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goguenr
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ThinApp'ed Office 2007 slow to launch

I have not been able to arrive at an acceptable launch time for Office 2007 applications.

I have packaged just Word separately (included shared components & tools) to try to reduce package size and the best times are:

     1st launch =12 seconds

     2nd launch = 6 seconds

Have followed instructions on VMWare ThinApp manual and step by step instructions blog (http://blogs.vmware.com/thinapp/2008/10/how-to-thinap-1.html)

Have kept defaults:

     CompressionType=None

     OptimizeFor=Memory

    

Have reduced package size by deleting .msi in %SystemRoot% \ Installler

Isolation mode is WriteCopy.

Build is on XP SP2 32b, Deploy is on W7 64b.

Can anyone assist please?

Thanks in advanced

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pbjork
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Delete the %Fonts% folder. Have the fonts registered natively instead.

Any services being started? Verify by specifying below in the package.ini, rebuild and test launch.

[BuildOptions]

AutoStartServices=0

Is this using streaming or local mode distribution?

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pbjork
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Delete the %Fonts% folder. Have the fonts registered natively instead.

Any services being started? Verify by specifying below in the package.ini, rebuild and test launch.

[BuildOptions]

AutoStartServices=0

Is this using streaming or local mode distribution?

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goguenr
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pbjork,

Your suggestions did the trick !

The best results are achieved by combining both your suggestions, the removal of the %Fonts% folder and setting AutoStartServices=0:

    

     1st launch: 9 seconds

     Subsequent launches: under 1 second

Thanks a million for your input !!!

To answer your question it's local mode distribution.

Roland

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pcanali
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Thank you, also my problem are solved with your indication (I have VM with OS Seven and Office 2007)

before this settings word started in about 15 seconds.

The best results are achieved by combining both your suggestions, the  removal of the %Fonts% folder and setting AutoStartServices=0:

  1st launch: 5 seconds , Subsequent launches: under 3 second

Now I have the problem that the old VM (linked clone with persistent disk) have somewhere older confguration infact The new thianpp of  office start slowly,

instead a new VM start very quickly?

Can you help me? Where can clean old settings?

Thank you

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pbjork
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Try deleting the old Sandboxes.. By default located in the users roaming profile (%appdata%)..

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pcanali
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I tried to clean  in persistent disk .......\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Thinstall

but nothing change. Other Idea?

Thank you

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