[Qgis-user] QGIS from External drive ?

[Alex Mandel]

You have 3 options:

1. Portable GIS http://archaeogeek.com/portable-gis.html It may or may
not work without elevated priveleges on the Windows machine (varies by
app is my understanding).

2. An OSGeo4w install can be made to a stick and might work without
registry tweaks.

3. If the bios isn't locked you can boot a usb stick with OSGeo-Live
http://live.osgeo.org

But really you should have a discussion with the lab management about
installing the applications you want. I have successfully gotten my
university GIS lab to install both OSGeo4w and VirtualBox w/ OSGeo-Live.

Thanks,
Alex

On 08/06/2014 11:23 AM, Falk Huettmann wrote:
> Dear Colleagues,
> 
> 
> 
> I have a quick question (I was not able to achieve the below despite
> trying):
> 
> Could I run QGIS from an external drive (like a plug-in drive) ?
> 
> I would need that instead of a regular c:drive installation on a PC.
> 
> How is that done ?
> 
> And if that is not possible, what would be the alternatives ?
> 
> 
> 
> (we face the situation that in a lab the PCs are not allowed to download
> and install anything etc etc.
> 
> I know that OpenOffice can run from a USB stick fine, and I was told that
> QGIS can do similar, yes ?)
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks so much for any feedback.
> 
> Kind regards
> 
>    F.
> 
> 
> 
> Falk Huettmann PhD, Associate Professor
> 
> -EWHALE lab- Biology and Wildlife Dept., Institute of Arctic Biology
> 
> 419 IRVING I, University of Alaska Fairbanks AK 99775-7000 USA
> 
> Email fhuettmann at alaska.edu  Phone 907 474 7882 Fax 907 474 6716
> 
> 
> 
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