System Requirements for Running ThinApp Converter

To run ThinApp Converter, you need a specific virtual machine environment and operating system, and VMware Tools.

ThinApp Converter requires one of the following virtual machine environments:

• VMware ESX Server 4.0, or later
• VMware vCenter Server 4.0, or later
• VMware Workstation 7.0, or later

The virtual machines that are used in the conversion process must have the following items installed:

• Windows XP with Service Pack 3, Windows Vista, or Windows 7
• The latest version of VMware Tools

ThinApp Converter includes a private copy of the VMware VIX API library. If a more recent version of the library already exists on the host machine, ThinApp Converter tries to use the newest version.

VMware recommends that you use Windows 2003 or Windows 2008 as a file server for network share. The file server needs to have sufficient system resources to handle a large quantity of file operations. Do not use the host machine that runs the ThinApp Converter executable file as the file server for the network share.

When using a VMware Workstation environment, ensure that the network settings are in bridged mode.