Comments on: How To Convert Any Windows Program to Run on a U3 Drive http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-convert-programs-to-run-on-a-u3-drive-with-packagefactory/ Cool Websites, Software and Internet Tips Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:51:12 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Karen http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-convert-programs-to-run-on-a-u3-drive-with-packagefactory/comment-page-1/#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: PackageFactory - Crea aplicaciones portatiles para tu memoria USB flash | Bitelia http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-convert-programs-to-run-on-a-u3-drive-with-packagefactory/comment-page-1/#comment-387221 PackageFactory - Crea aplicaciones portatiles para tu memoria USB flash | Bitelia Fri, 22 May 2009 05:16:40 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=16070#comment-387221 [...] MakeUseOf tiene un excelente tutorial paso a paso para armar una aplicación U3 a partir de PackageFactory, pero créanme, es muy sencillo hacerlo. Yo hice la prueba con CloneDVD, el programa que uso para respaldar mis DVDs y tuve resultados excelentes. Si alguno de ustedes logra hacer alguna aplicación sería bueno que nos comentara su experiencia. [...] [...] MakeUseOf tiene un excelente tutorial paso a paso para armar una aplicación U3 a partir de PackageFactory, pero créanme, es muy sencillo hacerlo. Yo hice la prueba con CloneDVD, el programa que uso para respaldar mis DVDs y tuve resultados excelentes. Si alguno de ustedes logra hacer alguna aplicación sería bueno que nos comentara su experiencia. [...]

]]> By: PackageFactory Converts any Windows Program to Run on a U3 Drive | MashTech http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-convert-programs-to-run-on-a-u3-drive-with-packagefactory/comment-page-1/#comment-384127 PackageFactory Converts any Windows Program to Run on a U3 Drive | MashTech Mon, 27 Apr 2009 10:09:44 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=16070#comment-384127 [...] you can jump right i&#110&#32&#98y going to the publisher’s site and grabbing the tiny app. Packa&#103&#101&#70actory is free for personal use and is Windows onl&#121&#46&#10Package Factory for U3 [via MakeUseOf] [...] [...] you can jump right i&#110&#32&#98y going to the publisher’s site and grabbing the tiny app. Packa&#103&#101&#70actory is free for personal use and is Windows onl&#121&#46&#10Package Factory for U3 [via MakeUseOf] [...]

]]> By: Como hacer una versión portable de programa para memorias USB con U3 http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-convert-programs-to-run-on-a-u3-drive-with-packagefactory/comment-page-1/#comment-383711 Como hacer una versión portable de programa para memorias USB con U3 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:11:20 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=16070#comment-383711 [...] y se pueden encontrar muchos programas compatibles con el U3, o bien puedes crearlos tu mismo, en Make Use Of encontré PackageFactory es una pequeña aplicación que te ayuda a crear versiones compatibles de [...] [...] y se pueden encontrar muchos programas compatibles con el U3, o bien puedes crearlos tu mismo, en Make Use Of encontré PackageFactory es una pequeña aplicación que te ayuda a crear versiones compatibles de [...]

]]> By: PackageFactory Converts any Windows Program to Run on a U3 Drive [Downloads] - 1525th Edition | Technology Revealed http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-convert-programs-to-run-on-a-u3-drive-with-packagefactory/comment-page-1/#comment-383615 PackageFactory Converts any Windows Program to Run on a U3 Drive [Downloads] - 1525th Edition | Technology Revealed Thu, 23 Apr 2009 02:16:27 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=16070#comment-383615 [...] PackageFactory is a small application that assists you in bundling applications to be used on your U3 enabled flash drive. According to the makers you can package any Windows program although the more complex the application’s dependencies the trickier the packaging. Thankfully the automated wizard does a fantastic job and you’ll rarely have to dig around in the manual features to get an application to work. For a step by step tutorial on converting an application and adding it to your U3 drive, check out the MakeUseOf article below. Otherwise you can jump right in by going to the publisher’s site and grabbing the tiny app. PackageFactory is free for personal use and is Windows only. Package Factory for U3 [via MakeUseOf] [...] [...] PackageFactory is a small application that assists you in bundling applications to be used on your U3 enabled flash drive. According to the makers you can package any Windows program although the more complex the application’s dependencies the trickier the packaging. Thankfully the automated wizard does a fantastic job and you’ll rarely have to dig around in the manual features to get an application to work. For a step by step tutorial on converting an application and adding it to your U3 drive, check out the MakeUseOf article below. Otherwise you can jump right in by going to the publisher’s site and grabbing the tiny app. PackageFactory is free for personal use and is Windows only. Package Factory for U3 [via MakeUseOf] [...]

]]> By: Guy McDowell http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-convert-programs-to-run-on-a-u3-drive-with-packagefactory/comment-page-1/#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 http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-convert-programs-to-run-on-a-u3-drive-with-packagefactory/comment-page-1/#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: PackageFactory Converts Any Windows Program To Run On A U3 Drive | Lifehacker Australia http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-convert-programs-to-run-on-a-u3-drive-with-packagefactory/comment-page-1/#comment-383594 PackageFactory Converts Any Windows Program To Run On A U3 Drive | Lifehacker Australia Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:32:46 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=16070#comment-383594 [...] Factory for U3 [via MakeUseOf] Tagged:flash drivesportable [...] [...] Factory for U3 [via MakeUseOf] Tagged:flash drivesportable [...]

]]> By: infoyourway.com » PackageFactory Converts any Windows Program to Run on a U3 Drive [Downloads] http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-convert-programs-to-run-on-a-u3-drive-with-packagefactory/comment-page-1/#comment-383574 infoyourway.com » PackageFactory Converts any Windows Program to Run on a U3 Drive [Downloads] Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:25:51 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=16070#comment-383574 [...] PackageFactory is a small application that assists you in bundling applications to be used on your U3 enabled flash drive. According to the makers you can package any Windows program although the more complex the application’s dependencies the trickier the packaging. Thankfully the automated wizard does a fantastic job and you’ll rarely have to dig around in the manual features to get an application to work. For a step by step tutorial on converting an application and adding it to your U3 drive, check out the MakeUseOf article below. Otherwise you can jump right in by going to the publisher’s site and grabbing the tiny app. PackageFactory is free for personal use and is Windows only. Package Factory for U3 [via MakeUseOf] [...] [...] PackageFactory is a small application that assists you in bundling applications to be used on your U3 enabled flash drive. According to the makers you can package any Windows program although the more complex the application’s dependencies the trickier the packaging. Thankfully the automated wizard does a fantastic job and you’ll rarely have to dig around in the manual features to get an application to work. For a step by step tutorial on converting an application and adding it to your U3 drive, check out the MakeUseOf article below. Otherwise you can jump right in by going to the publisher’s site and grabbing the tiny app. PackageFactory is free for personal use and is Windows only. Package Factory for U3 [via MakeUseOf] [...]

]]> By: PackageFactory Converts any Windows Program to Run on a U3 Drive [Downloads] · TechBlogger http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-convert-programs-to-run-on-a-u3-drive-with-packagefactory/comment-page-1/#comment-383562 PackageFactory Converts any Windows Program to Run on a U3 Drive [Downloads] · TechBlogger Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:55:50 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=16070#comment-383562 [...] PackageFactory is a small application that assists you in bundling applications to be used on your U3 enabled flash drive. According to the makers you can package any Windows program although the more complex the application’s dependencies the trickier the packaging. Thankfully the automated wizard does a fantastic job and you’ll rarely have to dig around in the manual features to get an application to work. For a step by step tutorial on converting an application and adding it to your U3 drive, check out the MakeUseOf article below. Otherwise you can jump right in by going to the publisher’s site and grabbing the tiny app. PackageFactory is free for personal use and is Windows only. Package Factory for U3 [via MakeUseOf] [...] [...] PackageFactory is a small application that assists you in bundling applications to be used on your U3 enabled flash drive. According to the makers you can package any Windows program although the more complex the application’s dependencies the trickier the packaging. Thankfully the automated wizard does a fantastic job and you’ll rarely have to dig around in the manual features to get an application to work. For a step by step tutorial on converting an application and adding it to your U3 drive, check out the MakeUseOf article below. Otherwise you can jump right in by going to the publisher’s site and grabbing the tiny app. PackageFactory is free for personal use and is Windows only. Package Factory for U3 [via MakeUseOf] [...]

]]> By: Quick Find Tech News » PackageFactory Converts any Windows Program to Run on a U3 Drive [Downloads] http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-convert-programs-to-run-on-a-u3-drive-with-packagefactory/comment-page-1/#comment-383561 Quick Find Tech News » PackageFactory Converts any Windows Program to Run on a U3 Drive [Downloads] Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:54:58 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=16070#comment-383561 [...] PackageFactory is a small application that assists you in bundling applications to be used on your U3 enabled flash drive. According to the makers you can package any Windows program although the more complex the application’s dependencies the trickier the packaging. Thankfully the automated wizard does a fantastic job and you’ll rarely have to dig around in the manual features to get an application to work. For a step by step tutorial on converting an application and adding it to your U3 drive, check out the MakeUseOf article below. Otherwise you can jump right in by going to the publisher’s site and grabbing the tiny app. PackageFactory is free for personal use and is Windows only. Package Factory for U3 [via MakeUseOf] [...] [...] PackageFactory is a small application that assists you in bundling applications to be used on your U3 enabled flash drive. According to the makers you can package any Windows program although the more complex the application’s dependencies the trickier the packaging. Thankfully the automated wizard does a fantastic job and you’ll rarely have to dig around in the manual features to get an application to work. For a step by step tutorial on converting an application and adding it to your U3 drive, check out the MakeUseOf article below. Otherwise you can jump right in by going to the publisher’s site and grabbing the tiny app. PackageFactory is free for personal use and is Windows only. Package Factory for U3 [via MakeUseOf] [...]

]]> By: McColley.net » Blog Archive » PackageFactory Converts any Windows Program to Run on a U3 Drive [Downloads] http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-convert-programs-to-run-on-a-u3-drive-with-packagefactory/comment-page-1/#comment-383558 McColley.net » Blog Archive » PackageFactory Converts any Windows Program to Run on a U3 Drive [Downloads] Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:31:02 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=16070#comment-383558 [...] PackageFactory is a small application that assists you in bundling applications to be used on your U3 enabled flash drive. According to the makers you can package any Windows program although the more complex the application’s dependencies the trickier the packaging. Thankfully the automated wizard does a fantastic job and you’ll rarely have to dig around in the manual features to get an application to work. For a step by step tutorial on converting an application and adding it to your U3 drive, check out the MakeUseOf article below. Otherwise you can jump right in by going to the publisher’s site and grabbing the tiny app. PackageFactory is free for personal use and is Windows only. Package Factory for U3 [via MakeUseOf] [...] [...] PackageFactory is a small application that assists you in bundling applications to be used on your U3 enabled flash drive. According to the makers you can package any Windows program although the more complex the application’s dependencies the trickier the packaging. Thankfully the automated wizard does a fantastic job and you’ll rarely have to dig around in the manual features to get an application to work. For a step by step tutorial on converting an application and adding it to your U3 drive, check out the MakeUseOf article below. Otherwise you can jump right in by going to the publisher’s site and grabbing the tiny app. PackageFactory is free for personal use and is Windows only. Package Factory for U3 [via MakeUseOf] [...]

]]> By: Guy McDowell http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-convert-programs-to-run-on-a-u3-drive-with-packagefactory/comment-page-1/#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 http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-convert-programs-to-run-on-a-u3-drive-with-packagefactory/comment-page-1/#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 http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-convert-programs-to-run-on-a-u3-drive-with-packagefactory/comment-page-1/#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 http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-convert-programs-to-run-on-a-u3-drive-with-packagefactory/comment-page-1/#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 http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-convert-programs-to-run-on-a-u3-drive-with-packagefactory/comment-page-1/#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 http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-convert-programs-to-run-on-a-u3-drive-with-packagefactory/comment-page-1/#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!

]]> By: Guy McDowell http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-convert-programs-to-run-on-a-u3-drive-with-packagefactory/comment-page-1/#comment-383298 Guy McDowell Tue, 21 Apr 2009 03:20:42 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=16070#comment-383298 Unfortunately no. It has to be a U3 pen drive. Sandisk makes some decent affordable ones. Unfortunately no. It has to be a U3 pen drive. Sandisk makes some decent affordable ones.

]]> By: Guy McDowell http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-convert-programs-to-run-on-a-u3-drive-with-packagefactory/comment-page-1/#comment-383297 Guy McDowell Tue, 21 Apr 2009 03:19:51 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=16070#comment-383297 It might be possible, but as you say, the data transfer rates would be brutal. Although there is a U3 version of OpenOffice out there. I've used it and it's alright. It might be possible, but as you say, the data transfer rates would be brutal. Although there is a U3 version of OpenOffice out there. I’ve used it and it’s alright.

]]> By: Charley http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-convert-programs-to-run-on-a-u3-drive-with-packagefactory/comment-page-1/#comment-383290 Charley Tue, 21 Apr 2009 02:04:09 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=16070#comment-383290 You know what would be cool? Putting package factory in u3. Then, go on to any system you want that has cool software and make that u3 portable. ;) You know what would be cool? Putting package factory in u3. Then, go on to any system you want that has cool software and make that u3 portable. ;)

]]> By: Jack Edward Alexander http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-convert-programs-to-run-on-a-u3-drive-with-packagefactory/comment-page-1/#comment-383288 Jack Edward Alexander Tue, 21 Apr 2009 01:02:06 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=16070#comment-383288 Author could have taken the article one step further by including the information on how to convert a U3 from FAT to NTFS to increase it's efficiency. Last week or thereabouts there was a nifty article at Lifehacker.com on how to do so. It's easy and my 'sticks' do seem to function better with my machine.... Author could have taken the article one step further by including the information on how to convert a U3 from FAT to NTFS to increase it’s efficiency. Last week or thereabouts there was a nifty article at Lifehacker.com on how to do so. It’s easy and my ’sticks’ do seem to function better with my machine….

]]> By: Mark B http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-convert-programs-to-run-on-a-u3-drive-with-packagefactory/comment-page-1/#comment-383269 Mark B Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:33:46 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=16070#comment-383269 Another useful tool for adding portable programs to the U3 menu is the SmithTech Shortcut Creator 4U3 found at http://usb.smithtech.us/projects/shortcut_creator.php This method takes very little additional space in the System folder of your U3 drive. Another useful tool for adding portable programs to the U3 menu is the SmithTech Shortcut Creator 4U3 found at
http://usb.smithtech.us/projects/shortcut_creator.php
This method takes very little additional space in the System folder of your U3 drive.

]]> By: Womble http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-convert-programs-to-run-on-a-u3-drive-with-packagefactory/comment-page-1/#comment-383265 Womble Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:00:39 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=16070#comment-383265 Extremely cool post I will take a look at this! Extremely cool post I will take a look at this!

]]> By: Alessandro http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-convert-programs-to-run-on-a-u3-drive-with-packagefactory/comment-page-1/#comment-383259 Alessandro Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:57:00 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=16070#comment-383259 Hello! you can use on any pendrive?? Hello!
you can use on any pendrive??

]]> By: James Rintamaki http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-convert-programs-to-run-on-a-u3-drive-with-packagefactory/comment-page-1/#comment-383256 James Rintamaki Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:23:29 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=16070#comment-383256 hmmm, now if this could work with programs like MSOffice or Photoshop/Premiere, that'd be nice (albeit, transfer speeds from a U3 drive would be quite painful..) hmmm, now if this could work with programs like MSOffice or Photoshop/Premiere, that’d be nice (albeit, transfer speeds from a U3 drive would be quite painful..)

]]> By: Jim http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-convert-programs-to-run-on-a-u3-drive-with-packagefactory/comment-page-1/#comment-383253 Jim Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:01:50 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=16070#comment-383253 I'd like to see SuperAntiSpyware and/or Malwarebytes to work using this. I’d like to see SuperAntiSpyware and/or Malwarebytes to work using this.

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