Here's a quick and (somewhat) dirty video of the ThinApp Side-by-Side Updating feature used for updating deployed ThinApp packaged apps - typically ones deployed to or accessed from LAN Workstations, View Desktops, or even Terminal Servers. This feature enables updating of the packaged applications - even while they are in use.

When you try to run a virtualized Internet Explorer 6 on a Windows XP with Internet Explorer 8 the ThinApped IE6 will not work. A workaround has been found; add the following registry keys at the end of the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.txt in your IE6 project:

isolation_full HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{3050f4f5-98B5-11CF-BB82-00AA00BDCE0B}
  Value=
  REG_SZ~Trident HTMLEditor#2300

isolation_full HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{3050f4f5-98B5-11CF-BB82-00AA00BDCE0B}\InprocServer32
  Value=
  REG_SZ~%SystemSystem%\mshtmled.dll#2300
  Value=ThreadingModel
  REG_SZ~Apartment#2300

isolation_full HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{3050f4f5-98B5-11CF-BB82-00AA00BDCE0B}\ProgID
  Value=
  REG_SZ~Trident.HTMLEditor.1#2300

For details on how to capture Internet Explorer 6 please refer to this post: http://blogs.vmware.com/thinapp/2009/02/ie_notes.html#more
For more information on ThinApping IE:
http://blogs.vmware.com/thinapp/2009/05/internet-explorer-plugins.html

HP leverages new capabilities with ThinApp to better offer their customers a single-pane of glass for the management of the virtual applications.
Customers can also use reports generated by HP Client Automation software to track virtual and physical applications for tighter asset management.
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Vmware-Inc-NYSE-VMW-1004447.html

General Information

This document provides some basic guidelines on packaging Internet Explorer plugins to use with the local, natively installed Internet Explorer when running the local, natively installed Internet Explorer through the virtual environment of a ThinApp packaged application. 

These are instructions on how to ThinApp an installation of Microsoft SQL Desktop Engine or Microsoft SQL Express 2005 (The instructions will work for both).

These are instructions on how to install, configure, and capture Microsoft Office XP as a ThinApp Package. These instructions can be used to configure and deploy any version of Microsoft Office XP.

These are instructions on how to Create a ThinApp package of Open Office or Star Office.

Considerations

When attempting to package Internet Explorer and/or a plugin with Internet Explorer, there are some considerations that must be taken into account first before deciding which path to take.

These are instructions on how to package the VMware Virtual Infrastructure 2.5 client as a ThinApp package. This is purely for testing and experimental purposes and should not be utilized within a production environment and is not supported by VMware ESX or ThinApp Support Teams.

These are the step by step instructions on how to package Microsoft .NET Framework.