Knowledge Base

Installing from a Network Share

1. Install ThinApp on a clean computer, using the MSI file.
2. Copy the installation folder and all of it contents to a network share.
3. Create the THINSTALL_BIN environment variable and set it to the path of the network share. For more information, see Configuring ThinApp to run from a non-default location (1006159).
4. Execute the Setup Capture application directly from the network using the files in the share.

Installing a single, local Copy

To install a single, local copy of ThinApp, execute the ThinApp MSI installation package and install like any regular application. This installs the product to its default location, %ProgramFiles%\VMware\VMware ThinApp .

Installing Multiple Local Copies

To have multiple different versions of ThinApp installed on the same computer:

1. Install any version of ThinApp (or Thinstall) on a clean computer.
2. Copy the resulting application folder to the destination computer. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each additional version of ThinApp.
3. Create or change the THINSTALL_BIN environment variable and set it to the path of the network share. For more information, see Configuring ThinApp to run from a non-default location (1006159).
4. Execute the desired version of ThinApp Setup Capture.

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