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Pman201110141
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ThinApp for applications run from Network Share

Hi there,

I have some users who are using couple of applications that are run directly from a network share. The applications are legacy products and are not fully/officially compatible/supported on Windows 7. Is there anyway to wrap these applications using ThinApp?

Although the users are able to run these applications on Windows 7, some of the features are currently not working. In case one of the apps, the issue seems to have surfaced since a recent Windows security update. Prior to the update, the application was working fine on Windows 7. As mentioned earlier, the applications are run directly from a network share. The users just have a shortcut on their desktop that launches an executable from a network share. So, there's no local installation. Is it possible to use ThinApp in this scenario?

If you need more information, please advise.

Thanks

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Linjo
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ThinApp could possible be a solution but its impossible to be certain before a proper test have been done.

I would advice to bring in a experienced ThinApp packager and try.

// Linjo

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Thanks Linjo for your reply. I've worked with ThinApp a little bit. I think I can get this packaged so that it'll map a network drive and then launch the appropriate program from that network share. But how would I go about configuring the package so that the app will ignore all future Windows updates that are installed locally? Would you be able to help with that?

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Linjo
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Ok, no problem. You need to use the proper isolation modes for the application to use the correct files.

This is the best explanation of isolation modes I know of: Understanding Isolation Modes in VMware ThinApp | VMware Support Insider - VMware Blogs

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Pman201110141
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Thanks Linjo for the suggestion. It seems promising. I'll look into it.

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