Second Life in Your Second Life in Your PocketPocket

Running Second Life From Your Running Second Life From Your Flash Drive On Any ComputerFlash Drive On Any Computer

Install Second Life On Your Flash Install Second Life On Your Flash DriveDrive

Download Second Life from Download Second Life from http://secondlife.com/community/downloads.php http://secondlife.com/community/downloads.php to your flash drive.to your flash drive.

Click on the SL installer that you have just Click on the SL installer that you have just downloaded. If you downloaded to your local downloaded. If you downloaded to your local computer move the installer to your flash drive computer move the installer to your flash drive before installing. before installing.

When you install SL make sure to install SL to When you install SL make sure to install SL to the flash drive and not your local computer.the flash drive and not your local computer.

Getting the Batch FileGetting the Batch File

The batch file to run SL from your flash The batch file to run SL from your flash drive was created by Michael Sauers. His drive was created by Michael Sauers. His blog is located at: blog is located at: http://www.travelinlibrarian.info/http://www.travelinlibrarian.info/

The code can be found here: The code can be found here: http://www.travelinlibrarian.info/2007/01/sehttp://www.travelinlibrarian.info/2007/01/second-life-portable.htmlcond-life-portable.html

Save as RunSL.batSave as RunSL.bat: This script will launch Second Life.: This script will launch Second Life.: When SL is closed, it will delete temp : When SL is closed, it will delete temp : directories that cause PSU Lab problems.: directories that cause PSU Lab problems.: For this script to work, the folder : For this script to work, the folder : containing the Second Life application : containing the Second Life application : (SecondLife) must be in the same directory: (SecondLife) must be in the same directory: as this script.: as this script.

@ECHO OFF@ECHO OFFECHO Please leave this window open.ECHO Please leave this window open.ECHO IGNORE ANY "Profile Storage Space" MESSAGES YOU SEE!ECHO IGNORE ANY "Profile Storage Space" MESSAGES YOU SEE!ECHO Now launching Second Life...ECHO Now launching Second Life...ECHO.ECHO.PAUSEPAUSECD /d %~dp0CD /d %~dp0CD SecondLifeCD SecondLifeSTART /wait SecondLife.exeSTART /wait SecondLife.exeRMDIR /q /s "%APPDATA%\SecondLife"RMDIR /q /s "%APPDATA%\SecondLife"ECHO.ECHO.ECHO Second Life is closing. Now cleaning up your temp files...ECHO Second Life is closing. Now cleaning up your temp files...ECHO.ECHO.PAUSEPAUSECLSCLSEXIT EXIT

Run SL From Your Flash DriveRun SL From Your Flash Drive

Double Click RunSL.bat Double Click RunSL.bat A Dos command window will open and say A Dos command window will open and say

”Press any key to continue …””Press any key to continue …” Press any key and SL will load.Press any key and SL will load. When you quit SL the Dos window will When you quit SL the Dos window will

again ask you to “Press any key to again ask you to “Press any key to continue …”continue …”

Press any key and you are finished.Press any key and you are finished.

CreditsCredits

Batch File provided by Michael Sauers The Batch File provided by Michael Sauers The Travelin' Librarian:Travelin' Librarian:

http://www.travelinlibrarian.info/http://www.travelinlibrarian.info/

Under Creative Commons LicenseUnder Creative Commons License::http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/

Power Point by Michael Taylor of Northern Illinois Power Point by Michael Taylor of Northern Illinois University eLearnng Services 2007University eLearnng Services 2007