Comments on: Universal Extractor – came, identified, unpacked http://www.rarst.net/software/universal-extractor/ cynical thoughts on software, web, etc Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:07:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Adrianhttp://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: Rarsthttp://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 @AdrianIt'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: Adrianhttp://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: Rarsthttp://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 @KyI 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: Kyhttp://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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