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03:22:11 <Spaceghost> Is any portable realese app of Foxit Reader without the publicity?
03:22:39 <Spaceghost> I read about ways to remove it editing the registers files.
03:22:39 <Spaceghost> But I can figure out how do it with a portable version.
03:28:04 <Spaceghost> can't*
03:29:04 <Spaceghost> Have you thought in make a portable realese of Calibre?
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12:46:28 <pa_5671> hi
12:46:42 <pa_5671> hello
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17:43:32 <pa_5829> How do I uninstall WinPenguinsPortagel from my desktop?
17:44:10 <TPFC-SYSTEM> Simply delete the folder.
17:44:16 <pa_5829> WinPenguinsPortable
17:44:31 <TPFC-SYSTEM> That's one of the advantages of portable software: extremely easy uninstall. :)
17:44:40 <pa_5829> my computer won't let me
17:44:54 <TPFC-SYSTEM> Do you get any error message?
17:45:42 <pa_5829> OOps, now it is gone. Sorry I bothered you.
17:45:56 <TPFC-SYSTEM> No problem. :)
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18:49:35 <heiba> Hello Everyone
18:49:54 <heiba> I wish to report a major buy in Portable Chrome 15.0.874.121
18:50:05 <heiba> Chrome portable version 15.0.874.121 does not process .crx files, I can't install any extensions nor any themes. What happens is that when I try to install a theme for example, the crx is downloaded to my computer normally, but then nothing happens. I use Chrome portable version 13.0.782.107 from Portable-apps, and everything works perfectly fine. In version 13.0.782.107 if I want to install a theme for example, the .crx file is
18:50:23 <heiba> installs the theme, and deletes the .crx file.
18:52:22 <heiba> Hello ?
18:52:25 <heiba> Anybody there ?
18:53:19 <heiba> help!
18:53:20 <GizmoBot> heiba: Welcome to the PortableApps.com official chatroom. Ask your question and someone should be able to help you shortly. If you still don't get an answer, try posting on the forums: http://portableapps.com/forums
18:53:35 <heiba> Sure
18:53:47 <heiba> Chrome portable version 15.0.874.121 does not process .crx files, I can't install any extensions nor any themes. What happens is that when I try to install a theme for example, the crx is downloaded to my computer normally, but then nothing happens. I use Chrome portable version 13.0.782.107 from Portable-apps, and everything works perfectly fine. In version 13.0.782.107 if I want to install a theme for example, the .crx file is
18:53:53 <heiba> installs the theme, and deletes the .crx file.
18:56:48 <heiba> help!
18:56:49 <GizmoBot> heiba: Welcome to the PortableApps.com official chatroom. Ask your question and someone should be able to help you shortly. If you still don't get an answer, try posting on the forums: http://portableapps.com/forums
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19:02:04 <TPFC-SYSTEM> heiba_: I found this thread: http://portableapps.com/node/29619
19:02:41 <TPFC-SYSTEM> Do you have Chrome installed locally? If you do, please try if the problem is also present in the installed copy.
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19:03:33 <heiba> help!
19:03:33 <GizmoBot> heiba: Welcome to the PortableApps.com official chatroom. Ask your question and someone should be able to help you shortly. If you still don't get an answer, try posting on the forums: http://portableapps.com/forums
19:03:52 <TPFC-SYSTEM> heiba: I found this thread: http://portableapps.com/node/29619
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19:04:09 <TPFC-SYSTEM> Ragequitting all the time? -.-
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19:05:19 <heiba> help!
19:05:20 <GizmoBot> heiba: Welcome to the PortableApps.com official chatroom. Ask your question and someone should be able to help you shortly. If you still don't get an answer, try posting on the forums: http://portableapps.com/forums
19:05:45 <heiba> I have chrome on the portable drive only
19:05:52 <heiba> and things work fine in version 13
19:05:55 <heiba> just not in version 15
19:06:25 <TPFC-SYSTEM> Hmm, maybe your profile is corrupted.
19:06:34 <TPFC-SYSTEM> Try renaming the Data directory.
19:06:56 <heiba> how do I rename the Data directory ?
19:07:27 <heiba> my problem is very similar to the one in that thread you gave me the link for
19:07:47 <heiba> is there something different in version 15 ?
19:07:52 <TPFC-SYSTEM> First enter the directory where Google Chrome Portable is located (something like X:\PortableApps\ChromePortable).
19:08:13 <TPFC-SYSTEM> Then right-click the Data directory and select "Rename".
19:08:26 <heiba> ok
19:08:29 <TPFC-SYSTEM> Finally type the new name (e.g. DataBackup) and press Enter.
19:08:45 <heiba> and chrome will then create a new Data directory, right ?
19:08:56 <TPFC-SYSTEM> Yes IIRC.
19:09:07 <heiba> well I'm not sure if that will fix it
19:09:16 <TPFC-SYSTEM> You can always rename it back if it doesn't.
19:09:26 <heiba> because I totally deleted chrome 15 portable and reinstalled it again , no difference
19:09:32 <heiba> what other solutions do you suggest ?
19:10:58 <TPFC-SYSTEM> You can check if the problem is also present in Iron Portable: http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/iron_portable
19:11:45 <heiba> ok
19:11:52 <heiba> i'll check
19:12:11 <heiba> do you have chrome 15 portable ?
19:12:16 <TPFC-SYSTEM> If it isn't, at least you have a workaround. Unfortunately problems are very hard to fix if the developer(s) can't reproduce them. :(
19:12:26 <TPFC-SYSTEM> No. I have Chromium Portable, though.
19:12:28 <heiba> does installing extensions work fine ?
19:12:32 <TPFC-SYSTEM> http://crportable.sourceforge.net/
19:12:43 <TPFC-SYSTEM> Yes, it does.
19:14:03 <heiba> mmm
19:14:05 <heiba> alright thanks
19:14:14 <heiba> i'll try chromium 17 and see if it changes anything
19:14:31 <TPFC-SYSTEM> OK. I wish you luck. :)
19:15:39 <heiba> thank you for your help
19:15:41 <heiba> bye
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19:21:21 <heiba> help!
19:21:22 <GizmoBot> heiba: Welcome to the PortableApps.com official chatroom. Ask your question and someone should be able to help you shortly. If you still don't get an answer, try posting on the forums: http://portableapps.com/forums
19:21:34 <heiba> I've tried Chromium Portable 17
19:21:45 <heiba> still .crx problem occurs
19:22:32 <heiba> Chrome portable version 15.0.874.121 does not process .crx files, I can't install any extensions nor any themes. What happens is that when I try to install a theme for example, the crx is downloaded to my computer normally, but then nothing happens. I use Chrome portable version 13.0.782.107 from Portable-apps, and everything works perfectly fine. In version 13.0.782.107 if I want to install a theme for example, the .crx file is
19:22:36 <TPFC-SYSTEM> Quite surprising.
19:22:37 <heiba> installs the theme, and deletes the .crx file.
19:22:47 <heiba> lol
19:22:48 <heiba> is it ?
19:23:00 <TPFC-SYSTEM> So, we can rule out your settings.
19:23:16 <heiba> yes
19:23:29 <heiba> cause I just installed a clean install of chromium portable 17
19:23:45 <TPFC-SYSTEM> What we have left is your environment.
19:24:07 <TPFC-SYSTEM> John Haller mentioned e.g. this: "It will not work if you don't have a TEMP directory defined."
19:24:14 <heiba> ok
19:24:41 <heiba> should I define a TEMP directory in the same place where Data directory is ?
19:24:53 <TPFC-SYSTEM> Likely there is a bug in all Chromium-based browser that, for some reason, is present on your environment.
19:24:58 <TPFC-SYSTEM> *browsers
19:25:28 <TPFC-SYSTEM> I'm predicting that locally installed Chrome won't work on your computer either.
19:25:46 <heiba> no, cause these work perfectly in portable chrome 13.0.782.107
19:26:07 <TPFC-SYSTEM> So it's a regression.
19:26:27 <TPFC-SYSTEM> I'll look at the Chromium issue list.
19:27:19 <heiba> yeah I had to return to 13.0 :(
19:29:03 <heiba> why would things work perfectly in 13.0 but not in 15.0 ?
19:29:58 <TPFC-SYSTEM> Chromium developers improve Chromium and replace existing source code.
19:30:06 <TPFC-SYSTEM> Sometimes the new code has bugs.
19:30:16 <TPFC-SYSTEM> It's that simple.
19:31:51 <TPFC-SYSTEM> Yes, there are bug reports: http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=103884&q=install%20feature%3DExtensions&sort=-id%20feature&colspec=ID%20Pri%20Mstone%20ReleaseBlock%20Area%20Feature%20Status%20Owner%20Summary
19:33:18 <TPFC-SYSTEM> Another bug report, with a potential workaround: http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=104953&q=install%20feature%3DExtensions&sort=-id%20feature&colspec=ID%20Pri%20Mstone%20ReleaseBlock%20Area%20Feature%20Status%20Owner%20Summary
19:36:49 <heiba> no don't think these are relevant for me
19:36:55 <heiba> cause mine installs the crx file fine
19:37:02 <heiba> it just doesn't process it automatically
19:37:37 <heiba> so these problems, are they because of the chrome developers ? or are they because portable apps making it portable ?
19:38:01 <TPFC-SYSTEM> I'm quite sure that they "are because of chrome developers".
19:38:45 <TPFC-SYSTEM> There are so many bug reports that it's hard to find any information (especially workarounds). :(
19:46:27 <heiba> mmm
19:46:28 <heiba> that's alright
19:46:36 <heiba> I'll wait till version 18 maybe
19:46:47 <heiba> reckon when will version 16 stable come out ?
19:47:30 <TPFC-SYSTEM> IIRC, Chrome has a fixed release cycle. Let me check.
19:48:54 <TPFC-SYSTEM> There are releases about every two months. Chrome 16 should be here at late December.
19:53:39 <heiba> mmm
19:53:41 <heiba> great
19:53:43 <heiba> thanks very much
19:53:45 <heiba> gtg now
19:53:47 <heiba> thank you
19:53:48 <heiba> bye
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