Hi there;
I just discovered this browser and I am full of admiration for the
design. Now I would like to be able to run it from a CD - without
ever installing anything in the Windows system directories or
writing in the Registry. Leaving no footprints on the computer it
runs on - as it were. Can this be done with the present version?
(I did try, didint quite work, but there coukd be a way. Any
suggestions? Is it reasonable to humbly ask for such modus
operandi in the upcoming release?

Thanks in advance,
FB

In order to function properly K-M has to write to files/directories like cache, prefs.js, cookies and maybe others.

How would you achieve this on a CD?

Bernard

Bernhard,

"In order to function properly K-M has to write to files/directories like cache...

That's my opinion too. And it's the only reason (IMHO).

".., prefs.js, cookies and maybe others."

That's not true. It's possible, to run k-meleon without write-acces at these files.

Robert

I keep my disk cache set to '0' (zero) most of the time, and it works just fine, if that has any bearing on this topic... the relavent pref being:

user_pref("browser.cache.disk.capacity", 0);

I've made it!

K-meleon running from the CD, without HD interaction... here's how:

1- Grab KM, install to lets say C:\KM
2- make your own configuration. Options should be in C:\KM\profiles\default\xxxxxxx.slt\Pref.js
3- Copy this file to C:\KM\defaults\pref
4- Copy the C:\KM\profiles\default\xxxxxxx.slt\macro.cfg, C:\KM\profiles\default\xxxxxxx.slt\menu.cfg and C:\KM\profiles\default\xxxxxxx.slt\accel.cfg to the root folder of KM: C:\KM\
5- delete these 2 files:
C:\KM\components\profile.dll
C:\KM\components\profile.xpt
6- delete C:\KM\Profiles
7- delete C:\KM\defaults\profiles

You should now have a standalone K-Meleon browser that should run from a CD...

please test it and post your comments/addition/questions...

Please have a look @ ]http://theopencd.sunsite.dk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=357&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 for more info.