
Select the icon file and then click on OK and WinRAR will create your portable Go to the Text and icon tab and click on theīrowse button of the section Load SFX icon from the file and browse for the icon you want to use with

Have already created or snatched from elsewhere. I like to also give the program a relevant icon and this can be done by choosing an icon you.To Update tab and select the option Overwrite all files, this will overwrite files without prompting the user. Select the hide all radio button, this hides all Windows and prompts of the install process.Go to Modes tab and below the section at the top (Temporary Mode) tick the checkbox option Unpack.Ĝlick Advanced tab > Sfx Options > Setup tab in the field of Run after Extraction type in the exe file name.


Ĝreate a temporary folder on your desktop or wherever you want and give it a suitable name.ĝownload the setup file of the application you wish to convert.ĝownload and install WinRAR and UniExtractor.

This trick will allow you to create your own Portable apps from a setup file by extracting its content using UniExtractor (or Universal Extractor) then repacking it back to an exe file using WinRAR’s SFX archives, and by adding some features like Hide install window and overwrite files, your portable program should be ready to be transferred between computers using USB flash drive and run it on the fly without the need to be installed and you can avoid malware and viruses.
