You can run a fully functional, portable version of SoftMaker Office (including TextMaker, PlanMaker, and Presentations) directly from a USB flash drive without registering it in the host computer’s Windows registry database. This allows you to work seamlessly on any guest computer while leaving no data traces behind when you unplug the drive.
Here is how to set it up and run it on Windows and Linux systems. 🛠️ Setting Up the USB Drive on Windows
The easiest way to create a portable version is to use SoftMaker’s built-in USB installation utility. This requires a temporary installation on a regular host PC first.
Install SoftMaker Office on your primary PC’s built-in hard drive as you normally would.
Activate the software by opening TextMaker on the host PC and entering your product key. Note: This registers the license to the portable version so it can run smoothly on offline or guest computers later. Plug your USB flash drive into the PC.
Launch the USB creator tool using either of these two methods:
Start Menu: Click the Windows Start button, navigate to the SoftMaker Office program group, and click Install SoftMaker Office on a USB stick.
File Explorer: Manually navigate to your installation folder (usually C:\Program Files\SoftMaker Office 2024</code>) and run the application file named usbstick.exe.
Follow the prompts to let the program copy all necessary suite files, application configurations, and your default documents folder over to the flash drive. 🐧 Setting Up the USB Drive on Linux
If you are using Linux, the process is completed manually via the command line terminal by utilizing a “marker file”. Install SoftMaker Office on your local Linux PC.
Create a folder on your target USB drive and copy the application data over:
mkdir /media/disk/office2024 cd /usr/share/office2024 cp -Rv/media/disk/office2024 Use code with caution.
(Be sure to replace /media/disk with the actual mount path of your USB drive).
Create a blank marker file named portable.txt in that exact USB folder: touch /media/disk/office2024/portable.txt Use code with caution.
This empty file signals the office applications to remain in portable mode and restrict all settings and configurations to the USB drive instead of writing to the host /home directories. 🚀 How to Run the Portable Office Suite
Once your USB drive is configured, using it on any compatible computer is straightforward:
On Windows: Open the USB drive directory, enter the SoftMaker Office folder, and double-click the specific application executable you want to run (such as TextMaker.exe, PlanMaker.exe, or Presentations.exe).
On Linux: Mount the USB stick, open the terminal in the directory where your portable files reside, and execute the application script directly (for example, ./textmaker). Portable mode creates unnecessary folders - SoftMaker.com
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