Many users on the Internet ask - what is RePack, Portable (portable), Silent installation (silent). Let's try to explain the difference between these programs.
Silent installation
Silent Installation - this is if the program is installed automatically without user intervention. In other words, you do not need to enter serial numbers, keys and apply other methods of program registration: patches (patches), cracks (crack), etc. In addition to this, during the installation of the program you will not have to press "next" many times, repack program she will do everything for you. And after installation, soft will be completely ready to work.
Why is this needed? Imagine a situation, for example: you are a system administrator and you have a task for a huge number of computers and. If you apply silent installation programs, then you have the opportunity to save time and simplify this procedure several times.
The duration of the installation depends on the size of the program and lasts from 1-2 seconds to an hour. Such programs are installed by double-clicking the right mouse button on the executable file. These files are usually prepared for automatic installation of programs immediately after the installation of the Windows operating system, and are often included in some kind of assembly, such as a Zver DVD, etc. As a matter of fact, everything is very simple: we click on the file 2 times, and the installation is finished.
Typically silent install is used for post-install programs such as Windows Post-Installer, BS POST-INSTALLER... Also silent installation programs perfectly installed on "live", has long been working operating system.
Such software, among other things, can be useful for those inhabitants of our planet who do not like to tinker with little things to install the program, or do not want to strain themselves. And of course it will produce for those people who are faced with installation problems (installation) applications. Silent Installation Assembly She will do everything herself and will not need your intervention at all. Just run and upon completion of installation the program is ready to use with all built-in additions and add-ons.
What is Repack and what is it for?
You have probably seen the word "Repack" in the titles of games or programs more than once, but what can you conclude from this?
Repack - this is a repackaged licensed program or game. Why is this necessary? Most often, Repack is done to reduce the size of the installer, or so that, for example, the crack and translation are already in the newly installed program or game.
RePack is a lightweight version of a game program from which unnecessary files are cut, including foreign languages, foreign software, various demos, video clips are often compressed in RePack, sometimes with a loss of quality. The purchased cut-down version of the game, in most cases, is collected in 1–2.iso, .mdf ... and other disk images. As a result, RePack weighs less and is more likely to be downloaded from the Internet. In RePack, they add all sorts of cracks, keygens, no-dvd, etc. In most cases, a license is first found on trackers, then a lot of repacks to it, 1 / 4-1 / 3 less in volume. Although RePacks have been installed on the computer for a long time. Until 1–2 hours ... (byeaaa, all this compressed will be established). Often, repackers do the translation of the license themselves, practically "prompt", and also invest in RePack.
So what is a Portable program?
Arriving on a visit or at work, we use other people's PCs. And often we need programs in the form they are configured in our home. With the documentation, everything is usually simple - copy it to a USB flash drive and play it on an outside computer, then what about the program options? Or there may not be a necessary program at all ... For this all, there are portable programs (in other words - Portable versions of programs), in other words, programs that do not need anything to work, apart from personally themselves. These programs save all options not in the registry, but in their own files.
Portable programs can work with all this being in any folder. If the program does not have its own installer, this does not mean that it is actually portable. In addition to all this, it should not access the registry and other places on the hard drive. Portable versions of programs are usually distributed in archives. In order for the program to work, it is enough to extract files from the archive into a particular folder.
Portable programs are made by enthusiasts. They do this so that the program does not go beyond the boundaries of its own folder. For example, a simple program will adopt the registry - professionals make it so that the program writes its options not to the registry, but to a file. Although if the registry is really needed, then a special code at startup writes the settings to the registry, and after closing it pours back into the file.
Portable Soft types
In general, Portable soft (PS) should include those programs that are "installed" by ordinary unpacking of the archive, or are ready to be transferred from machine to machine by ordinary copying, without requiring installers making the required prescriptions in the registry. This is where the differences in Portable applications come in.
ru - the applications contain the Russian language
portable - portable - moving with ease, just copy the application files.
apps - an English abbreviation for the word application, which means the addition - a computer program, for example, a web browser or a word processor.
A portable application is a computer program that can be carried with you on a portable device such as a USB and used on any PC. When your USB flash drive, portable hard drive, or other portable device is connected, you have access to your programs and personal data as if you were present at your own computer. And when you turn off the device, none of your individual data remains on someone else's computer.
No special equipment needed: use at least USB Flash, miniature hard disk, iPod / MP3 player, etc. Practically no additional software - just download, install and run portable applications.
To make it clear how this works, I will describe an example algorithm:
- A backup copy of the registry branches (or configuration files) and files outside the installed folder, on which the application depends, is created.
- Importing the data necessary for the application to work into the registry, similarly copying those files that must be present outside the portable folder (for example, in ... / System32).
- Launching the main program and waiting for it to close.
- Upon completion, export options from the registry (or configuration files) to portable.
- Cleaning traces of the program (more precisely, deleting temporary files).
- Restoring to the system those registry keys and files that were backed up in the 1st step of the algorithm.
Portable program (in English "portable application") - portable software that does not have to be installed on the hard drive of the PC to run and use. This group includes programs that can be easily installed on a USB flash drive, external HDD, CDs, DVDs, Bly-ray discs in the usual way, and even those that operate without installation. This is convenient in view of many reasons: it is not at all necessary to install the same programs on several PCs, at work it is possible to use your beloved browser, email client, ICQ without claims from the system administrator and bosses, all data is saved on removable media and is extremely easy to copy and so on. Another indisputable plus of Portable programs is that they are free, at least for private (not commercial) use. Although it is possible to find on the Internet portable versions and commercial programs, for example Microsoft Office or Adobe Photoshop.
What is the secret of Portable programs?
Everything is painfully simple. When you install a simple application on a computer, it has the peculiarity of storing its own files in various folders on the PC's hard drive. In addition to the familiar Program Files directory, parts of the programs can be found in user folders, temporary directories, etc. Therefore, when we want to copy a program by simply transferring its folder from Program Files to another computer, nothing comes out. The software does not have the ability to find the necessary configuration files and does not want to work outright.
This is not the case with portable applications. The program is installed in the folder assigned to it on removable media without affecting the PC hard drive and registry, and will work fine no matter which PC you connect the USB flash drive to. In order to copy the program, you just need to transfer its directory to another removable media. Almost all applications do not require installation, they can be copied and run from anywhere. But keep in mind that Portable programs created for one operating system will not work on another. In other words, if you adopt a portable version of the Firefox browser for Linux, it will not work on a computer with Mac OS or Windows.
- A part of a similar PS available on the Web stores all the options in its directory and, of course, stores all the options in a similar transfer. All this stuff could be called True PS (True Portable Soft).
- The other part stubbornly continues to save the settings in the "Documents and Settings" and during the transfer you have to restore all the options manually. It is something of course, the program is workable right away, but for now you will bring it up to condition ... Such things would be much better called Conditional PS - (Relative Portable Soft).
- Among other things, there are subspecies created for carrying on flash drives and starting from them, differing in the place of recording numerous temporary files that are formed during the period of work. Specifically, in order to preserve the working capacity of a flash drive, which, generally speaking, has a limitation on the number of write cycles on each "sector", all temporary files are written to the screw, in a temporary folder created for the duration of the application. Accordingly, the subcategories "True Portable USB Soft" and "Relative Portable USB Soft" arise.
- Of particular interest is some, we call it "single-file" version of the "True Portable USB Soft'а". Then the application is 1 packed executable file, when launched, the settings are transferred to the screw, during operation, only the hard drive is accessed, and when the program is closed, all options (probably modified) are again packed into an executable file on a USB flash drive with simultaneous removal from screw folder made.
So, today we will try to figure out with you what a repack is. In fact, this topic cannot be interpreted unambiguously. There are a variety of repacks. That is why we will try to find out all types of this object, and also answer how to use this program. It's not that difficult. Thus, it is worthwhile to start our showdowns as soon as possible.
Transfer
What is a repack? Let's start, perhaps, by revealing the meaning of this word as a whole. Translated from English, this term means nothing more than "repackaged". That is, it is something redesigned.
And here, to be honest, the main problems begin. The point is that our today's term is usually applied to pirated programs and software. Why, we'll figure it out a little later. But repackaged isn't just a fresh build of something. If you are thinking about what a repack is, then you should clearly understand that there are some changes behind this concept. And now we will consider them with striking examples. And at the same time we will figure out what repacks can be.
Applications
For example, start with the most common application site. To do this, you need to turn to a variety of applications for your computer. After all, now we are going to think what a program repack is.
In fact, this concept has already been disclosed a little earlier. Nevertheless, only the general meaning is given there. A repack of a program is a so-called pirated build of an application with some changes. As a rule, unnecessary functions and objects that interfere with work are removed from Repack. In fact, this is very convenient, especially for a modern user. For example, a keygen or activation can be built into a repack application. Very convenient, simple and fast for a modern user Let's now try to reveal another very interesting and widespread concept of what a repack is.
Games
Of course, our today's term, to be honest, is applicable to computer games. More precisely, it was to this object that the repacks were originally attributed. And they received special distribution after the first pirated copies of toys appeared.
If you think what a repack is and how to use it, then you have no choice but to download the installation file and then simply install it on your computer. Then start the game. Everything will work. No settings, activations, torments.
To be honest, repacks of games are often cleared of various "trash". For example, numerous pictures are cut out, which are in addition to the toy (a separate folder with wallpaper for the desktop is created). This makes the work much easier even for novice users. As a rule, it is repacks that become the most popular downloads from the World Wide Web. But now it's worth talking with you about another rather interesting, important and at the same time difficult topic. Namely, how to make a repack.
Create a repack
Well, here we get to the most difficult part of our conversation today. We have already figured out what a repack is, and now we will try to answer how you can create it. In fact, a novice and average user may not even bother with this question. After all, for him you will have to have programming and hacking skills.
In general, there are quite a few interesting creation approaches. But they are all based on cracking game or program code. Then activation keys and other delights fit into the necessary places. And from the received documents after hacking, unnecessary data is deleted. For example, as already mentioned, desktop wallpaper.
With computer games, to be honest, things are very tight. But with applications for consoles - a little easier. For them there are special programs that break the code and allow us to create repacks ourselves. The whole problem here will consist not only in "disassembling" the application, but also in its "assembly". That is why in many repacks there are all sorts of problems and glitches.
As you can see, using a ready-made repack is much easier than creating it yourself. In cases where you really want to do this business, you will have to learn C ++ (programming language), and then practice hacking. It is better, of course, to seek help from programmers who have already faced the task at hand. That's all the problem.
Instructions
Repack can be done in two ways: installer or disk image. In the first case, it is enough to run the file by double-clicking on it. Further, the process will take place automatically. As a rule, the compressed files of the game installation will be unpacked to the computer hard drive first, after which the installer will start. Specify the desired disk space, if necessary, specify other installation parameters and click the appropriate button to continue. Wait for the process to finish.
In the second case, you will need one of the programs for working with disk images. The most popular with users are:
- Daemon Tools Lite (http://www.daemon-tools.cc);
- Alcohol 120% (http://www.alcohol-soft.com);
- Ultra ISO (http://www.ezbsystems.com/ultraiso/).
Launch Daemon Tools Lite application. Click on the "Add virtual DT drive" or "Add virtual SCSI drive" button on the toolbar. They are identified with the appropriate caption pictograms.
After that, click on the "Add image" button (the first on the toolbar) and in the explorer window that appears, find the required image file and double-click on it. You can also add an image to the program window by simply dragging and dropping the file into the Image Catalog field.
Then right-click on the added image, hover over the "Mount" item and select the created virtual drive from the list that appears. You can also drag an image from the list onto the virtual drive icon in the program interface.
If the image does not start automatically, double-click on the virtual disk, opening "My Computer". Select the item responsible for the installation. Select the desired hard disk space and click the corresponding button to continue. Wait for the process to finish.
A large number of games that are now appearing on the Internet are packaged in files with the extension .rar, .zip, .iso, .mdf. Thus, an ordinary user is faced with the problem of unpacking games that are associated with these archives. It turns out that in order to start the passage, it is enough to install a couple of well-known programs.
You will need
- - Internet and software (WinRar, Daemon Tools)
Instructions
In fact, not all of the listed archive formats are actually archives. Files with the .iso and.mdf extensions are images of the copied disks. And this is done due to the fact that some video games do not have a disc in the CD / DVD drive. If you have an emulator of the original discs, it is always possible to unpack and into a new game. Therefore, you need to install these programs: WinRar and Daemon Tools. Distributions of these programs can always be found in the open.
It is possible to unpack the game enclosed in an archive (.rar and .zip) by downloading the WinRar or WinZip program. Let's take a closer look at the example of the WinRar program - the number of users is large. We installed WinRar, let's start unpacking the game. This can be done in 2 ways:
1. Run WinRar, in the file manager (main program window) find the file of the packed game. Select it by clicking the left mouse button. On the toolbar, click the "Extract from archive" button, second from the left. In a new window that opens, specify the folder where you should unpack your game. Click OK. The end of unpacking will be the disappearance of the file copy window. Immediately after unpacking the game, proceed to install it.
2. Find the packed game in your (Mine) explorer. Right-click on the selected file, select "WinRar" - "Extract files" or "Extract to current folder", depending on where you want to unpack the game files. Click "Extract to current folder" if you want the game files to be located in the same folder. By clicking "Extract files", you can unpack the game, according to the method described above.
In order to install the game, which is located in the disk image file (extension .mdf and .iso), you need to install the widespread Daemon Tools program. Run the program. A lightning bolt icon that appears in the tray indicates that it has been launched. Right click on this icon - "Virtual Drives" - "Drive" - \u200b\u200b"Mount Image". In the window that opens, you must specify the location of the image with the game. Click OK. You have just mounted a disk image.
Sources:
- unpacking games
Game developers sell only their original product, only occasionally supplementing it with addons and DLCs. However, if a project has a fan base, re-pack versions inevitably appear, which users supplement with amateur patches and extensions.
You will need
- -Inno Setup 5.2.2;
- -ISTool.
Instructions
Install the game to your hard drive and add whatever you want there. It can be all sorts of cracks, crackers, DLCs, add-ons, author's voice acting and any additions of this kind. In addition, you can transcode or cut out videos and some of the sounds to reduce the final volume of the product.
Have you heard the word repack, but do not know what it means? Well, let's fix this oversight, because there is nothing complicated here. I will not shower you with definitions and a lot of unnecessary information, because we are not at school. Less theory - more examples, let's go!
So, first of all, you should understand that the article will focus on game repacks. There are also Rips of films, repacks of operating systems, but this is a little different, do not confuse.
What is a repack?
Repack (RePack), from the English "repack" - this is a compressed image of the game, from which all unnecessary was removed, and, if possible, added something new. How is it usually? The original disk is taken and the image is removed from it, usually in the iso extension, but there are others, this is not so important, in fact. The image is an exact copy of the physical disc with the game, but only on a computer.
Then all unnecessary files are removed from this image. What files might be redundant? These are videos, sounds, some models and textures. Absolutely all files that do not affect the performance of the game can be deleted or compressed. For example, in the original the audio files were in WAV format, and the packer transcodes them into OGG. And the rest of the content is the same.
What is the meaning of these manipulations? Yes, in that the resulting archive will take up much less disk space, which allows you to quickly transfer it to the Internet. At the same time, you can immediately add the released patches and additions to the compressed archive of the game, change some models and textures, if necessary, set up Russification and the ability to play without a CD or DVD in the drive (nodvd).
Pros and cons
Let's summarize a little. What does the repack give us, why is it better than a real game disc bought in a store? First of all, because it is free. It contains all the latest updates. Can be run without disc.
What's wrong with repacking? Many refer to the disadvantages of the fact that when installing a game from a repack, the process takes a long time. Naturally, while all the files are unzipped, while the configurations are configured, a lot of time will pass, but, in my opinion, you can wait once during installation and this should not be a big problem. But then you can fully enjoy the game. In theory, the repack cannot influence the brakes in the game. Why games can still slow down - read
Many users are interested in the Internet - what is RePack, Portable, Silent installation. I decided to explain in detail.
What Silent Installation is when the program is installed automatically. That is, you do not need to enter keys and use other methods of registering the program (patches, cracks, etc.). When installing Unattended, you don't have to press “next” all the time, the program will do everything for you. After installation, it is completely ready for use.
Imagine a situation, for example: You are an administrator and you need to install the Windows operating system on many computers (of course it will be an unattended Windows build) and install the same set of programs. If you use unattended soft, then you can save a lot of time.
The installation duration depends on the capacity of each program individually and lasts from 1-2 seconds to several minutes. The installation of such programs is launched by double-clicking on the file being launched. (Such files are prepared mainly for the automatic installation of programs and applications immediately after the installation of the operating system (eg Windows XP), ie practically together). In general, everything is very simple: double click on the file and wait for the installation to complete.
Mostly silent installation is used for post-installation programs, for example Windows Post-Installer, BS POST-INSTALLER. Silent installation programs are also excellently installed on a "live" system, here's a quick guide:
When installing Unattended, you don't have to press “next” all the time, the program will do everything for you. After installation, it is completely ready for use.
The software will also be useful for those people who do not like to dig with little things about installing the program, or do not want to bother themselves. And it will especially impress those people who face difficulties in installing (installing) the application. For example: Newbies, Oldies. The UnaTTended assembly (Silent installation) will do everything by itself and will not require your intervention. Just start and after the installation is complete, the program is ready to use with all built-in applications and add-ons.
What Repackand what is it for:
You've probably already come across the word "Repack" in the name of games or programs, but what does it mean?
Repack is a repackaged licensed program or game. What is it for? Most often, Repack is done to reduce the volume of the installer and / or so that, for example, tablets (aka crack) and translation are already present in the newly installed program.
(RePack) is a light version of the game-program itself from which unnecessary files are cut, such as foreign languages, third-party software, various demos, video clips are often compressed in RePack, sometimes with a loss of quality. The resulting cut-down version of the game is usually collected in 1-2 .iso, .mdf ... and other disks. As a result, RePack weighs less, and downloads faster from the Internet. Under an hour, much less. In RePack "and add all kinds of cracks, keygens, no-dvd and etc. As a rule, a license appears on trackers first, then a bunch of repacks for it, 1 / 4-1 / 3 smaller in size. But RePack "is installed on the computer for a long time. Up to 1-2 hours ... (byeaaa all this compressed will be installed) Often repackers themselves translate the English license, up to the prompt, and also invest in RePack.
So what is portable-Portable attachment? - When we come to visit or to work, we essentially use other people's computers. And often we need programs in the form they are configured in our home. If everything is usually simple with the documentation - we copy it to a USB flash drive and play it on someone else's computer, then what about the program settings? Or the necessary program may not exist at all ... For all this, there are portable programs (in other words - Portable versions), that is, programs that do not need anything to work except themselves. Such programs store all settings not in the registry, but in their files.
Portable programs. General information
Portable programs can work while being in any folder. If the program does not have its own installer, this does not mean that it is portable. In addition to all this, it should not access the registry and other places on the hard drive. Portable versions of programs are usually distributed in archives. For the program to work, it is enough to extract the files from the archive into some folder.
Portable programs are created by enthusiasts. They make it so that the program does not go outside of its folder. For example, an ordinary program uses the registry - specialists make it so that the program writes its settings not to the registry, but to a file. But if we assume the registry is extremely necessary, then a special code at startup writes the settings to the registry, and after closing it pours back into the file.
Portable Soft types:
In fact, Portable soft (PS) should include those programs that are "installed" by simply unpacking the archive, or are able to be transferred from machine to machine by simple copying, without requiring installers to make the necessary prescriptions in the registry. This is where the differences come in.
Portable application?
ru - Russian language is present in applications
portable - portable - moving with ease, just copy the application files.
apps is an English abbreviation for application, which means application - a computer program, such as a web browser or word processor.
A portable application is a computer program that you can carry with you on a portable device such as a USB and use it on any Windows computer. When your USB flash drive, portable hard drive, or other portable device is connected, you can access your programs and personal data as if you were at your computer. And when you disconnect the device, none of your personal data will remain on someone else's machine.
No special hardware needed - Use any USB Flash drive, portable hard drive, iPod / MP3 player, etc.
No additional software required - Just download, install and run portable applications.
This is no joke - It's that easy!
To make it clear how it works, I will describe an example algorithm in the launcher (the simplest one):
1. A backup copy of the registry branches (or configuration files) and files located outside the installed folder, on which the application depends, is created. (This is done in case the system has the same or a different version of this application).
2. Importing data necessary for the application to work into the registry, as well as copying those files that should be located outside the portable folder (for example, in ... / System32).
3. Launching the main program and waiting for it to close.
4. (Upon completion) Export settings from the registry (or configuration files) to portable.
5. Cleans traces of the program (more precisely, deleting temporary files).
6. Restoring to the system those registry keys and files that were backed up in the 1st step of the algorithm.
Portable program (in English "portable application") - portable software that does not need to be installed on the hard drive of the computer to run and use. This category includes programs that can be easily installed on a USB flash drive, external HDD, CD, DVD, Bly-ray discs in the usual way, as well as those that work without installation at all. This is convenient for many reasons: you do not need to install the same programs on several PCs, at work you can use your favorite browser, email client, ICQ without complaints from the system administrator and management, all data is stored on removable media and is very easy to copy, etc. .d. Another obvious plus of Portable programs is that they are free, at least for private (non-commercial) use. Although on the Internet you can find portable versions and paid programs, such as Microsoft Office or Adobe Photoshop.
What is the secret of Portable programs? Everything is very simple. When you install a regular application on a computer, it has the peculiarity of saving its files in different folders on the PC's hard drive. In addition to the familiar Program Files directory, parts of programs can be found in user folders, temporary directories, etc. Therefore, when we try to copy a program by simply moving its folder from Program Files to another computer, nothing happens. The software cannot find the necessary configuration files and completely refuses to function.
This is not the case with portable applications. The program is installed in the folder assigned to it on removable media, without affecting the computer's hard drive and registry, and will work fine regardless of which PC you connect the flash drive to. To copy a program, you just need to move its directory to another removable media. Many applications do not require installation, they can be copied and run from anywhere. But keep in mind that Portable programs designed for one operating system will not function on another. In other words, if you are using the portable version of the Firefox browser on Linux, it will not work on a Mac OS or Windows computer.
* A part of a similar PS available on the Web stores all the settings in its own directory and, of course, saves all settings during such a transfer. All this goodness could be called True PS (True Portable Soft).
* Another part persists in storing the settings in "Documents and Settings" and during the transfer you have to restore all the settings manually. It is something of course, the program is workable right away, but until you bring it up to condition ... Such things would be better called Conditional PS - (Relative Portable Soft).
* There are also subspecies designed to be carried on flash drives and run from them, differing in the place of recording multiple temporary files that occur during operation. Namely - in order to preserve the operability of the flash drive, which, generally speaking, has a limitation on the number of write cycles on each "sector", all temporary files are written to the same screw, in a temporary folder created for the duration of the application. Subcategories "True Portable USB Soft" and "Relative Portable USB Soft" appear accordingly.
* Of particular interest is some, let's call it "single-file" version of "True Portable USB Soft" a ". In this case, the application is a single packed executable file, when launched, the settings are transferred to the screw, during operation, only the hard drive is accessed, and when the program is closed, all settings (possibly changed) are again packed into an executable file on a USB flash drive, while the created folder is deleted from the screw.
