If you wish to simply run NVDA by plugging in a USB drive, the following is an option. I've quoted the link to the full article, but also copied the relevant section relating to this option.
U3 flash drives are usually around the same prices as standard UEB flash drives (At least they are in the UK), but well worth it if you want to run a program from the flash drive.
George.
http://www.samlogic.net/articles/autorun-usb-flash-drive-windows-7.htm
Is there no way in Windows 7 to autorun a program on a USB flash drive?
There is no general way to automatically run a program on a USB Flash drive in a Windows 7 system, or add an option to the AutoPlay dialog box; but in some circumstances one of the following techniques can be used:
- Use a U3 smart drive (or similar). These USB drives have a built-in firmware that presents them as CD drive when they are inserted into a computer. These kinds of USB flash drives are not affected by the changes in Windows 7. Autorun will work as it was a CD. U3 smart drives are primarily used to run programs directly from the USB flash drive and are generally not used to install programs. If you only need to run a program locally, and don't need to install, a U3 smart drive can be an option. But if you need to install files or update settings in the operating system (for example in the Registry) a U3 smart drive can not be used. The basic idea of U3 technology is that when the drive is removed from the host computer, there should be no traces left in that computer.
-----Original Message-----
From: Visually Impaired Computer Users' Group List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David Goldfield
Sent: 05 August 2014 21:24
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Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] Portable NVDA
Ana,
Using Windows-R and typing the full path into the run dialog box should have worked.
One of the things that I do with my portable copy of NVDA is that I've set up a shortcut file to nvda.exe.
Find the actual nvda.exe executable file which runs NVDA.
Right click it and choose create shortcut.
Your shortcut file is now created.
Rename the shortcut to something like Ana.
Once you do this, go into the run dialog and type e:ana, substituting E for the actual drive letter.
Autorun generally doesn't work with thumb drives anymore as of a few years ago, as Microsoft disabled it to avoid the spread of malware.
David Goldfield,
Founder and Peer Coordinator,
Philadelphia Computer Users' Group for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Feel free to visit my new Web site
http://www.DavidGoldfield.info/
Ana G wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Is there a quick and easy way to start NVDA from a thumb drive?
>
> I'm finally experimenting with the portable version of NVDA. My goal
> is to try it on the computers at school, so I can use the computers in
> the classrooms as I lecture rather than bring in my own all the time.
>
> To launch portable NVDA, I plug the thumb drive into my computer,
> start Narrator, go into Windows Explorer, go into the thumb drive,
> jump to the NVDA.exe file, and press enter. I'm sure that, once I've
> done it a couple of times, it'll feel quick. Right now it feels like a
> lot of steps, and if the computer is slow, I can imagine it feeling
> incredibly slow as my students and I sit around and wait for things to
> load.
>
> Is there a quicker way? I tried pressing Start, then typing run
> e:/nvda.exe or run e:\nvda.exe, but that didn't work.
>
> I read a tutorial on using autorun, but I don't think I can do that
> since I won't have administrator priveleges to set that up.
>
> Thanks for any wisdom.
>
> Ciao
>
>
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