Hi Bill, Usually, Windows programs are "installed" onto a PC as opposed to "copied". This implies that all sorts of items are copied to many different locations on the PC (Windows/System, Documents&Settings, ProgramFiles etc.), plus a number of registry keys are added to the registry.
This makes it hard if not impossible to use the "copy" approach, as would be the case with a USB flash drive. However, I'm sure that by painstakingly moving all necessary parts into a single tree (including updating the registry to reflect this), and exporting the relevant registry information into a REG file to be run on each PC one uses, it would be theoretically possible to run MapInfo Pro from a flash drive. However, even then you'd probably need to run it on the same OS as it was originally intended for, since both the common repository and the registry organization may differ between OS'es. And yes, the flash drive drive letter is an issue, but that isue can be solved using the good'ole DOS command "subst" :-) But I'm sure it's very hard work, so I wouldn't recommend it unless it's very important to you. It is a novel idea though. Best regards / Med venlig hilsen Lars V. Nielsen -------------------------------------------------------- Hvenegaard A/S Rugaardsvej 55, DK-5000 Odense C Denmark Tel. +45 6313 5050 http://www.hvenegaard.dk ----- Original Message ----- From: "Data Directions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "MapInfo List" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 1:20 PM Subject: MI-L : MapInfo on a USB Flash Drive? Is it possible to load and run MapInfo from a USB flash drive? The reason I ask is because I'll be travelling overseas for five weeks (in a few months) and would prefer to just take a USB drive loaded with a working version of MapInfo and my important client data, rather than lugging around a 3 kg laptop. That way, I could check my emails and attend to any client requests on the road. Would there might be issues relating to the Windows OS that the drive is plugged into? Any thoughts, comments or experiences in this area? Thanks, Bill --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 17804 --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 17806
