Step-by-Step How To Make Portable Software With Winrar

Nowadays protable software is gaining popularity among users. This is because the software or portable application very easy to use without having to laboriously installed first. Jam it because it does not require installation, it is certainly not going to take or reduce the space in the operating system. Therefore, if you need a software but you will rarely use, the portable software is the right choice for your use. To get it yourself, live your search on the internet alone. However, if the software you're looking for is not in the form of portable you can make it yourself, because I create portable software is also very easy.
The following will explain how to make it by using winrar, winrar which is more familiar to computer users as software compression.
Note: This trick can only be done if we make software that would be portable, if when installed, the software installan located in the same folder 1. For example, if you install a software (ex: YahooMessenger) and the results of their install is located in the same folder on the C drive, then the software can be made to be portable using winrar.

How to Make Portable Software
1. Make sure your computer or a computer that will be used to create portable software has been installed winrar.
2. Search for software installation directory you want to create a portable (usually located in C drive - >> Program Files).
3. Click Ctrl + A to select all files and folders in it.
4. After all selected files and folders, right click and select "Add to Archive".

Step-by-Step How To Make Portable Software With Winrar

5. Once that process is complete, select the files and folders that have been previously a file. Rar, and open. At the winrar window, select the tab "General" select "creat SFX Archive", do not click "OK" first.

6. Then open the "File" tab and select all the text in the "Files to add" and then copy all the text (Ctrl + C)

7. On the tab "Advanced", click on "SFX Options".

8. In the newly opened window select "General" tab, select "Create in current folder". After that you need to enter the file name of the software that will be executed with the file extension (usually. Exe) in "Run after extraction" text box.The name you write in this section must be equal to the program. For example if the file name of the software that will be executed 'YahooMessenger.exe', then you must write the exact same name (ahooMessenger.exe) in this section

9. In the same window, select the "Advanced" tab, and paste the text you copied earlier in Step 6 (to more easily press Ctrl + V) in the Delete> Files to delete in the destination folder.

10. Go to the tab "Mode" and select "Unpack to temporary folder" and "Hide all together". In the old version Winrar enter the tab "Update" and select "Overview all files". In newer versions this option is available in the tab "Mode" in the "Overwrite mode".

11. Now under the tab "Text and Icon", select "Brows" the second to select the appropriate icon for your portable applications with the extension. Icon from your computer. If you do not have an icon on your computer, search and download the icons with the extension. Icon free on the internet beforehand (try the icon corresponding to the software that will be protable).

12. Finally click "OK" on all the windows and out of Winrar.In the previous results of the installation folder (which is on drive C earlier), the new file will be created. This file is a portable file of your application. You can copy this file anywhere you want, such as flash drives, external hard drives and or anywhere on your computer, you can run the program with just two clicks left

So how to make a portable software using winrar, atikel hopefully this can help you.

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