I have been trying to ThinApp the RSS Bandit application, a .Net Framework based application which requires .Net Framework v3.5. I have created a separate ThinApp of .Net Framework 3.5 SP1 and then subsequently created a ThinApp of RSS Bandit. Finally added an Applink (tried both optional and required) to the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 capture. The capture was taken on a vanilla XP SP2 VMware Workstation image. I am using ThinApp version 4.0.2866.
However when I run RSS Bandit for it spawns the license window in the bottom right hand corner and then a few seconds later disappears. The RSS Bandit.exe process sticks in Task Manager at about 12-15MB of memory but utilising zero CPU. If I run the process again it spawns a separate instance and the license window appears and stays visible longer and you can see it begin to process the .NET Framework elements. The application then launches and functions as expected. This has to be done everytime to get the application to launch. You have to then manually kill the remaining RSS Bandit process.
I am also experiencing the same issue with Paint.NET application. As I thought I would try a different .NET application to try and pinpoint the cause - this seems to point to it being the .NET Framework element, I think!
I have also attempted to capture the entire installation (.NET Framework and RSS Bandit) together without success but even if this had been unsuccessful it is highy undesirable as the application is intended for streaming via a network share.
Has anyone seen this type of issue before and can offer any advice how to resolve at all please? it's doing my head in. I must have recaptured .NET Framework and RSS Bandit a dozen times each by now.
Any advice gratefully received! Thanks in advance.
Paul.