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Streaming Applications with VMware ThinApp

VMware ThinApp does not use a proprietary streaming server for network distribution of virtual applications. Instead, applications are streamed by opening them directly from network shares on an ad hoc basis.

Asset management treats ThinApp virtual applications as being streamed only if a shortcut to the application on the share is available on the user’s desktop or Start menu. Merely placing ThinApp virtual applications on a share that could be accessed by a specific computer does not enable detection of the streamed application.

Support for detecting streamed ThinApp applications is not enabled by default, but can be enabled using the Signature Scanner configuration in the Collect Tasks section under Control Panel in the DSM Explorer.