Is it possible to download a portable iso without installing?

[MKANET]

I'm very much a minimalist. I was wondering if there's a way to just download the ISO directly to use without having the install Amiga Forever.

Also, does the Amiga Forever installer install any shared dlls on Windows or any device drivers; or, is all resources of the emulator in a portable folder?

Thank you so much in advance!

[Saghalie]

You can create a bootable USB.

No device drivers that I know of. It does install it's own .dlls - what Windows program
doesn't?

[MKANET]

Thank you for replying. I probably didn't explain clearly enough. I was hoping to just download a portable version of Amiga Forever. If I could execute it from a mounted ISO or a portable folder, that would be ideal. I don't mind dlls and other shared resources, I mind where they're copied to.

Originally Posted by Saghalie

You can create a bootable USB.

No device drivers that I know of. It does install it's own .dlls - what Windows program
doesn't?

[sturme]

if you buy the disk version of amiga forever, then just put the disk and and boot your system from it, you will have a 3.1 amiga emulated and ready yo go. if you buy the download version of amiga froever then after you install it you can make a bootable iso.
I do want to point out that to get the best enjoyment from amiga forever is use the installed version from a windows computer. but the iso will work with just a 3.1 environment.

[MKANET]

Thanks so much for your response. I'm not really interested in booting to a disk. I was hoping I could mount the ISO image while in Windows OS (to get a logical drive); and, execute the Amiga Forever executable to launch the app. Maybe Amiga Forever isn't a Win32 compiled app?

Originally Posted by sturme

if you buy the disk version of amiga forever, then just put the disk and and boot your system from it, you will have a 3.1 amiga emulated and ready yo go. if you buy the download version of amiga froever then after you install it you can make a bootable iso.
I do want to point out that to get the best enjoyment from amiga forever is use the installed version from a windows computer. but the iso will work with just a 3.1 environment.

[tero]

You can run the Amiga Forever Frontend from cd too, no need to install.

[sturme]

Originally Posted by MKANET

Thanks so much for your response. I'm not really interested in booting to a disk. I was hoping I could mount the ISO image while in Windows OS (to get a logical drive); and, execute the Amiga Forever executable to launch the app. Maybe Amiga Forever isn't a Win32 compiled app?

basically there is no point to what you want to do verses just installing the amiga forever and just running it in windows, minimalist or not, its going to run better and give you more options if you do. you can make the iso from the installer, but your still going to install amiga forever to be able to.

[lesta_smsc]

Originally Posted by MKANET

Thank you for replying. I probably didn't explain clearly enough. I was hoping to just download a portable version of Amiga Forever. If I could execute it from a mounted ISO or a portable folder, that would be ideal. I don't mind dlls and other shared resources, I mind where they're copied to.

Is there not the version KX Light version which is bootable?

https://www.amigaforever.com/kxlight/

[sturme]

Originally Posted by lesta_smsc

Is there not the version KX Light version which is bootable?

https://www.amigaforever.com/kxlight/

there is, but he just said he doesn't want to boot into a disk, just run an iso from within windows

[MKANET]

Thank you so much. I think you might be the only person who understood what I was saying.

Originally Posted by sturme

there is, but he just said he doesn't want to boot into a disk, just run an iso from within windows

[lesta_smsc]

Originally Posted by sturme

there is, but he just said he doesn't want to boot into a disk, just run an iso from within windows

You can... VM and just boot using ISO?

[sturme]

Originally Posted by MKANET

Thank you so much. I think you might be the only person who understood what I was saying.

I understand, but its not minimalist, its over complicating a simple task, you will have to install amiga forever to create an iso, so you might as well run amiga forever and just choose the amiga and os you want out of the amiga forever configurations.

[lesta_smsc]

WinUAE effectively the same thing if you set config.

[enigma776]

Originally Posted by lesta_smsc

WinUAE effectively the same thing if you set config.

Yeah this, Amiga Forever is good if you want the roms but Winuae is far the better solution. I mean if you are going to store a 700mb+ Iso some where you might as well install it or run Winuae.

[Saghalie]

Make an ISO from the image.

Mount the ISO.

Select AutoRun.

Select "Play from Medium"

OR - Just insert the CD instead and select "Play from Medium"