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Why Portable Freeware Applications?

If you have read the About MFR page you will already have an insight into why I think portable freeware programs should be an an important part of every users basic software suite of programs.

The main reasons are due to the fact that these programs do not require a lengthy installation process for each individual application when you are setting up a new computer or if an OS is replaced/upgraded or re-installed following a disaster. They do not write settings to the registry and any settings that are written are (should be!!) contained in files associated with the program folders. Sometimes this may be a user configurable option as may be the use of a separate settings file. Similarly data files that the program may produce for output or use to hold information, such as text files, word documents, tables, databases, etc. should not be kept in the Windows “Documents & Settings” User folders, or this should be a configurable option.

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