<s>
VMware	B-Application
ThinApp	I-Application
(	O
formerly	O
Thinstall	B-Application
)	O
is	O
an	O
application	B-Operating_System
virtualization	I-Operating_System
and	O
portable	B-Application
application	I-Application
creator	I-Application
suite	O
by	O
VMware	O
that	O
can	O
package	O
conventional	O
Windows	O
applications	O
so	O
that	O
they	O
become	O
portable	B-Application
applications	I-Application
by	O
running	O
on	O
another	O
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ThinApp	B-Application
(	O
previously	O
known	O
as	O
Thinstall	B-Application
)	O
was	O
originally	O
developed	O
by	O
Jitit	O
Inc	O
.	O
and	O
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
VMware	O
on	O
January	O
15	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VMware	O
later	O
used	O
the	O
code	O
name	O
VMware	B-Application
Project	I-Application
North	I-Application
Star	I-Application
while	O
the	O
product	O
was	O
in	O
beta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
10	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
VMware	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
final	O
name	O
for	O
the	O
product	O
was	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
VMware	B-Application
ThinApp	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
trial	B-License
version	I-License
of	O
Thinstall	B-Application
was	O
initially	O
available	O
only	O
to	O
corporations	O
,	O
then	O
VMware	O
offered	O
a	O
public	O
trial	B-License
version	I-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
VMware	B-Application
ThinApp	I-Application
provides	O
application	B-Operating_System
virtualization	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
ThinApp	B-Application
is	O
able	O
to	O
execute	O
applications	O
without	O
them	O
being	O
installed	O
in	O
the	O
traditional	O
sense	O
by	O
virtualizing	O
resources	O
such	O
as	O
environment	O
variables	O
,	O
files	O
and	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Registry	I-Protocol
keys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ThinApp	B-Application
does	O
not	O
have	O
any	O
pre-installed	O
components	O
and	O
does	O
not	O
require	O
the	O
installation	O
of	O
device	O
drivers	O
allowing	O
applications	O
to	O
run	O
from	O
USB	O
flash	O
drives	O
or	O
network	O
shares	O
without	O
ever	O
requiring	O
Administrator	O
rights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ThinApp	B-Application
converts	O
standard	O
application	O
installers	O
such	O
as	O
.msi	O
files	O
into	O
self-contained	O
EXE	O
files	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
everything	O
required	O
to	O
run	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
self-extracting	O
ZIP	O
files	O
,	O
ThinApp	B-Application
does	O
not	O
extract	O
files	O
to	O
disk	O
or	O
require	O
system	B-Protocol
registry	I-Protocol
changes	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
run	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ThinApp	B-Application
versions	O
released	O
after	O
5.2.3	O
drop	O
support	O
Windows	O
XP	O
and	O
Windows	O
Server	O
2003	O
and	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
"	O
basic	O
"	O
version	O
of	O
ThinApp	B-Application
is	O
"	O
VMware	B-Application
ThinApp	I-Application
Starter	O
Edition	O
"	O
,	O
offered	O
for	O
free	O
with	O
any	O
purchase	O
of	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Workstation	I-Operating_System
,	O
while	O
the	O
most	O
"	O
advanced	O
"	O
version	O
is	O
"	O
VMware	B-Application
ThinApp	I-Application
Enterprise	O
Edition	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
adds	O
support	O
for	O
AppSync	O
updating	O
,	O
Active	B-Protocol
Directory	I-Protocol
integration	O
and	O
allows	O
usage	O
by	O
multiple	O
users	O
(	O
both	O
for	O
the	O
ThinApp	B-Application
Packager	O
and	O
ThinApp	B-Application
Client	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
