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Configuring VMware ThinApp to run from a non-default location

Details

While building the application package, a Command Prompt window quickly appears and disappears or displays the message:

*** Build failed ***
You are using ThinApp on a computer with multiple versions of ThinApp installed

Solution

Set the THINSTALL_BIN environment variable whenever you run ThinApp from a different location than the default location. The default location is %ProgramFiles%\VMware\VMware ThinApp .

If the environment variable is not set correctly, you may experience problems running ThinApp or building packages.

To configure ThinApp to run from a non-default location:

Click Start > Control Panel > System > Advanced.
Click Environment Variables.
Create a new variable called THINSTALL_BIN or edit the existing variable.
Set the value to equal the path to the ThinApp installation.

Alternately, you can temporarily set this variable by using the SET command:

Open a command prompt. For more information, see Opening a command or shell prompt (1003892).
Run the following command:

set THINSTALL_BIN=<path_to_ThinApp>

Note: This variable setting is lost when the computer is restarted. It must be run on each restart or added to a startup script.

For related troubleshooting information, see Troubleshooting the build process in VMware ThinApp (1006308).

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