How to create a new portable Windows distribution of OpenSlides: ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1.) Follow the OpenSlides installation instructions for windows, but add the option "-Z" when executing easy_install, e.g.: easy_install -Z django django-mptt beautifulsoup4 bleach pillow qrcode reportlab tornado 2.) Run in the main directory of the OpenSlides checkout: python extras\win32-portable\prepare_portable.py 3.) The portable OpenSlides distribution is now ready as a zip archive in the 'dist' directory NOTE: Creating the portable Windows distribution of OpenSlides is not possible if Python is installed in 64-bit(!) version.