How do you create a Portable version of VLC?

[c627627]

What is the procedure to create a portable version of VLC for Windows?

[daaceking]

the 7z or zip versions have always been portable. the settings may not save as i think they're saved in the folders of the computer so each system would reset. you could put a request forward (following the reporting procedure) so it is totally portable including settings if you like.

[Lotesdelere]

the 7z or zip versions have always been portable.

No they are not because by default the settings are saved into %appdata%\VLC folder.
You may define a custom path for VLCRC but vlc-qt-interface.ini and ml.xspf will remain in %appdata%\VLC folder.

[c627627]

It took me a while to understand what you were saying.

For others reading this, you go here and that is where the zipped version is:
https://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-windows.html


Unrelated, but VLC should really display a version number when you click on Setup.exe or in the Setup.exe properties... Who wants to find out the hard way which Setup.exe they have?