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Whats the difference between local and portable installation?

April 26, 2017difference installation local portable

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Whats the difference between local and portable installation?

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The local installation is like you know it from many other Windows applications. All files are copied to your hard disk, an icon is placed into your start menu (if you wish), and an uninstaller is provided. If multiple users are working on this PC, each user has its own settings. The portable installation has to be used if you want to install PStart to a removable device. There is no uninstaller, you have to remove all (currently two) files manually, if you don’t want to use PStart any more. Settings are stored for exactly this installation, so if you need more than one configuration (for multiple accounts), you have to install PStart several times to different folders. You can use the portable installation for your hard disk, too, but it’s treated just like a portable installation (no uninstaller, autostart has to be created manually…).