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installGroup.add_argument('--install',action="store_true",dest='install',default=False,help="Installs NVDA (starting the new copy after installation)")
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installGroup.add_argument('--install-silent',action="store_true",dest='installSilent',default=False,help="Installs NVDA silently (does not start the new copy after installation).")
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installGroup.add_argument('--create-portable',action="store_true",dest='createPortable',default=False,help="Creates a portable copy of NVDA (starting the new copy after installation)")
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installGroup.add_argument('--create-portable-silent',action="store_true",dest='createPortableSilent',default=False,help="Creates a portable copy of NVDA silently (does not start the new copy after installation).")
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installGroup.add_argument(
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"--create-portable",
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action="store_true",
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dest="createPortable",
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default=False,
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help="Creates a portable copy of NVDA (and starts the new copy).\n"
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"Requires `--portable-path` to be specified.\n"
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)
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installGroup.add_argument(
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"--create-portable-silent",
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action="store_true",
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dest="createPortableSilent",
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default=False,
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help="Creates a portable copy of NVDA (without starting the new copy).\n"
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"This option suppresses warnings when writing to non-empty directories and may overwrite files without warning.\n"
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"Requires --portable-path to be specified.\n"
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)
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parser.add_argument('--portable-path',dest='portablePath',default=None,type=str,help="The path where a portable copy will be created")
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parser.add_argument('--launcher',action="store_true",dest='launcher',default=False,help="Started from the launcher")
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If creating a portable copy directly from the NVDA download package, press the Create Portable Copy button.
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If you have already closed this dialog or you are running an installed copy of NVDA, choose the Create Portable copy menu item found under Tools in the NVDA menu.
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The Dialog that appears allows you to choose where the portable copy should be created.
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The dialog that appears allows you to choose where the portable copy should be created.
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This can be a directory on your hard drive or a location on a USB thumb drive or other portable media.
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There is also an option to choose whether NVDA should copy the logged on user's current NVDA configuration for use with the newly created portable copy.
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By default, a new directory is created for the portable copy.
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You can also choose to use an existing directory, this will overwrite files in the directory.
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If the existing directory is a portable copy of NVDA, that copy will be updated.
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There is also an option to choose whether NVDA should copy the logged on user's current NVDA configuration for use with the newly created portable copy.
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This also includes add-ons.
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This option is only available when creating a portable copy from an installed copy, not when creating from the download package.
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Pressing Continue will create the portable copy.
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### Create portable copy {#CreatePortableCopy}
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This will open a dialog which allows you to create a portable copy of NVDA out of the installed version.
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Either way, when running a portable copy of NVDA, in the extra tool sub menu the menu item will be called "install NVDA on this PC" instead of "create portable copy).
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The dialog to create a portable copy of NVDA or to install NVDA on this PC will prompt you to choose a folder path in which NVDA should create the portable copy or in which NVDA should be installed.
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In this dialog you can enable or disable the following:
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Follow the directions in [Creating a portable copy](#CreatingAPortableCopy) for more information.
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### Run COM registration fixing tool... {#RunCOMRegistrationFixingTool}
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|None |`--install-silent`|Silently installs NVDA (does not start the newly installed copy)|
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|None |`--enable-start-on-logon=True|False` |When installing, enable NVDA's [Use NVDA during Windows sign-in](#StartAtWindowsLogon)|
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|None |`--copy-portable-config`|When installing, copy the portable configuration from the provided path (`--config-path`, `-c`) to the current user account|
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|None |`--create-portable`|Creates a portable copy of NVDA (starting the newly created copy). Requires `--portable-path` to be specified|
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|None |`--create-portable-silent`|Creates a portable copy of NVDA (does not start the newly installed copy). Requires `--portable-path` to be specified|
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|None |`--create-portable`|Creates a portable copy of NVDA (and starts the new copy). Requires `--portable-path` to be specified|
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|None |`--create-portable-silent`|Creates a portable copy of NVDA (without starting the new copy). Requires `--portable-path` to be specified. This option suppresses warnings when writing to non-empty directories and may overwrite files without warning.|
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|None |`--portable-path=PORTABLEPATH`|The path where a portable copy will be created|
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### System Wide Parameters {#SystemWideParameters}
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