Hi,

We have the following infrastructure:

VMware View 5.3 with non-persitent floating assignment pool

Windows 8.1 Update 1 image

Microsoft Office 2013 32-bit is installed locally on desktop image

Thinapp 5.1

We want to package Microsoft Project 32-bit on our platform with Thinapp.

I have tried all the tricks in the book when trying to package Project 2010 in our VMware enviroment. I have switched to 2010 version because Thinapp does not support Office 2013 on Windows 8.1 Update 1. But I start to suspect that our configuration is not supported by the fact that we have Office 2013 locally installed on our image..Good if someone can confirm that!

MS Project start, but hangs and is not "Not licensed" in Window toolbar. After trying to close the application we get a error message from: Microsoft Office Office 64-components saying that its can not find a MSI file. the name is 23a3267e.msi , but this filname is randomized and I cannot find anything when googling the filename.

I have followed these guides:

https://communities.vmware.com/thread/471565

http://www.egroup-us.com/2011/02/howto-thinapp-microsoft-office-2010-known-issues-and-resolutions/

I have even tried this custom thinapp tool: VMware KB: Resolving licensing errors when deploying virtual Office to a system with Office installed natively.

Have someone managed to package Visio or Project on a similar enviroment before?

And can someone confirm that a Thinapped 2010 Office applications will work on a image with Office 2013?

Hello:

Are there some guidelines or best practices for capturing Chrome and Firefox?  The reason I am asking is that we are having a bunch of issues with each.  In more detail:

Chrome: We thinapped the latest version of Chrome, without any additional plugins, with and without the --no-sandbox option per the KB article here:

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2104409VMware KB: Google Chrome fails when capturing Google Chrome with VMware ThinApp

This one works fine on the initial run, but after it is closed and opened a second time, it will not work properly after that.  It crashes, then upon re-launching it will consume 100% cpu and its window never opens even though the process is running.  If I clear the Thinapp sandbox folder for Chrome, it will open up fine for the first time, but when opening a second time the same issue comes back.

Firefox: We thinapped the latest version of Firefox, along with the latest Java 1.8.x, latest Flash, and VMware client integration plugin.  It worked fine for about a week then all of a sudden one day it no longer launches (and we haven't changed anything) with the error: Fatal Application Exit, Unable to Open.

I've been looking around and the information is fragmented.  I've seen posts with similar issues in the past but supposedly they were resolved with later versions of the Thinapp setup capture program which we are using the very latest and greatest version (5.1.1).  To my knowledge we are using best practices and using a bare minimum Windows 7 VM to capture with.  Any help would be appreciated, if there have been known working solutions or combinations of versions that work.

Thanks in advance.

Hi,

I want to package Office2010 Pro by ThinApp 5.2.1 on a clear win7 x86 VM. I have not key but for this Office is VOL I only can activate it by Office2010 Toolkit.

With these materials and evironment I have, how shold I do to archive to get packaged Office2010 that no longer needs activation.

Thanks for some suggestions.

Du

Hello Folk's,

I searched the internet but couldnt find an answer. I know that VMWare gives you a true full virtual machine with a assigned NIC card where Azure virtual machine which is connected through Remote Desktop does not do full virtual. Is full virtual the correct terminology used to describe this or am I wrong?

The reason this came up is because I have both environments to play with at work and have multiple customers with different vpn setup. I've noticed that if split tunneling disabled, I cannot use Microsoft Azure virtual machine and would have to setup on VMWare unless I use something like TeamViewer to connect into the Azure virtual machine.

One of my customer (customer A), blocks all traffic after the VPN is established. This includes RDP and HTTP, the only way for this to work is to install a virtual machine on VMware and use vSphere to connect in.

My last question, is it possible to get this one customer A working on Azure? My management team wants the IT shop to be all Microsoft so that means they dont want to use VMware anymore. I've tried using TeamViewer but after connecting to VPN (Cisco Anyconect) the connection to TeamViewer gets disconnected because it runs on 80 HTTP and 443 HTTPS. Any work around on Azure that anyone would like to share? Thanks!

Regards

NicoleWills

I am currently evaluating ThinApp (latest version), and ran into a major problem when getting a sequenced version of Quickbooks 8.0 Enterprise R6 and Quickbooks 2008 Pro R6 to work.

In both versions, when opening a company file from a previous version of Quickbooks (2005 in my case), it fails during the conversion process when it tries to overwrite the file. Quickbooks gives me an error saying:

"You do not have sufficient permissions to the specified folder. You must have read/write access and create/delete rights to the folder where the company file is stored."

I've made sure that the application has full rights, and I am running it under an admin account; in fact, since the conversion takes place from a backup copy, this instance of the application actually creates the original file itself. I found that when it does create the file, it does not release the handle to it, so when it later tries to overwrite it, it gets an access denied. This can be confirmed by the trace log below (as well as the relevant part of QB's own log), and the process that is actually doing the database I/O is the Quickbooks Database Manager, QBDBMgrN.exe.

The application was sequenced on a clean Server 2003 Enterprise SP2 VM with Terminal Services enabled, and I have reliably replicated the problem both on the VM itself and on two production Terminal Servers running the same configuration (although not as clean), and the problem is not present when running a regular Quickbooks install on the same VM I sequenced it on. Also, Merged or WriteCopy isolation modes make no difference - problem is there with both.

Has anyone encountered this (or a similar) problem, and if so, is there a workaround? Why would ThinApp not release the file handle?

Let me know if you have any questions, I'll be happy to answer them. I can post more detailed logs if needed. Thanks!

P.S. Looking back at QB's own log, could this be an issue with the application trying to alter file security permissions?

========== BEGIN TRACE ERROR LOG =============

014535 00000afc  dbserv9.dll :4060aa16<-kernel32.dll:77e6b65f   *** OpenFileMappingA ->HANDLE=0h (DWORD dwDesiredAccess=F001Fh, BOOL bInheritHandle=0h, LPCSTR lpName=*16A61C0h->"SQLAny_SharedMemPort_qb_readonly_engine_18") *** GetLastError() returns 2 : The system cannot find the file specified.

014719 00000904  dbserv9.dll :40614416<-kernel32.dll:77e693a7 *** CreateMutexA ->HANDLE=200h (lpMutexAttributes=457FEE8h->struct {DWORD nLength=Ch, LPVOID lpSecurityDescriptor=457FEF4h, BOOL bInheritHandle=1000000h}, BOOL bInitialOwner=1h, LPCSTR lpName=406FCEA0h->"SQLAny_Default_MUTEX") *** GetLastError() returns 183 : Cannot create a file when that file already exists.

014832 00000afc  dbserv9.dll :406b5eae<-kernel32.dll:77e61e17   *** CreateFileMappingA ->HANDLE=200h (HANDLE hFile=ffffffffh, lpFileMappingAttributes=1F6FB78h->struct {DWORD nLength=Ch, LPVOID lpSecurityDescriptor=1F6FB84h, BOOL bInheritHandle=1000000h}, DWORD flProtect=4h, DWORD dwMaximumSizeHigh=0h, DWORD dwMaximumSizeLow=8h, LPCSTR lpName=40721948h->"dblib.sqlany") *** GetLastError() returns 183 : Cannot create a file when that file already exists.

018275 00000680  dbserv9.dll :4050edf4<-kernel32.dll:77e5be79   *** GetQueuedCompletionStatus ->BOOL=0h (HANDLE CompletionPort=158h, LPDWORD lpNumberOfBytesTransferred=1C6FE34h->1h, PULONG_PTR lpCompletionKey=1C6FE38h->0h, lpOverlapped=1C6FE2Ch->*0h<null pointer> <bad ptr>, DWORD dwMilliseconds=64h) *** GetLastError() returns 258 : The wait operation timed out.

023582 00000da0                                              CreateFileA lpFileName=C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\Intuit\QuickBooks\Company Files\CIndex_sample_product-based businesss.qbw DesiredAccess=0x80000000 GENERIC_READ ShareMode=0x0) lpSecurityAttributes=0x0 dwCreationDisposition=0x3 (OPEN_EXISTING) FlagsAndAttribs=0xf0000080 FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL FILE_FLAG_WRITE_THROUGH FILE_FLAG_OVERLAPPED FILE_FLAG_NO_BUFFERING FILE_FLAG_RANDOM_ACCESShTemplateFile=0x0 -> 0xffffffff *** failed, GetLastError=0x20 [File MetaData located in view # 0][Using sandbox copy L:\ThinApp\QuickBooks Enterprise 8.0\%Common Documents%\Intuit\QuickBooks\Company Files\CIndex_sample_product-based businesss.qbw]

023583 00000da0  dbserv9.dll :4060068a<-kernel32.dll:77e41a5f *** CreateFileA ->HANDLE=ffffffffh (LPCSTR lpFileName=*3C752A0h->"C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\Intuit\QuickBooks\Company Files\CIndex_sample_product-based businesss.qbw", DWORD dwDesiredAccess=80000000h, DWORD dwShareMode=0h, lpSecurityAttributes=0h<null pointer> <bad ptr>, DWORD dwCreationDisposition=3h, DWORD dwFlagsAndAttributes=F0000080h, HANDLE hTemplateFile=0h) *** GetLastError() returns 32 : The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.

=========== END TRACE LOG ==========

============= BEGIN QBWIN.LOG ===========

DBManager.cpp (3396) :  CHECKPOINT: Thu Nov 13 09:56:35 Database Server starting. Startup String = C:\PROGRA_1\Intuit\QU3CRZ5.0\QBDBMgr.exe -n QB_ReadOnly_engine_18 -qs -gd ALL -gk all -gp 4096 -gu all -ch 16M -ti 0 -c 4M -x none -ct- -qi -qw  -tl 120 -oe "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Application Data\Intuit\QuickBooks\Log\DBStartup.log" -r

IDBFileMgr.cpp (657) :  MESSAGE: Thu Nov 13 09:56:35 LVL_ERROR--Specified database file already in use

DBManager.cpp (2604) :  MESSAGE: Thu Nov 13 09:56:35 LVL_ERROR--DBManager::HandleDmError: statusCode:-6073, dbCode:-816 from file:'.\.\src\IDBFileMgr.cpp' at line 659 from function:'DBMgr::IDBFileMgr::GetFileMetaData'

IDBFileMgr.cpp (665) :  MESSAGE: Thu Nov 13 09:56:35 LVL_ERROR--GetMeta Data Failed Code:-816 Specified database file already in use.Connection String CON=MetaDataDump\10.16.0.30mta;****************;***************;DBF=C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\Intuit\QuickBooks\Company Files\CIndex_sample_product-based businessss.qbw;ServerName=QB_ReadOnly_engine_18;APP=10.16.0.30mta;DBN=2ec188badbb746158037d19b3d10282c

MigrationEngine.cpp (337) :  CHECKPOINT: Thu Nov 13 09:56:36 Begin file migration.

MigrationEngine.cpp (344) :  CHECKPOINT: Thu Nov 13 09:56:36 End file migration, elapsed time: 0 minutes, 0 seconds.

MigrationEngine.cpp (234) :  CHECKPOINT: Thu Nov 13 09:56:36 FAILED: Migration of file C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\Intuit\QuickBooks\Company Files\sample_product-based businessss.qbw failed with error There was a problem in setting the file security. There is extended information.

load.c (2819) :  MESSAGE: Thu Nov 13 09:56:36 LVL_ERROR--InitSystem: Migrate CIndex company file failed. Code=-6154, Msg=There was a problem in setting the file security. There is extended information.

load.c (8702) :  MESSAGE: Thu Nov 13 09:56:36 LVL_ERROR--DMError Information:-6154Additional Info:There was a problem in setting the file security. There is extended information.

============ END QBWIN.LOG ============

I created a thinapp of Java 7 Update 45, following the instructions from the ThinApp Blog, and the msi installs fine. I can see it in Programs and Features in Control Panel, and the About Java start menu item appears and opens showing me that it is Java 7 Update 45. Unfortunately, my browsers are not aware that it is installed, the installation is not recognized by "verify your java installation" on the java webpage nor on javatester.org. Can someone point me in the right direction to get this to work? I'm not sure what to check or change. Thank you.

Has anyone had any difficulty with ThinApp 5.2 running on Windows 10?  Installer works just fine, but all installed applications crash upon startup.  Setup Capture.exe and log_monitor.exe both crash each time they are executed.

Hi - This is something I've never come across before.

Attempting to capture using ThinApp 5.2.1 on Windows 7. At the point the post and pre-snapshot are compared ThinApp crashes...

"Snapshot tool has stopped working"

Problem Event Name: BEX64

Application Name: snapshot64.exe

Version: 5.2.1.20117

Has this happened to anyone else?

I've read the following:

VMware ThinApp Licensing information (1006248) | VMware KB

and I want to be sure I understand the licensing model.  The "Per End Point" option means each application that is virtualized will count towards your license cap, correct?  If I virtualize an application with the application virtualization packager, then distribute those applications to a number of endpoints, it's those applications that count towards the license cap (as opposed to the virtualization packager instance)?

If that is the case, how are the licenses enforced on endpoints that are not connected to the internet? When a virtualized application (a thinned application) is executed, does it check a license server?  What happens if it can't reach said server (as in, not connected to the internet, etc.)?

I apologize if I've confused the concepts.  Thanks in advance for the help.

Hi,

I've tried the new 5.2.2 version that should resolve this trouble but the start up delay seems to be the same as with 5.2.1.

I captured the application both in Win7 and Win10 with same results. So is there any "tricks" to enable a "quick" start up on Win10 with 5.2.2?

Laurent.

Hi,

we are running different virtual applications with thinapp on windows 10.
After upgrading to windows 10 creator update these applications crash.

Every time the event viewer shows an error 1000, Application crash, Faulting Module c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll.

We tried with thinapp 5.2 and 5.2.2.

Is this a known issue with the creator update ?

Kind Regards,

Verheijden Thierry.

Hi

I'm working with a click once app that requires you to logon to a webpage first and then have the link on the webpage launch the app. This means I can't open the clickonce app directly, because there is session token that is passed from the website to the click once app. In a last attempt to get this to work with Horizon View application pools I'm trying to put it in a thinapp. The problem is I've captured internet explorer 10 and that works as expected, and I've tried to capture the dot net framework 4.5 as well. When  I launch the click once app , I get a message that "ClickOnce has stopped working" and the event is CLR20r3 and it references dfsvc.exe, System.Drawing, and System.ArgumentException. Has anyone seen something similar?

If I set ChildProcessEnvironmentDefault=External  I don't get that error, but that's because its using the local dot net framework.

Hi.

In thinnaped application there is feature to create thumbnails of files.

To create thumbnails app use COM surrogacy.

Consequently, thinapp use TASurrogate.exe to do it.

The problem is that TASurrogate.exe doesn't unload after operation and some times even after main application exit.

Is there same way to force TASurrogate.exe unload?

Hi,

I'm testing Thinapp and I tried to virtualize an application that required the "." character as decimal  separator.

By default the decimal separator is ","

While running the application, sometimes it got "." as decimal separator, sometimes it got "," in the application I sometimes get a mix of "." and "," in different cells

I change my host's regional settings and set the decimal separator to "." then the application run well

I tried to change the isolation mode : isolation_full, isolation_writecopy on keys HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\International\ and HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\International but none of them work.

It's likely I need to change the key on the specific user HKEY_USERS\<USER_ID>\Control Panel\International but this method is hazardous and remove pros for using ThinApp

Any ideas ?

Hey Guys,

Having an issue with ThinApp v5.  I have been capturing Macro Scheduler (mjtnet.com) for quite a while, however recently I have run into an issue on Windows 7 64bit our image at work.  I get the below error when running the application.

It is only when running that application packaged under ThinApp, I can run the application outside of ThinApp and it works fine.  I can run that ThinApp package on other machines, Win 7 32 bit, and 64bit.  However I can't understand why this fails to run on various Win7 64bit images.  Any suggestions?

---------------------------

Application Error

---------------------------

Exception EAccessViolation in module msched.exe at 0004FA07.

Access violation at address 0044FA07 in module 'msched.exe'. Read of address 88000008.

---------------------------

OK

---------------------------

Spoke to MacroScheduler and they have advised that packaging the application via ThinApp is outside of their support and are unable to help.  The error doesn't mean anything to them.  I can run older versions of the package on the machine that were packaged with older versions of ThinApp.

Any suggestions as to what I could do to further investigate / resolve the issue?

I also have an issue with another application running on this 64bit image.  FastStone Screen Capture in the editor screen I am unable to click on the menu buttons.  Native app I can, ThinApp I can't the button presses but doesn't do anything when its ThinApp'd.

Hi, this my first post on the VMWare forum and i'll like to know how to make Sony vegas pro 14 executable from an USB stick using thinapp

I've tried but Vegas continue saying that some DLLs are missing and returns "Application initialization error : ERROR CODE -59"

I will be very happy if anyone could help me with that because i need it for high school

(DLLs missing):

-MSVCP110.dll

-MSVCR110.dll

-VCOMP110.dll

P.S.: i'm french so my english is not perfect, sorry in advance...

thanks,

-3Rwan10

We have an Access 97 Database that was developed on a PC with a locally installed version of Office 97

One of the functions of this database includes a button on a form that conditionally opens any one of a number of other Access databases (mdbs) depending on user input. To do this it uses the Call Shell function... e.g. 

if condition = x then

call shell ("c:\program files\microsoft office\office\msaccess.exe ""path.mdb""",1)

this process runs fine on pc's with locally installed MS Office 97, but fails on pc's that run thinapped versions of Office 97.

We figure its the path to the access executable that is causing the problem, because the pc's running thinapp obviously don't have a c:\program files\microsoft...... path

what should the syntax be to launch the thinapp access executable ?

Hi All,

I have used vmware thinapp and virtualized adobe reader. When I start the adobe reader exe file, it opens up, I am able to view pdf documents. But when I close that application, not all the processes are closing. I have observed that there are total 4 processes running for adobe and after I close the exe, not all of the 4 processes are closing. 3 are still remaining. Can anyone please tell me why? Am I doing anything wrong in the installation step??

Chaitanya.

If I would create a tool to extract thinapp .dat files based based on reverse engineering would it be ok to publish it?

Has anyone successfully ThinApp'ed Adobe Acrobat DC?  If so, are there any pointers you can share?

Thanks,

Rich A.