Comments on: Universal Extractor – came, identified, unpacked http://www.rarst.net/software/universal-extractor/ cynical thoughts on software and web Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:03:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Adrian http://www.rarst.net/software/universal-extractor/#comment-10423 Adrian Sat, 05 Sep 2009 11:54:47 +0000 http://www.Rarst.net/?p=143#comment-10423 You can monitor the registry when running the executable to see if it writes anything there... I've done it before. I seldom do this now, so I've forgotten the registry monitor prog's name... You can monitor the registry when running the executable to see if it writes anything there… I’ve done it before. I seldom do this now, so I’ve forgotten the registry monitor prog’s name…

]]> By: Rarst http://www.rarst.net/software/universal-extractor/#comment-10420 Rarst Sat, 05 Sep 2009 11:46:19 +0000 http://www.Rarst.net/?p=143#comment-10420 @Adrian It's not fully portable. It will work from flash drive, etc... But it leaves logs and registry entries behind, as post mentions. By the way simply running executable will tell if program works without installation, but not if it is completely portable as well. I am planning to script few tools together to make proper portability test (some day :). @Adrian

It’s not fully portable. It will work from flash drive, etc… But it leaves logs and registry entries behind, as post mentions.

By the way simply running executable will tell if program works without installation, but not if it is completely portable as well. I am planning to script few tools together to make proper portability test (some day :).

]]> By: Adrian http://www.rarst.net/software/universal-extractor/#comment-10419 Adrian Sat, 05 Sep 2009 11:42:20 +0000 http://www.Rarst.net/?p=143#comment-10419 This program is actually fully portable. Anyway, I usually use it to determine if a program is portable. I extract the files from their setup installers and run the executables to check. Adrian This program is actually fully portable.
Anyway, I usually use it to determine if a program is portable. I extract the files from their setup installers and run the executables to check.

Adrian

]]> By: Rarst http://www.rarst.net/software/universal-extractor/#comment-812 Rarst Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:38:26 +0000 http://www.Rarst.net/?p=143#comment-812 @Ky I am not much of Vista user. :) There is no-install version available there as well. @Ky

I am not much of Vista user. :) There is no-install version available there as well.

]]> By: Ky http://www.rarst.net/software/universal-extractor/#comment-811 Ky Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:32:02 +0000 http://www.Rarst.net/?p=143#comment-811 I faced some installation issues on Vista. Overall, it's impressive, though. I faced some installation issues on Vista. Overall, it’s impressive, though.

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