

Applications That Require Global Hook Dynamic Link Libraries ThinApp supports virtual DCOM and COM on the same computer, but does not support network DCOM.


Applications that install DCOM services are accessible on the local computer only by other captured applications running in the same ThinApp sandbox. DCOM Services That Are Accessible on a Network

For example, a virtual application that integrates with Windows Explorer cannot add specific entries to the Windows Explorer context menus. Some applications that provide shell integration have reduced capability when they exist in a ThinApp package. If you capture Adobe Acrobat, you can modify and save PDF files, but you cannot use the PDF printer driver to save documents to PDF format. Because ThinApp does not support virtualized device drivers, you cannot use ThinApp to virtualize antivirus, VPN clients, personal firewalls, and disk and volume mounting-related utilities. You must install those device drivers in their original format on the host computer. ODBC drivers, because they are user-mode drivers.Īpplications that require device drivers do not work when packaged with ThinApp.
