Hello,
Is TextPad available in a compact version? - ie a version which I can copy to a removable media without running the install program... Ideally this would be a zip file which can be unzipped and ready to go. Also, it should not write anything to the registry...
Thanks a lot
Compact (stand-alone) version of TextPad?
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Good idea
I vote for this. I'd really like to see a feature to have TextPad
store options in a file in the same directory it was run.
It seems like TextPad does not install much else in the way of DLLs
or controls, so (except for the registry) it should be able to run from
any directory -- including a USB flash drive.
... You can kind of fake this by using regedit to copy these keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Helios
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Helios
Then just import the keys on a new machine.
I've done this to avoid having to remember all my TextPad options
when I move to a new machine. I'm not sure this will also work if
you just copy the textpad install tree.
store options in a file in the same directory it was run.
It seems like TextPad does not install much else in the way of DLLs
or controls, so (except for the registry) it should be able to run from
any directory -- including a USB flash drive.
... You can kind of fake this by using regedit to copy these keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Helios
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Helios
Then just import the keys on a new machine.
I've done this to avoid having to remember all my TextPad options
when I move to a new machine. I'm not sure this will also work if
you just copy the textpad install tree.
UPX also makes it smaller
UPX also compresses the textpad.exe by 44%
(From 1941504 to 853504 bytes).
(UPX is the Ultimate Packer for eXecutables by
Markus F.X.J. Oberhumer & Laszlo Molnar)
(From 1941504 to 853504 bytes).
(UPX is the Ultimate Packer for eXecutables by
Markus F.X.J. Oberhumer & Laszlo Molnar)