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Hide/Remove ThinApp Information Launchbar

September 2, 2008

By starting a ThinApp application you see the VMware ThinApp Information Launchbar in the right corner of your screen. Just like the following screenshot.

ThinApp Launchbar

To hide this ThinApp Information bar you first start Log Monitor. One of the VMware ThinApp tools available from the start menu after installation of the ThinApp software.

ThinApp Launchbar
Within ThinApp Log Monitor browse to the location: C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware ThinApp\ and type *.* to see all files (included virtual files) in this folder.

ThinApp Launchbar
Edit the file named ‘main.bmp’. Changing its pixel size to 1×1 will remove the Information bar.

ThinApp Launchbar

Changes will be saved in the sandbox of ThinApp tools at: %AppData%\Thinstall\ThinstallBuilder\%ProgramFilesDir%\VMware\VMware ThinApp\main.bmp

Topics: VMware | 21 Comments »

21 Responses to “Hide/Remove ThinApp Information Launchbar”

  1. Johnson Says:
    September 28th, 2008 at 4:32 pm

    Thanks a bunch, just what I was looking for!

  2. RegOp Says:
    October 16th, 2008 at 7:02 am

    Thanks! I love this fix. It is simple and non-intrusive. It cleans up the whole look. I generally turn off banners. Thanks again.

  3. Eric Gurhaimer Says:
    November 7th, 2008 at 6:03 am

    I can not find this location to save the modified bmp image:
    (Changes will be saved in the sandbox of ThinApp tools at: %AppData%\Thinstall\ThinstallBuilder\%ProgramFilesDir%\VMware\VMware ThinApp\main.bmp)
    is this path within the created package or in my profile folder ?

    Using Version 4.0.0.2200

  4. Anonymous Says:
    November 16th, 2008 at 4:06 pm

    TWO SEPARATE DIRECTORIES!

    %AppData%\Thinstall\ThinstallBuilder\

    And

    %ProgramFilesDir%\VMware\VMware ThinApp\main.bmp

    Hope this helps

    Panarchy

    PS: If this guide works, I’d just like to say THANK YOU A HEAP

  5. Panarchy Says:
    November 17th, 2008 at 2:36 am

    THIS GUIDE WORKS

    Thanks

    Panarchy

    PS: Is there a way to remove the timeout?

  6. Alex Says:
    December 5th, 2008 at 11:10 pm

    Worked with 4.0.0

    Doesn’t work with 4.0.1

  7. Michael Allen Says:
    December 11th, 2008 at 2:27 am

    Agreed

    Worked With 4.0.0
    Doesn’t Work With 4.0.1

    They Changed The Loader Most Likely Cause Of This, I Think Changing The Boot Loader Should Be A Feature With ThinApp, Makes Your Corp Apps Look More Professional.

    MJ

  8. Promo Says:
    January 18th, 2009 at 9:46 pm

    wonderful post))

  9. Biora Says:
    January 19th, 2009 at 11:45 pm

    Good inght, bloggers =)

  10. Lobby Says:
    January 22nd, 2009 at 3:00 pm

    such a real story..

  11. Atx Says:
    February 7th, 2009 at 3:32 am

    sad, that in version 4.0.1 does not work with trick main.bmp :(

  12. MichaelAllen Says:
    March 11th, 2009 at 6:46 am

    Has Anyone Found A Suitable Work Around For This Yet. This Is The Main Reason I Have Not Upgraded To 4.0.1.

    MJ

  13. LeoMoon Says:
    April 3rd, 2009 at 11:55 am

    Works perfect with 4.0.0.
    THANKS. :)

    Doesn’t work with future versions. Anybody found a way?

    I opened ALL of the dll and exe files. None of them include the popup image.

    It should be inside one of the three files at this location:
    C:\Documents and Settings\%user%\Application Data\Thinstall\ThinstallBuilder

    But I haven’t found a way to open those files yet!!! :(

  14. zekroustibat Says:
    April 17th, 2009 at 3:09 pm

    I find the bmp, i can remove it (1/1 pixel), but Information Launchbar appear now whith white background, i search….

  15. Aldo Elam Majiah Says:
    April 30th, 2009 at 8:36 am

    Good work!

  16. Nindza Says:
    May 21st, 2009 at 1:36 am

    If you have the solution for the new version of VMware after 4.0.0. Or if you can upload older version that has the possibility of changes and deletions and post link :)

    Thank you :)

  17. Ibrahim Says:
    September 18th, 2009 at 11:54 pm

    Yeah It only Work With 4.0.0 And Starting From 4.0.1 And Up Its Not Working And The “main.bmp” Been Removed From The Installion Dir And I Think They Add
    it To Another Place Like PE Files “exe ,dll ,..etc”
    And I Did A Fast Scan Using PE Explorer And With Help Of Alot Other Tools But I Did not Found main.bmp Or Anything that get us to it so i hope someone Know How To Do It And Tell Us About It.

  18. Ibrahim Says:
    September 18th, 2009 at 11:56 pm

    But Thanks For This Great How To .Working 100%

  19. PortableMe Says:
    November 10th, 2009 at 10:22 pm

    This worked for me, on XP:

    1] Install ThinApp.

    2] Open up a separate explorer window to “C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Application Data\Thinstall\ThinstallBuilder”.

    3] Run “ThinApp Log Monitor” and select “Browse…” and browse to “C:\Program Files\VMWare\VMWare ThinApp”.

    4] In the Filename box, type *.* and press Enter. Lots of files should appear.

    5] Find “tlink.exe’ and right-click on it, select “Properties” at the bottom. In the already opened explorer window, a folder named “%ProgramFilesDir% should appear. (Selecting Properties is the only way I could get the “real” tlink.exe file to appear). Navigate into it, then into “VMWare”, then into “VMWare ThinApp”. The “tlink.exe” file should be there.

    6] Edit the file with a resource editor like “Resource Hacker” and replace the bitmap (100) with one with the following: 243 width x 61 height in RGB (255,0,255) (that ugly pink background color. This will make the popup appear transparent). Save the new bitmap as 256 bit too. Save “tlink.exe”.

    7] Close your explorer window and the log monitor, and you’re done. Apps packaged will now have a transparent popup, which to the casual observer, means it’s not there….

  20. Nobody Says:
    December 4th, 2009 at 12:28 am

    Great tip PortableMe!

    Worked with 4.0.4!

  21. JMDR Says:
    January 22nd, 2010 at 4:35 am

    Just another thanks to PortableMe–great instructions, worked perfectly.

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