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  1. 2012-12-23 12:32 #1
    TheDangerousDave
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    FFXI self executble/portable?

    Has anyone ever made a portable version of FFXI? Is it possible? Installing and updating all the time is a ball ache so I would love a self executable version if it were possible. Could Windower still be used with a portable version of the game? Thanks for replies.
  2. 2012-12-23 13:11 #2
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    Just copy the folder, registry values, and register the .dlls. Check here for info.
  3. 2012-12-23 13:32 #3
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    Well it's not only installing/updating that's the issue, having an executable would be great for when you just need to use ffxi on a laptop or whatever briefly then can just delete it and not have to uninstall tons of stuff etc. Curious if it's possible with such a large program or not.
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    Chances for a portable version of ffxi would probably be close to zero. It just digs too much into the system, stores most settings in the registry and needs quite a few registered DLLs. So unless you want to run it inside a VM (which would probably suck because of the poor 3d performance of emulated GPUs) there's no way i can think of to make it portable.
    Portable programs need to be tailored to work portable, they have to bring everything they need themselves and not rely on any additional components that have to be installed, and they have to store all of their data and config in a path relative to their "install" folder, not in absolute locations.
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    Oh, thanks for the explanation. I feared it wouldn't be possible as nice as it would be if it were.
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    Quote Originally Posted by TheDangerousDave View Post
    Well it's not only installing/updating that's the issue, having an executable would be great for when you just need to use ffxi on a laptop or whatever briefly then can just delete it and not have to uninstall tons of stuff etc. Curious if it's possible with such a large program or not.
    So make another bat to delete the registry values. There is not "tons of stuff" to uninstall.
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    When I manually uninstall I have to uninstall FFXI and every expansion one by one so to uninstall like 7 things is tons for me personally. I don't know what a bat is, does it automate uninstall?
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    Quote Originally Posted by TheDangerousDave View Post
    I don't know what a bat is, does it automate uninstall?
    Yes. See the thread i linked above.

    You just need a bat that deletes the ffxi folder, and the registry settings, and you can uninstall with 1 click.