Does a LC standalone run from a flash drive on a WIN PC

[Richard Gaskin]

Mark Rauterkus wrote:
> Does a Livecode standalone application run on a PC with WIN from a flash drive?

Indeed it does.  LiveCode apps are generally self-contained, with 
everything they need in a single folder, so they can be run from nearly 
anything.

In fact, one of the products I manage has an option to install to either 
the user's hard drive or to a USB flash drive, so the user can take not 
only their data with them anywhere they go, but also the application so 
they can work on any machine available to them.

Works from network-mounted volumes as well.

One of the most frequent support questions I get from IT staff where our 
products are deployed is about configuration:  they simply can't believe 
that all they need to do is share the volume and it all just works. 
They keep expecting some need to install DLLs all over the user's 
system, and they just won't accept our simple installation guide at face 
value.  They call, and I explain that's all there is to it, and once 
they try it they're amazed.

We take such simplicity for granted, but apparently Win apps are still 
to this day so commonly replete with DLL hell that the beautifully 
self-contained nature of LiveCode apps is a rare thing, rare enough to 
confuse even the most experience IT staff who insist that it must be 
more difficult than we describe. :)

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