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05 07 2009

VMWare ThinApp now able to virtualize MS Groove

Posted by Elger van der Avoird in Groove, Virtualization

In an experiment in cooperation with some collegues @ VMWare and CAPGemini we developed a virtualized, portable MS Groove environment that can be started from a USB device. We had to call in support from VMWare because ThinApp wouldn’t start Groove. After making a bug report VMWare took it up seriously and supplied me with a version that does work! We are definately moving forward here; Groove without any additional infrastructural needs or traditional installation, running without administrative credentials and from a portable device is now very real. (will it work on Windows 7? More work to be done…)

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2 Responses to “VMWare ThinApp now able to virtualize MS Groove”
  1. mnp says:
    Monday, July 13, 2009 at 6:29 am

    Agreed 100%…Finally the new version of ThinApp 4.1.3 can virtualize Groove…I remember asking for this when it was Thinstall 2.0/3.0 days, but I didn’t have a big enough push to get it looked at…Thanks heaps!! I’ve just tested it and can definitely confirm it works!

  2. Elger van der Avoird says:
    Monday, July 13, 2009 at 8:38 am

    I overheard some rumours about a ThinApp-ed Groove not being able to synchronise succesfully. Can you confirm that? I haven’t been able to look into it myself.

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