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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VMware View, default printer and PCoIP

Today I had my first battle with a VMware View environment, guess who won????

Case: a customer is launching a RES Workspace Manager session within a VMware View environment based on Windows XP. Within RES a default printer has been defined for the user, so far so good. When connecting by RDP to the VMware
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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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Controlling the client MAC address that is sent to the View desktop volatile environment variables

View clients with multiple network interfaces only send one MAC address to the volatile environment variables on the View desktop. Which address is sent is controlled by the binding order set in Windows on the client. This can result in a wrong information being presented.
This article from VMWareKB provides steps to control the client MAC address that is sent to the View desktop volatile environment variables. «Continue Reading»

A Guide to VMWare View 4.5

This article contains a collection of articles to support understanding VMWare View (concept). There are also resources available HOWTO implement and configure an environment. «Continue Reading»

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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How to install VMware Tools on a Windows Server 2008 Core virtual machine

This article provides steps to install VMware Tools on Windows Server 2008 Core virtual machines. «Continue Reading»

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»