![]() ![]() It would also be useful if you could indicate here (assuming this gets fixed) which of the above two links - full-system vs per-user - should be used to download that exe file.Īnd ideally this functionality along with the correct instance of the link - requiring a EULA click is OK since a human will be doing it manually - would be documented at your Chrome Portable download page here: /apps/internet/google_chrome_portable so other users requiring this functionality from your installation process in the future won't need to search the forums to find out it that it exists. That's the key point - this functionality - which used to be there - no longer works with the recent version releases but it did used to do so in the past. ![]() I will be very happy if your installation routine would perform the full installation - without looking for an Internet connection - when it detects the file ChromeStandaloneSetup.exe in the same folder. To me that's OK, that is not the problem I'm seeking to resolve. ![]() I interpret your comment to meant that process isn't able to make use of the stable URLs I pointed out above, due to the EULA click - in other words, a single-file automated PA.com install isn't currently possible. I am requesting that an issue be resolved with your installation process only - I realize it isn't a bug, call it what you will, asking that functionality be restored that isn't there anymore. So excuse me if I call the installation of the PA.com package "your installation process" in order to distinguish it from the offical Chrome issues. I have no skills to develop or package anything myself, and no interest in pursuing that approach personally. There are options available for other browsers, though.Īnd my apologies for not being more clear with my issue request. It should also be noted that neither Google nor will support your builds and there is no possibility of paying for support. If you're only doing it within your organization, you can get away with it, but you can't distribute it to clients, customers or partners. It should also be noted that you can't make changes to Google Chrome or Google Chrome Portable and distribute it without permission from Google. If you want the old functionality of being able to download a specific version restored, you'll have to ask Google. ![]() Google is doing this on purpose to prevent people from linking to specific versions of Google Chrome easily. Note the E9C270D5AFCF0685 part? That's a random string that is different for every version of Google Chrome. Here's the URL for the current version that the Google Chrome Portable Stable installer downloads. But Google makes it arbitrarily difficult to get at the stable URL to a specific version of Chrome *on purpose*. The ability to do offline installation is already there. Your consideration of this request is greatly appreciated. Obviously posting the appropriate stable link and a brief instruction to the main download page would be helpful for those in a similar position. Note that ChromeStandaloneSetup.exe is the name of the file downloaded from either of the above links, but they are different binaries. GoogleChromePortable_XX.X.XXXX.XX_ sees that ChromeStandaloneSetup.exe is already there in the same folder, switches to offline install mode. If it's not possible to create an automated all-in-one install package, then please consider restoring the functionality that used to work. The stable links for Chrome that I've found require an EULA ack-click, not sure if this can be hacked to automate a self-contained package install. I realize from a Portability point of view Firefox may be superior, but in this case I don't have a choice, the users I'm supporting are wedded to Chrome extensions, off-line app in development etc.Įven when they do have a reliable connection, most of my users are paying per-MB and the download can take so long they run it overnight. Use case is a multi-remote-user environment (third-world NGO) widely implementing PA.com's Chrome, non-technical end users only occasionally connected, often with very sketchy net access, want to distribute updates so they can upgrade-in-place keeping their profiles intact. If not, then please let me know what I'm doing wrong. If so, please consider this a request to have it restored, or (even better) to make the PA.com installer self-contained if possible (I'm thinking licensing issue? Is there an existing issue report at we could +1?) Is this functionality is no longer possible? It used to be the case that if you had the "alternative" standalone installer EXE - don't remember if it was the system-wide or the per-user version - in the same folder as the PA.com installer, the latter would automagically detect the former and go ahead and install even if there were no connection to the Internet available. The PortableApps Chrome installer by default requires a robust Internet connection to download the actual binaries from. ![]()
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