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Virtualizing Microsoft Office 2010 on German Windows XP

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There is quite a few blog posts and KB articles describing how to virtualize Microsoft Office 2010 with the help of ThinApp.

KB articles:
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2021901
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1022287

A blog post:
http://thinappguru.blogspot.se/2012/03/notes-on-packaging-office-project-and.html

If you have Office locally installed but need to virtualize Project or Visio (many steps are the same as for Office 2010):
http://blogs.vmware.com/thinapp/2013/02/thinapp-microsoft-visio-and-project-2010-while-locally-installed-microsoft-office-2010.html

Additional information for German Windows XP:
If you follow the procedures described in above posts your package should work very well on an English OS. Jonathan Wilk (@DooDleWilk), Escalation Engineer at VMware Global Support Services, just sent me his notes working on a case. The package worked just fine on English Operating Systems and German Windows 7 (32 and 64-bit) but failed on a German Windows XP.

After some troubleshooting he realized that on an English Windows XP the OfficeSoftwareProtectionPlatform folder is located in the “Documents and Settings” folder. On a German Windows XP the folder is called “Dokumente und Einstellungen”. So the workaround was simply to create the “Dokumente und Einstellungen” folder underneath the %Drive_C% folder macro and copy the content from your “Documents and Settings” folder. Rebuild and it works.

I wouldn’t be surprised if other applications will have the same issue and therefore would need the same fix in order to be portable.

ThinApp Microsoft Visio and Project 2010 while locally installed Microsoft Office 2010

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While many are virtualizing Microsoft Office 2010 during a Proof Of Concept (POC) most companies decide to install Microsoft Office natively rather than virtualizing it. Both packaging method are valid but many times it’s easier and more efficient to have Office locally installed. That said, virtualizing Microsoft Visio and Project is a whole different ballgame. Virtualizing Visio/Project makes very much sense in many designs. There are quite a few KB articles and blog posts out there covering Office 2010 and it’s components. But so far I’ve yet to see a complete list of what is needed in order to build a Visio/Project package and have it coexist and to a certain degree integrate with native Office. So I started to collect all data I found on Internet. I ended up adding a couple thinks myself as well.

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The . . . Definitive Guide for VMware ThinApp

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Over the last four years I’ve been working with customers and partners on articulating and demonstrating the value of VMware ThinApp.  While ThinApp does offer one of the most flexible and streamlined solutions for virtualizing Windows applications there are still times when you need to put the product knowledge and the application expert together to get the results you want.  That has now occurred in written (and ebook) form with the release of the definitive guide for VMware ThinApp.  The title, VMware ThinApp Essentials, much like the author, is understated as you will find the relevance of this book greatly exceeds the ‘essentials’.  Yes, the author is one of our own VMware employees, but see for yourself that Peter Bjork always speaks to the reality of the customer environment and the satisfaction of well-implemented technology.  Leverage Peter’s dedication to the technology, wide spectrum of application experience, and commitment to help you extract the most value out of your investment in application virtualization.

Jumpstart your ThinApp Factory with Ninite

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We are excited to announce that Ninite has provided VMware customers a trial feed for use with the recently released ThinApp Factory.  In short, the trial feed provides the ThinApp Factory a cloud-based catalog of 99 applications that can be pulled directly into the Factory and used to jumpstart our customers ThinApp Factory installations.  The process is incredibly simple and can even be described as 'fun' if you have geek DNA in your veins.

Steps to use Ninite to Jumpstart your ThinApp Factory

1.  Install Thinapp Factory Appliance   

2.  Add Ninite Trial Feed to your ThinApp Factory Instance
https://ninite.com/api/thinapp.json?version=4&key=ninite_thinapp_trial

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Internet Explorer and Default Folder Isolations

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Have you ever wondered why some folders such as Favorites are not automatically isolated?

Well, we’re here to answer this!

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Deletion of a Sandbox during ThinApp MSI Installs / Uninstalls

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 Lakshmana Prakash
ThinApp Packaging Consultant
ThinApp Community: Lakshman
lprakash@vmware.com
 
 
Problem:
 
During initial launch of the ThinApp EXE, a new sandbox is created, which holds the runtime 
modification of the application. After an uninstall of the ThinApp software the sandbox is not 
deleted. 

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Antivirus Scanning in a VMware View Virtual Desktop Environment That Includes ThinApp Virtualized Applications

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By Tina de Benedictis, Technical Marketing Manager, Enterprise Desktop

When you have ThinApp virtualized applications installed in a VMware View virtual desktop environment, what do you need to do to set up antivirus protection?

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Enabling “Send As Email Attachment” in ThinApp packages when Outlook is installed natively

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Here are the procedures for how to get a ThinApp packaged application such as Visio 2007 to work with a natively installed Outlook:

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Close Your Virtual App Security Gap

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VMware and eEye have developed an integrated security solution for our customers running VMware’s ThinApp application virtualization technology. With this integrated solution, you are now able to include ThinApp-deployed applications as part of your overall security strategy – something that wasn’t possible before. And it's only available from eEye and VMware.

 

With the latest release of eEye Retina, security teams are given unprecedented levels of visibility to manage vulnerabilities in virtualized environments to:

  • Reduce risk by ensuring VMware ThinApp applications are properly discovered and are part of standard vulnerability management processes
  • Increase visibility and automate vulnerability assessment for VMware ThinApp packages
  • Complement existing Retina capabilities in securing ESX and ESXi virtual machines

The ThinApp Info Smartphone App

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Newly Released! Get the ThinApp Info Smartphone app! for iPhone and Android!

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