Nouveautés :

• The thinreg.exe utility has been enhanced, facilitating file type association. It also includes support for DDE, extra verbs, and MIME type registration
• Enhanced support for double-byte applications and double-byte locales
• Enhanced support for 16-bit MSDOS programs
• Support for control panel extensions. Some applications, such as QuickTime or the mail applet for Microsoft Outlook 2007, have control panel extensions that you can now see in a ThinApp environment
• Ability to register files other than .exe files. For example, if you install an application that installed a README file or has another link to documentation, you can access those files
• Protocol registration. If an application invokes SMTP or HTTP, ThinApp starts any virtual applications that can handle the tasks. If ThinApp cannot locate virtual applications, ThinApp invokes native applications to handle the tasks
• ThinApp includes the RequiredAppLinks parameter in the Package.ini file. Previously, the user had to manually add this parameter
• ThinApp makes the MSI build template accessible to users to customize the MSI database
• User documentation has been restructured to start with basic functionality targeted at the novice user, building towards advanced functionality regarding deployment and customizations
• Log Monitor now supports the ability to pause and resume trace file capture
• Application link now supports multi-level links, such that application A links to application B, which links to application C, and so on
• Special entrypoints cmd, regedit and iexplore are marked with an asterisk (*) to denote these are not virtual applications. Rather, they load respective native EXEs in virtual environment
• Isolation mode can now be specified at the root of registry (for example, for HKCU, HKLM)
• Stub executables changed to improve security and interaction with roaming profiles and system-installed applications
• Support for creating MSI distribution larger than 2GB (requires separate CAB file to be distributed)
• Support for creation of compressed trace files
• Support for running ThinApp application on GoGlobal platform
• Support packaging application wrapped with the « Shrinker » packer

Correctifs :

• Fixed a known issue for ThinApp 4.0 in which documents would always be opened in a new copy of the application when using a virtual package and ThinReg even if there was an already running copy of the application
• Fixed a problem in which the script API function « Exit Process » did not work correctly, leaving the EXE running in task manager
• Fixed a problem in which snapshot.exe would fail after an extended period if the operating system was 64-bit Windows Vista Business edition SP1
• Fixed an issue in which the icon name still displayed an older version of an application after the installer was updated to a different version
• Fixed an issue in which MS Access closed immediately after start
• Fixed an issue in which graphical objects in ERwin Data Modeler r7 were not correctly updated
• Fixed an issue that prevented STMath from starting
• Fixed an issue that prevented Crystal Reports from running on Vista
• Fixed an issue that prevented Autocad 2006 plug in Retailfocus to load
• Fixed an issue that allowed child processes be created with static path to allow whitelist apps for firewall
• Fixed an issue to allow Log Monitor to open large (2+GB) files
• Fixed an issue in which the MSDE (SQL Server 2005) main front-end application complained there was no SQL Service process
• Fixed an issue that prevented SnagIt 9 from starting
• Fixed an issue that caused an Internet Explorer 7 first launch to fail to find URL
• Fixed an issue with WinBatch application to allow special characters (for example, #) in registry key to be correctly captured
• Fixed an issue in which the build process will hang on Office 2007′s file ODSERV.EXE if using compression and Application Sync
• Fixed an issue in which enabling Application Sync caused Office 2007 (Word) to generate installer and normal.dotm errors on launch
• Fixed an issue in which Mobius application captured by ThinApp (used typically with SAP environments) failed to run
• Fixed an issue in which ThinApp-captured Winzip at startup incorrectly showed « Add to Archive » UI
• Fixed a problem in which the Serena Change Manager 8.12 process started but stopped before the GUI launched
• Fixed a problem in which Autocad 2005 LT failed to run, displaying an unhandled access violation error
• Fixed an issue in which ThinApp-captured NXClient failed
• Fixed an issue in which animated cursors, used especially in games, failed to load
• Fixed an issue in which using Application Sync to upgrade Adobe Reader 6 to Adobe Reader 7 made it appear that the application did not upgrade correctly if the previous version of the virtual application was running
• Fixed a problem in which Application Sync could corrupt a client application if the application was modified twice on the server while being updated on the client
• The user documentation now includes examples of the correct way of quoting the absolute path to the sbmerge command
• Fixed a problem in which the wrong icon for an application would be displayed in Add or Remove Programs
• Fixed an issue in which Log Monitor displayed « ?????????? » for module names
• Fixed an issue with running multiple copies of Office 97Fixed an issue in which applications might not run on Terminal Server in execute mode if Fonts shell folder path is not specified
• Fixed an issue in which winhlp32.exe is not launched on Terminal Server
• Fixed an issue with Need for Speed ProStreet

View 3 est une solution complète, combinant l’hyperviseur, les outils de gestion, le broker, et tout le reste nécessaire dans un seul et même produit.

Les principales fonctionnalités de View 3 :

• Améliorations de RDP – Redirection multimédia, support USB pour les lecteurs flash, imprimantes, scanners et solution OEM d’impression ThinPrint
• View Composer – Technologie qui permet à de nombreux utilisateurs de partager la même image disque
• ThinApp - Pour la virtualisation d’application , VMware propose désormais ThinApp avec View 3

Dernière version avant ThinApp :

• Fixed Internet Explorer failing to start up on Windows Vista with UAC enabled.
• Various changes to Setup Capture UI.
• Fixed issue with Oracle client initializing for access.
• Fixed Quicktime plugin in Browsers.
• Fixed Smartcards not detected.
• Fixed Setup Capture crash on Post-Installation Scan.
• Fixed IE7 crash on XP when loading local file.
• Move snapshot.ini outside the package, so it can be inspected and modified by the end user.
• Introduce macros for more folders.
• Remove single pathname component restriction from MSIInstallDirectory.
• Virtualize ChangeServiceConfig API.
• Fixed a crash in RegQueryValueExA when the buffer supplied is too small to hold the entire value.
• Create separate .dat data container when estimated size of data container is over 200MB.
• Fix display of license name containing non-ASCII chars in status bar.
• Internationalization issue with combined macro/short path names in registry.
• Use the estimated data container size to check if enough space is available on the target volume to save the project.
• Add isolation mode configuration dialog.
• Set special isolation modes for Office 2007.
• Fixed problem where build.bat would not work when run from a UNC path.
• When installing per-machine, create icons and file associations even if the current user isn’t allowed to use them, another user might be.
• Fix SetupCapture crash on NT4
• Fix Thinreg.exe/packet version incompatibility

VMware a annoncé une nouvelle version de son application de virtualisation d’applications.

La dernière version Release Candidate 4.0 est disponible 30 jours.

Les fonctionnalités « Application Link » et « Application Sync » sont présentes.
En clair, l’interdépendance entre applications virtualisées et la synchronisation des mises à jour de packages sont possibles.

ThinApp Suite devrait être proposé en incluant VMware Workstation et 50 licences perpétuelles de ThinApp.

Le détail :

Key Features and Enhancements
The following enhancements were added for RC (Build 3.396) :
• The default isolation mode was changed from WriteCopy to Merged.
• Application Sync makes fewer web server round-trip queries after bandwidth optimizations were made.
• User interface enhancements:

• Added a screen to allow selection of the default file system isolation mode.
• Removed advanced and less frequently used screens such as Application Sync.

• To handle larger packages, VMware created a separate .dat data container when the estimated size of a data container is over 200MB. This resolves an issue in which Internet Explorer might not show icons for large executable files.
• Added the package.ini option, VirtualComputerName. When enabled, this option provides an application with a fixed computer name. This setting is required for some configurations of SQL Server.
• Added support for the SQL Server SQLWriter service.
• ThinApp MSIs for package and build tools now install per-machine by default.
• Added support for the following new file macros: %Temp%, %PrintHood%, %Internet Cache%, %Cookies%, %History%, %Program Files Common%, %Common Templates%, %Common Documents%, %Common AdminTools%, %AdminTools%, %Resources%, %Resources Localized%, %CDBurn Area%, %Profiles%. To prevent any backward compatibility issues, these macros are only available to applications captured using ThinApp 3.393 or higher. You can modify the CapturedUsingVersion parameter in your package.ini file for older captured packages to enable them to use newer macros.
The following new key features and enhancements were added for Beta 2 (Build 3.386):
• Application Sync – This feature enables you to deploy ThinApp application updates. Application Sync automatically checks for and installs updates to your packaged applications. Updates might include changes such as a new version, service pack updates, or configuration changes in the package.ini file.
• Application Link – Application Link enables you to establish a link between applications without having to encapsulate them into the same executable package. For example, you can establish a relationship between a deployed instance of Microsoft Office 2003 and a new Microsoft Office plug-in.
• Support for VMware serial numbers.
• Added logging support in the runtime environment to assist with troubleshooting.
Fixed Bugs
The following section contains bugs that were fixed for the RC release (Build 3.396) :
• Fixed a problem in which captured versions of the Java Runtime Environment did not work properly if a more recent version was present on the physical system.
• Fixed a problem that was causing Log Monitor to fail.
• Fixed a problem that was preventing Internet Explorer from launching with UAC enabled.
• Fixed a problem in which virtual registry file size was growing each time an application ran. ThinApp now marks files and registry keys as deleted when they obscure existing system values.
• Fixed an issue in which Internet Explorer could not create an embedded Excel object because of a bug in Excel’s COM object reference counting.
• Fixed an issue in which Script Logic’s Desktop Authority injected DLL would crash during process shutdown on exit.
• Fixed the default build.bat file so that it can be run from a network share.
• Fixed an issue in which some printer drivers would not work by forcing %systemsystem%\spool to use merged isolation by default.
• Moved the snapshot.ini file outside the package so it can be inspected and modified.
• Added new exceptions to the capture exclude list including %Temp%, %SystemRoot%\ie7, and %SystemSystem%\dllcache.
• Added ForcedWriteCopyLocations to the snapshot.ini file to automatically correct a problem in which Microsoft Office products would try to load a shared component that is a fully isolated location. This caused an MSI installer dialog box to appear.
• Fixed issues in which shell folder short pathnames were not being mapped correctly on systems in which the long and short pathnames were the same. For example, on Swedish PCs, “c:\programme” has the same long and short pathname.
• Fixed an issue in which the only shortcut created was shown as « No plugins » when capturing Internet Explorer 7.
• Fixed an issue in which Smartcards were not being detected by captured applications.
• Fixed an issue in which Application Link did not support UNC paths for required and optional Application Link paths.

• Fixed an issue in which the most recent versions of the QuickTime browser plug-in would not play video clips.

Tel sera le nouveau nom de Thinstall après le rachat de la solution par VMware.