I have never tried this, but I doubt it could be done completely without affecting the work computer. Logos relies on registry entries, so at the very minimum you'd have to install it to get those set up correctly. But you could probably map the installation folder to the portable hard disk using a symbolic link and have all the program files and resources reside on the portable drive. Here's some info on how to create symbolic links in Vista: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/using-symlinks-in-windows-vista/, and I expect that would work in Windows 7 as well. If you're running an older version of Windows I think you might be out of luck.
Bummer! Running Win XP Pro. Thank you though.
Have you thought about running a remote desktop to your home computer? I often use LogMeIn (http://www.logmein.com) and it works great.
What I clearly need to do is set up a hotlink to Rosiepedia! [I][;)]
That's a great idea and would work perfectly, I suspect, if I had a home computer and Internet connection. I use a netbook. I was hoping to use the computing power of, Internet connection on, and large screen attached to my work computer. Maybe someone else will benefit from this suggestion...way to go. Thanks.
You can accomplish the same thing by mounting an NTFS volume into an empty folder (did this with Oracle RDBMS back in the "old" days running Oracle on Windows 2000):
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307889
If it runs on the NTFS file system you can use Junction
Gentlemen: If I can connect my port hd, what files from my install on my notebook will I need to copy to the port hd? Once this (the files are copied) is done, where do I go to install the application? Can I tell L4 engine to load to a port hd?
I've tried this on Logos 4...I could never get it to work....but that was a long time ago..
http://www.everythingusb.com/ceedo.html
Run any app from a stick....
I've tried this on Logos 4...I could never get it to work....but that was a long time ago.. http://www.everythingusb.com/ceedo.html Run any app from a stick....
Great link...thanks!
I am really liking the direction this thread is going...the idea of having my L3 and L4 on a stick (or two) that can be directly accessed or kept for back up is intriguing. Question: can it be done???
I would like someone in the know from Logos to respond with the "yes" or "no" to this question. If not now, is it a possible option? I've got Portfolio plus a few additional items (okay...a few dozen) and my DLS (lol...I almost called it LDS) folder is between 8-9 Gb. Is this idea the easy option is sounds like?
RSVP...and merci.
i ran logos 4 from my portable hard drive. When you install it you just point the installation to that drive. But you have to install it on your computer to run on the portable drive. So it does affect your computer.
I tried installing it with MojoPac today....
I couldn't do it beause my home pc is win 7...and my work pcs are XP sp2....and it needs SP3 for Logos 4....
But it seems like it would work....
Porrtableapps.com ? Anyone tried that?
Why not just create/convert it to a virtual machine and store it on the external. May even run faster depending on your computer specs...
Don't forget that even if you got Logos working on a portable drive you'd still need to install the pre-requisites on the computer. There'll be no way around that.
I would like to access my L4 at work from my 750GB portable hard drive without installing anything on the work computer.
I don't believe that this is possible.
Even if you choose to install L4 on another drive, L4 still installs some stuff on the boot drive (usually under C:\Users\<LOGIN>\AppData\Local\Logos4). L4 writes logs to the boot drive (usually under C:\Users\<LOGIN>\AppData\Local\Temp\Logos Log Files). And L4 puts items in the registry.
Thank you for the info. How might I go about doing this with a portable drive?
Before you begin the process there are a few things to consider.
A quick overview on the VM creation.
I think there may be better instructions here in the forums somewhere...I am slammed with work right now this is all I had time for at the moment.
It looks like this is just a suite of portable versions of some common open source applications (OpenOffice, Firefox, Thunderbird, Google Chrome, Skype, Audacity, GIMP, VirtualDub, VLC Media Player, etc.). Since there isn't a portable version of Logos that runs on that platform, no this wouldn't be a solution.
