I see a lot of people trying to get the beta running off of portable media (thumb drives, port. hard drives, etc.)
Unfortunately...
Using current methods, this only works on computers that the user has regedit permissions to.
At my school, I work with the IT Admin, and just the very thought of kids having access to the registry would make him shit himself.
I recently attempted to get a copy of the SC2 Beta running as a portable executable using VMWare ThinApp, but I didn't get very far with it. I'm having trouble tying the launcher into the equation.
For anyone that doesn't know how ThinApp works, it scans your PC, you install/tweak the software, and rescan it. It then creates a package in a single .exe that uses virtual directories for all of the files/regs so there is no needed registry editing or folder set up on the host PC.
If someone is willing to help me put together, please let me know. Previous experience with ThinApp would be helpful.
Once it's all figured out, I'll make sure to update it whenever needed (for new AI releases, maps, and hopefully/eventually LAN).
Unfortunately...
Using current methods, this only works on computers that the user has regedit permissions to.
At my school, I work with the IT Admin, and just the very thought of kids having access to the registry would make him shit himself.
I recently attempted to get a copy of the SC2 Beta running as a portable executable using VMWare ThinApp, but I didn't get very far with it. I'm having trouble tying the launcher into the equation.
For anyone that doesn't know how ThinApp works, it scans your PC, you install/tweak the software, and rescan it. It then creates a package in a single .exe that uses virtual directories for all of the files/regs so there is no needed registry editing or folder set up on the host PC.
If someone is willing to help me put together, please let me know. Previous experience with ThinApp would be helpful.
Once it's all figured out, I'll make sure to update it whenever needed (for new AI releases, maps, and hopefully/eventually LAN).