It is only necessary to have a ini-file if you wish to change the default configuration. The Wireshark Portable Launcher will look for an ini-file called WiresharkPortable.ini within its directory. The will result in a short Wizard that will install the package on your USB flash device and result in a new menu item being added to the main Portable Apps menu. To install the package, choose the 'Options/Install New App' option from the main Portable Apps menu and select the file ''. The Ultimate Packer for eXecutables can optionally be used to reduce the size of the package that is installed on the USB flash drive - see config.nmake. This will result in a single file called in the directory packaging/portableapps/win32.

% nmake -f makefile.nmake packaging_papps Use the packaging_papps target in the top-level Wireshark directory.

This plug-in, FindProcDLL, can be downloaded from and is required to ensure that only one copy of Wireshark is running. However, an additional plug-in for NSIS is required for the Wireshark Portable packaging. The packaging uses the same 'Nullsoft Install System' (NSIS) that is used by the standards Wireshark windows installer. You can build an experimental version of Wireshark Portable from the latest version of the Wireshark sources. This happens even when a Wireshark has been conventionally installed on the machine. So that whichever machine you run Wireshark on your will always get your own preferences.

When you remove the drive, not trace of the applications are left on the machine.Īs well as the Wireshark application, all of your Wireshark preferences will be stored on the USB flash drive. There is no need to run a specific installation program.

Portable Apps provides a USB flash drive with a mechanism for launching applications directly from the drive. There is no need to run the normal Wireshark installation package, Wireshark will be ready to run as soon as the machine recognises the device. You can now install Wireshark onto a PortableApps enabled device that will allow you to run Wireshark on any Windows XP & 2000 machine that you plug the device into.

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