Cannot launch a 32bit application packaged with ThinApp on a 64bit platform

Symptoms Cannot launch a 32bit application packaged with ThinApp on a 64bit platform Launching a 32bit application packaged with ThinApp on a 64bit platform fails with application errors The 32bit application packed with ThinApp on a 64 bit platform fails to launch correctly Cause This issue occurs due to differences in the directory pathing and DLL
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Make your ThinApp packages start quicker

This article describes HOWTO startup a ThinApp package faster.

Get rid of the %Fonts% folder. We will virtualize any fonts being installed during the Setup Capture process. The problem is that it takes time to activate them on start of the application. Why not delete the fonts from the virtual environment and if the
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When Avast Antivirus is running, applications captured by Thinapp do not run

Found this article at the VMWare KB. Lesson learned again: AntiVirus products can have a huge influence on environments. In this case a ThinApp-ed Application does not even start anymore when AV is active.

Symptoms

When Avast Antivirus is installed and running, you experience these symptoms:

Thinapp capture fails to run Applications captured by
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Troubleshooting ThinApped IE issues

This article provides best practices for capturing Internet Explorer with VMware ThinApp and provides troubleshooting steps for possible virtual Internet Explorer malfunctions. «Continue Reading»

Cannot launch ThinApp Application when sandbox is located on network storage path

When launching a ThinApp application, where the sandbox is located on a network storage path, the launch fails and an error is shown.

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Isolation Modes in VMware ThinApp

A nice KBTV video article from VMWare regarding understanding Isolation Modes in VMware ThinApp. Isolation modes allow you to control the degree to which a virtualized application can read from and write to the local, physical PC where the virtual application resides. «Continue Reading»

Troubleshooting ThinApped Microsoft Office applications

An article from VMWare HOWTO troubleshoot ThinApped Microsoft Office applications which fail to launch or malfunction. «Continue Reading»

ThinApped vSphere client available

A free version of the vSphere Client packaged with ThinApp is available now. You can download and run it directly on any Windows machine without any install. «Continue Reading»