Make a portable application

with ThinApp
Introduction
ThinApp is an application that can be used to make some
applications portable for the user.
But you should make this procedure only with applications that
have not already been
installed on your computer.
1) In this tutorial we will learn how an application with
ThinApp.
2) We will demonstrate with TuneUp Utilities 2009.
3) ThinApp is supported Windows Seven since
version 4.0.4.
 How to proceed
• Step 1: Go to theStart button and
select All Programs , and then choose
VMWARE before going on the
"ThinApp Setup Capture" shortcut.
• Step 2: When the ThinApp Setup Capture
window pops up,click on"Next".
• Step 3: Close all the applications that can halt th
process as well as the application that you want to
make portable. When done, click Next.
• Step 4: The application will scan for the files required and
may take some time. Do not touch anything while this process
has started, it will let you know automatically when done.
• Step 5: When it has finished, minimize the ThinApp window
as indicated on the screen.
• Step 7: if the application requires the serial number in
order to run, enter it to validate the software. Do not
forget to configure the software before proceeding to the
next step.
• Step 8: When the installation is done maximize the
ThinApp window and click on Next to analyse once
more your system.
 Compilation
• The analysis of the system will determine which folders and files are
needed for the installation of the software to be able to create a
portableversion of it.
• Step 9: When the User- accessible entry points window pop
ups, check the software that need to be made portable and
when this is done, you can now click Next
• Step 10: You can now choose the flash disk device
where you want the application to run in and click
Next when done.
• Step 11: Leave the Merged isolation mode
checked and click Next .
• Step 12: Choose the Fast Compression option to get the
maximum space that will be required on the flash disk. Click
on Next.
• Step 13: The folders that will be needed by the application will
hence be located in the same directory.
• Step 14: When the previous step is over,you can now click on
Build Now to make a whole folder on the file contents needed
to execute the portable application.
• Step 15: You must now choose the Browse Project option to get hold of
the folder made specially for the portable software.
• Step 16: Browse for the Bin folder and double
click on its icon to open it.
• Step 17: The last step left is to copy the executable
application on your flash disk and you are done!