But PortableApps now supports freeware – like Skype! Now no need to have U3 at all – so I uninstalled it and I don’t think I’ll ever regret it.

It really bugged me the way that U3 started automatically when it was plugged in without asking. And that it has that stupid second partition that appears like a CD. It confused the hell out of any friends I lent my USB stick to.

U3 sucks. PortableApps all the way.

Or repack your programs with it? I repacked picasa2, FScapture, FSviewer, Winamp 3.5, and a couple of other things I liked, the all work and are icons in the U3 launcher…but anyways

do the first part, then mark it for start on insertion…does the same as the other commenter but after you download the package installer (which pretty much makes any stand-alone program convert and install in U3) you can keep it in casse you would rather just load ANY program on your U3 as long as does not try to use registery (IE all the programs you all already have with portable apps and MORE)…

Either way Good Deal!

Even though when you install portableapps and it creates an autorun file, the cdrom portion always wins….

There is a freeware utility that allows you to create shortcuts to anything you want. So….

1) Install portableapps on your usb stick at root so
k:\ (Obviously it might not be K on your computer)

2) Download and run this little utility….
http://usb.smithtech.us/projects/shortcut_creator.php

You can just run it without installing it.

3) Fill in the boxes:

Shortcut Name = PortableApps
ApplicationPath= navigate to your portableapps launcher (exe) file.

4)After its added, launch u3 and right click on the newly created Portableapps program and tick “Run on insertion”….

Job done…..

[Autorun]
Open=PortableApps\PortableAppsMenu\PortableAppsMenu.exe
Action=Start PortableApps
Icon=PortableApps\PortableAppsMenu\PortableAppsMenu.exe
Label=PortableApps