Before an initial ThinApp application package deployment, you must complete certain requirements.

The following high-level tasks are available in the VMware ThinApp Installation Guide, Capturing and Building VMware ThinApp Packages Guide, and VMware View documentation. Perform these tasks in the indicated order.

  1. Meet the system requirements. See VMware ThinApp Installation Guide.
  2. Meet the application requirements. See VMware ThinApp Installation Guide.
  3. Install ThinApp on a clean physical or virtual machine. See VMware ThinApp Installation Guide.
  4. Capture an application using the Setup Capture wizard. See Capturing and Building VMware ThinApp Packages Guide.
  5. Build an application package. See Capturing and Building VMware ThinApp Packages Guide.
  6. Store the application package in a network share. See Capturing and Building VMware ThinApp Packages Guide.