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Been starting to uninstall windows apps in favor of portable versions.<br />
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Looking for options to define file associations for portable apps so I can double-click a file in explorer and the portable app will launch.<br />
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Saw <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2011/03/28/associate-file-extensions-with-portable-applications/" rel="ugc">eXpresso</a>; wondering about other options and any thoughts/feedback as I go down this path towards portable apps instead of installing.
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Been starting to uninstall windows apps in favor of portable versions.

Looking for options to define file associations for portable apps so I can double-click a file in explorer and the portable app will launch.

Saw eXpresso (http://www.ghacks.net/2011/03/28/associate-file-extensions-with-portable-applications/); wondering about other options and any thoughts/feedback as I go down this path towards portable apps instead of installing.

Options for file associations to run portable apps on W764

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