Creating portable applications for a cleaner system

[Swiftkidd]

I'm pretty new to portable applications and came across software such as cameyo and thinapp that uses virtualization but in order to create a portable application it requires the use of a virtual machine with a fresh operating system install to capture changes before and after each software that is being made portable.

Seems like a lot of hassle and even more so to keep those applications up to date as would require creating a new portable app version. I only want to use it with software that I rarely use like the list below. Is their a more simple way to better managing installed software ? :huh:

Drive partitioning software
Extended registry search software
File size explorer like treesize
Advance uninstaller software like revo uninstaller
Google Earth
Speed Fan / CPU-Z / Everest / belarc advisor / hd tune

 

[TwoCables]

This won't help much, but I know for a fact that CPU-Z doesn't have to be installed. Here's the standalone "version" (it's not really a different version though):

Direct download of the 32-bit version in a .ZIP file: CPUID - System & hardware benchmark, monitoring, reporting

I just wanted to point that out because I didn't want to go away from this thread knowing that I could have contributed something.

 

[gigagiggles]

Take a trip to PortableApps.com. It'll be cloud nine, if not heavenly. Down to earth, a real smorgasbord.

 

[Swiftkidd]

This won't help much, but I know for a fact that CPU-Z doesn't have to be installed. Here's the standalone "version" (it's not really a different version though):

Direct download of the 32-bit version in a .ZIP file: CPUID - System & hardware benchmark, monitoring, reporting

I just wanted to point that out because I didn't want to go away from this thread knowing that I could have contributed something.

Hey thanks it helps

Take a trip to PortableApps.com. It'll be cloud nine, if not heavenly. Down to earth, a real smorgasbord.

I found portableapps didn't have that many applications, however I found a website similar called thinstallsoft which seems to create a lot of portable versions of applications

 

[gregrocker]

Since you have Factory OEM the tools and methods which work best with it based on countless thousands of installs we've helped with here are in Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7.

If you still have the corrupt factory preinstall I would treat yourself to Win7 native performance by doing the reinstall, taking your time to get it perfect, then capture an image and never have to do it again.