First of all, you have to choose a software which you would like to put on your USB stick and use it wherever you go. You should choose a software which could be used as portable. I mean there’s no sense creating a portable version of a software which is heavily tied to the machine (i.e. media catalogue software when the media files are stored on the local computer, etc.).
The easy case is when the software is freeware, then you won’t have to find a crack or a serial to turn it to a full version. I won’t discuss about this case because if you go through this guide you’ll be able to make them portable.
So, back to trial limitations… Basically two situations can occur:
1. Serial protection
2. Other protection (crack, patch or cracked files, licence files, etc).
The best situation is when you have a cracked exe (or other file). After replacing the original file(s) you’re almost ready in most cases, you shouldn’t bother with registration or license issues. But even if the program starts up and runs fine, you have to examine the software’s behaviour – where does it store its configuration files (registry or in some directory), how deeply it integrates to the host computer’s system and so on. Only this way can you make sure that your portable is going to work as expected.
You should get familiar with the software and you should know everything about how it works, if it’s possible.
If the software is protected by a serial number and it is stored in the registry or in other location beside the program’s directory, you must create a launcher that restores the registration info before the software is launched. In Chapter II we’ll create a launcher for this kind of software.
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