Portable applications are useful in that you can run it in any computers and without installation. The bad thing is, not every applications can be made portable. One of the solutions that we reviewed previously is to make your Windows XP portable so you can carry all your apps around. However, that can be an overkill for many. Most of the time, we just need access to a few applications, not the whole OS. This is where Cameyo comes in to fill the gap.
Cameyo is a Windows only software that virtualize your applications into a single exe file. With this virtualize application, you can bring it around and use it in any computers, without installation.
Usage
Download and install Cameyo
Run Cameyo. Click “Capture installation”.
It will first take a snapshot before the installation.
When the Proceed with installation message appear, proceed with your application installation.
In this example, we will install the Opera browser in our Windows system.
When the installation is completed, simply click the “Install done” button.
Cameyo would then proceed to take a post installation snapshot to determine the files/folders that have changed. This could take some time. It is best to leave your system alone during this process
Once it is done with the snapshot, it will prompt you to enter the identification detail.
Lastly, it will package the executable into a virtual file.
You should now see a folder in your desktop. Inside the folder should contain the executable file of the application that you have just installed.
Now, you can copy this folder to your thumb drive, bring it around with you and access to your applications wherever you are.
Conclusion
Personally, I have not test every single application in my system, so there is no way to know if Cameyo works for all. I have tested Opera, Safari browser and Filezilla. The post-installation snapshot of Safari took far too long, so I cancelled it before it was completed. As for Opera and Filezilla, they work fine.
Test it out and let us know which applications work and which one don’t.
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