Using Returnil in safe mode to run freeware

I use Returnil in safe mode to use freeware that I use occasionally but do not want to install permanently, thus keeping my registry simple. For example I sometimes need to use Format Factory for converting media files from one format to another. Instead of installing it permanently, I install & run it, convert the media format, and save it on a partition other than C: (system partition). Once I reboot, it is as if Format Factory was never installed. However the changed media format is saved on my other partition. Of course this only works if the PC does not require a reboot.

 

EHh the OP wants to USE freeware, not to TEST it.

Explain me how you would convert the audio formats and save them permanently under Virtual Machine/Virtual Box?

 

Ask him, don't tell me

 

Personally I'd use Symantec SVS v2.1 (older freeware version) application virtualization.That way you can activate these programs when you need them,then just switch them off when you're finished leaving no trace.

http://www.svsdownloads.com/download_svs.php

The problem with running high resource requirement stuff like video converters within a VM is that you need a mega rig in order to allocate sufficient resources to the VM to run them.

*Update* With regard to Format Factory as an alternative option there's a tutorial on making it portable here:

http://www.portablefreeware.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=13969