everywhere. Can you help? Thank you for the informaiton about “package Factory.” It was really easy to use but did not seem to work in converting iTunes. It gave me a successful message but will not launch after installation on my Cruzer U3 Disk. I need help in removing the program fromt he disk. I have searched everywhere. Can you help?

]]> By: Guy McDowell /tag/how-to-convert-programs-to-run-on-a-u3-drive-with-packagefactory/#comment-383604 Guy McDowell Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:11:45 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=16070#comment-383604 Ha! You caught that - right on! Oddly enough, no one caught my 'Supernatural' reference in one of my recent articles. Ha! You caught that – right on!

Oddly enough, no one caught my ‘Supernatural’ reference in one of my recent articles.

]]> By: Scorpio /tag/how-to-convert-programs-to-run-on-a-u3-drive-with-packagefactory/#comment-383603 Scorpio Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:45:15 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=16070#comment-383603 "This is my rifle. This is my gun." great post. “This is my rifle. This is my gun.” great post.

]]> By: Guy McDowell /tag/how-to-convert-programs-to-run-on-a-u3-drive-with-packagefactory/#comment-383464 Guy McDowell Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:59:28 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=16070#comment-383464 It appears that you are at least partially correct. I don't claim to know all the details about how U3 drives work, but an actual U3P app has to have the .exe as well as a manifest.u3i file, which appears to be something like an XML file. Otherwise, you could just move the .exe file onto the U3 drive, but it would actually end up extracting to, and running on, the host computer. Having it as a .u3p means it really runs on the U3 drive. It is true that PortableApps.com has great apps that will run on pretty much any USB drive, but how much the application interacts with the host, I don't know. So, in conclusion, don't shoot the messenger. Talk to the PackageFactory developers. It appears that you are at least partially correct. I don’t claim to know all the details about how U3 drives work, but an actual U3P app has to have the .exe as well as a manifest.u3i file, which appears to be something like an XML file. Otherwise, you could just move the .exe file onto the U3 drive, but it would actually end up extracting to, and running on, the host computer. Having it as a .u3p means it really runs on the U3 drive.

It is true that PortableApps.com has great apps that will run on pretty much any USB drive, but how much the application interacts with the host, I don’t know.

So, in conclusion, don’t shoot the messenger. Talk to the PackageFactory developers.

]]> By: Guy McDowell /tag/how-to-convert-programs-to-run-on-a-u3-drive-with-packagefactory/#comment-383463 Guy McDowell Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:46:52 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=16070#comment-383463 Good idea! I haven't tried that yet, but I think I will. Perhaps there will be an article on that in the future here. Good idea! I haven’t tried that yet, but I think I will. Perhaps there will be an article on that in the future here.

]]> By: Jim /tag/how-to-convert-programs-to-run-on-a-u3-drive-with-packagefactory/#comment-383374 Jim Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:47:13 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=16070#comment-383374 This article is wrong. PackageFactory only allows you to zip up a program and then have it be able to appear in the U3 menu. IT DOES NOT MAKE ANYTHING PORTABLE THAT IS NOT ALREADY PORTABLE. If something is already portable, you don't need U3 or PackageFactory or anything else. Just use PortableApps.com and their set of portable apps and then add any other portable software you want (their platform works with everything). This article is wrong. PackageFactory only allows you to zip up a program and then have it be able to appear in the U3 menu. IT DOES NOT MAKE ANYTHING PORTABLE THAT IS NOT ALREADY PORTABLE.

If something is already portable, you don’t need U3 or PackageFactory or anything else. Just use PortableApps.com and their set of portable apps and then add any other portable software you want (their platform works with everything).

]]> By: Bob /tag/how-to-convert-programs-to-run-on-a-u3-drive-with-packagefactory/#comment-383318 Bob Tue, 21 Apr 2009 07:42:30 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=16070#comment-383318 So all we need now is a program which will create truly portable apps and not just U3! Or is there one that I missed? So all we need now is a program which will create truly portable apps and not just U3! Or is there one that I missed?

]]> By: Guy McDowell /tag/how-to-convert-programs-to-run-on-a-u3-drive-with-packagefactory/#comment-383300 Guy McDowell Tue, 21 Apr 2009 03:23:08 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=16070#comment-383300 I honestly hadn't thought of that, but that might work for simple executables. Fortunately, a lot of simple executables are OSS or freeware, so there would be no need to co-opt it. I honestly hadn’t thought of that, but that might work for simple executables. Fortunately, a lot of simple executables are OSS or freeware, so there would be no need to co-opt it.

]]> By: Guy McDowell /tag/how-to-convert-programs-to-run-on-a-u3-drive-with-packagefactory/#comment-383299 Guy McDowell Tue, 21 Apr 2009 03:21:59 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=16070#comment-383299 That does look pretty cool. I'll have to try that out. Thanks! That does look pretty cool. I’ll have to try that out. Thanks!

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