VMware ThinApp
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| Design by | VMware |
| Developed by | VMware |
| Preview release | Release Candidate (Build 3.396) / June 9, 2008 |
| OS | Windows |
| Size | ~7 MB |
| Development status | beta |
| Website | www.vmware.com/whatsnew/thinstall.html formely www.thinstall.com |
VMware ThinApp (formely Thinstall) is an Application Virtualization suite developed by VMware, currently in public beta (open to anyone interested).
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[edit] History
- Thinstall was originally developed by Thinstall Inc. but in January 15, 2008, VMware acquired Thinstall [1]
- VMware later used the code name VMware Project North Star while the product was in beta [2]
- On June, 10, 2008, VMware annouced that the final name for the product was going to be VMware ThinApp [3].
[edit] Supported applications
Most windows applications can be made portable with VMware ThinApp, some popular applications are:
- Firefox
- Opera
- Internet Explorer (5, 6 and 7)
- Safari
- Mozilla Thunderbird
- Orbit Downloader
- Microsoft Office (2003 and 2007)
- OpenOffice.org
- VLC
- iTunes
- The KMPlayer
- QuickTime Player
- Windows Media Player
- XnView
- Paint.NET
- Mozilla Sunbird
- 7-Zip
- WinRAR
- Photoshop
- eMule
- Skype
[edit] Unsupported applications
On the other hand, some software cannot be made portable with VMware ThinApp, some examples to date (June, 2008), are:
- All non-windows software, like Linux or Mac OS X applications (obviously)
- Any software that requires device drivers to function properly (like daemon tools)
- Most Security Software
- Software already bundled with Windows and not available as a separated package
- Windows Live Messenger
[edit] External Links
- download VMware ThinApp (trial version), serial number can be found at: http://communities.vmware.com/community/beta/northstar
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