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--- agm:2011:portableapps [2011/11/11 16:34] – [And then PediTree] Malcolm Austen
+++ agm:2011:portableapps [2018/08/30 00:23] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 ====== PortableApps ======
+This is the version I produced for the 2011 AGM. There is a [[:portableapps:|fuller version written for Oxfordshire FHS]].
 ===== Your Computer on a memory stick =====
 PortableApps is a menu and application launcher system that runs on/from a USB device. In fact it can be run from any drive, I have my netbook's hard drive partitioned and run PortableApps on my D: drive.
-For today's AGM hands-on session you can experiment using the H: drive on the lecture room computers - this will be faster than using a USB device :-)
+For today's AGM hands-on session you may wish to start your experiments using the H: drive on the lecture room computers - this will be faster than using a USB device :-)
+Later you can either repeat the process or just copy everything from the H: drive onto your USB device and then try running it from there.
 ===== First things first =====
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 Other Portable Apps to consider are Opera, LibreOffice and FoxitReader.
+N.B. LibreOffice is the new replacement for OpenOffice. Because it's a large package, installation may take a while but do download it today while you are on a fast connection!
 ===== And then PediTree =====
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 N.B. It would do that anyway if there were no c:\pedigree folder to be found, but you will probably be testing this out on your home computer which does have a c:\pedigree :-)
-===== I wonder if we can get Pedigree running too ... =====
+===== And finally Pedigree =====
 To start with, I suggest you add two Apps to your menu:
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     * Command Prompt Portable
   * and from the games section
-    * DOSBox Portable
+    * DOSbox Portable
+On a Win32 host system there should be no real trouble running a DOS program. Indeed Pedigree will appear in the PortableApps menu and will run when clicked - although some work needs to be done to sort out the font size!
+If you like a more traditional approach, run Command Prompt Portable an then type:
+  cd portableapps\pedigree
+  pedigree
+On a 64 bit Windows 7 system that won't work but Colin's FAQ has the answer - DOSbox is available as a Portable App.
+Before going further, check whether your pedigree folder includes the file dpmi16bi.ovl and if it is not there you should follow Colin's FAQ instructions for 64bit Win7 and install Ped26N. Even if it is there, you might want to check you have your version of Pedigree as up-to-date as possible!
-===== And then ... =====
+If u: is the drive letter of your USB drive, run DOSbox and at the Z: prompt type:
-Some black magic?
+  mount v u:\portableapps\pedigree
+  v:
+  pedigree
+At this point you may still have Pedigree in a very small window ... something to work on!