Portable Version
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Is there a way to create a portable version of Visual Studio on an external hard disk, through which I just need to plug in the hard disk and run the program from there? :^)
You could if you provide a .REG file that may be imported into the registry. You could use a software such as RegShot[^] to check the registry entries created by Visual Studio on installation and then create a .REG file. Now you have Visual Studio installed on your portable hard disk along with a .REG file which the user can import before opening Visual Studio.
«_Superman_» I love work. It gives me something to do between weekends.
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You could if you provide a .REG file that may be imported into the registry. You could use a software such as RegShot[^] to check the registry entries created by Visual Studio on installation and then create a .REG file. Now you have Visual Studio installed on your portable hard disk along with a .REG file which the user can import before opening Visual Studio.
«_Superman_» I love work. It gives me something to do between weekends.
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In order for Visual Studio to run, it not only needs its binaries and other files, but also certain registry entries. The registry is part of the OS. So in addition to the Visual Studio binaries and files that are installed in your portable drive, you will need to provide some sort of script like .REG files to import its settings into the registry so that Visual Studio can be executed.
«_Superman_» I love work. It gives me something to do between weekends.