Information regarding Isolation mode

[Michael0216]

Hi All,

While installing ThinApp, in isolation step we get only two options as Fully-Merged isolation and WriteCopy isolation. But i have read about Full isolation mode. So if we want to set our isolation mode to full, wat we need to do as while building package it will be showing only two options, Merged and WriteCopy....

[Phil_Helmling]

Merged and WriteCopy are the most common as they allow interaction with natively installed apps and from the file system perspective - eg My Documents and Desktop. Folders and registry hives within the package would still be using Full isolation mode, and thinapp sets this automatically for you. the setting you are referring to is for all other folders not specifically set within the package. You can change this after the package is created by editing the PACKAGE.INI and changing

[Isolation]
DirectoryIsolationMode=Merged

to

[Isolation]
DirectoryIsolationMode=Full

Most of the time though, this is not necessary.

Phil

[pbjork]

A full explanation of the isolation modes can be found here.. http://blogs.vmware.com/kbtv/2011/04/understanding-isolation-modes-in-vmware-thinapp.html