Jarte as a Portable Word Processor

The Jarte word processor is small and easily fits on a USB flash drive. Jarte can be run directly from a USB flash drive so you can physically carry it with you, along with your documents, and plug it into any available Windows computer. When Jarte is run from a flash drive it keeps all of its program settings on the flash drive. Jarte does not change any settings, or leave any files, on the host computer when it runs from a flash drive.

Download the Jarte "Just the Files" zip file from the Jarte download page (if you are using Jarte Plus then contact Support or use method two below). Create an empty folder on the flash drive to hold the Jarte program and its files. Extract the zip file contents to the new folder. Be sure to turn on your zip program's Use folder names setting before unzipping! Note that if the flash drive is a U3 flash drive (i.e., it has the U3 logo stamped on it) then Jarte must be installed using the Jarte U3 install file which can be downloaded from the Jarte download page.

When Jarte runs from a USB flash drive it automatically runs in "portable mode". When Jarte runs in portable mode it stores all of its settings and other program data (e.g., custom spelling dictionaries, Clip List clips, backup document files, etc) in a folder named "Data" within the Jarte program folder.

When Jarte is running in "normal mode" (i.e., it is installed on the main Windows drive) it stores its settings and program data in a folder location designated by Microsoft's programming guidelines. That location varies according the version of Windows being used. Access to Jarte's data folder can be gained by clicking the Data Folder button on Jarte's System Information window.

Jarte runs in normal mode whenever it is run from the drive on which Windows is installed or when it is run from a network drive. In all other cases (e.g., Jarte is run from a flash drive, secondary hard drive, etc) Jarte runs in portable mode. However, this behavior can be overridden by creating a file named Portable.ini in the Jarte program folder. If you want to force Jarte to run in normal mode then file Portable.ini should contain the following two lines:

If you want to force Jarte to run in portable mode then file Portable.ini should contain the following two lines:

Warning: Forcing Jarte to run in portable mode when it is running from the Windows drive is not recommended unless you are sure of what you are doing. Some computers are set up to protect certain folders, such as the Program Files folder. If Jarte is run in portable mode from a protected folder the results will be unpredictable! In particular, Windows Vista protects the Program Files folder by default.