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Table Of Contents
- Using VMware Horizon Client for Windows
- Contents
- Using VMware Horizon Client for Windows
- System Requirements and Setup for Windows-Based Clients
- System Requirements for Windows Clients
- System Requirements for Real-Time Audio-Video
- Requirements for Using Multimedia Redirection (MMR)
- Requirements for Using Flash URL Redirection
- Requirements for Using Microsoft Lync with Horizon Client
- Smart Card Authentication Requirements
- Client Browser Requirements for Using the Horizon Client Portal
- Supported Desktop Operating Systems
- Preparing View Connection Server for Horizon Client
- Horizon Client Data Collected by VMware
- Installing Horizon Client for Windows
- Configuring Horizon Client for End Users
- Managing Remote Desktop and Application Connections
- Working in a Remote Desktop or Application
- Feature Support Matrix
- Internationalization
- Using Multiple Monitors
- Connect USB Devices
- Using the Real-Time Audio-Video Feature for Webcams and Microphones
- Copying and Pasting Text and Images
- Using Remote Applications
- Printing from a Remote Desktop
- Control Adobe Flash Display
- Using the Relative Mouse Feature for CAD and 3D Applications
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Troubleshooting Horizon Client
- Index
Table 2‑1. MSI Properties for Silently Installing Horizon Client
MSI Property Description Default Value
INSTALLDIR The path and folder in which the Horizon Client software is
installed.
For example: INSTALLDIR=""D:\abc\my folder""
The sets of two double quotes that enclose the path permit the
MSI installer to interpret the space as a valid part of the path.
This MSI property is optional.
%ProgramFiles
%\VMware\VMware Horizon
View Client
VDM_SERVER The fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the View
Connection Server instance to which Horizon Client users
connect by default. When you configure this property,
Horizon Client users do not have to supply this FQDN.
For example: VDM_SERVER=cs1.companydomain.com
This MSI property is optional.
None
DESKTOP_SHORTCUT Configures a desktop shortcut icon for Horizon Client.
A value of 1 installs the shortcut. A value of 0 does not install
the shortcut.
This MSI property is optional.
1
STARTMENU_SHORTCUT Configures a shortcut for Horizon Client in the Start menu.
A value of 1 installs the shortcut. A value of 0 does not install
the shortcut.
This MSI property is optional.
1
In a silent installation command, you can use the MSI property, ADDLOCAL=, to specify features that the
Horizon Client installer configures. Each silent-installation feature corresponds to a setup option that you
can select during an interactive installation.
Table 2-2 shows the Horizon Client features you can type at the command line and the corresponding
interactive-installation options.
Table 2‑2. Horizon Client Silent Installation Features and Interactive Custom Setup Options
Silent Installation Feature Custom Setup Option in an Interactive Installation
Core
If you specify individual features with the MSI property,
ADDLOCAL=, you must include Core.
None.
During an interactive installation, the core Horizon Client
functions are installed by default.
TSSO Log in as the currently logged-in Windows domain user
USB USB Redirection
Microsoft Windows Installer Command-Line Options
To install Horizon Client silently, you must use Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI) command-line options
and properties. The Horizon Client installers are MSI programs and use standard MSI features. You can also
use MSI command-line options to uninstall Horizon Client silently.
For details about MSI, see the Microsoft Web site. For MSI command-line options, see the Microsoft
Developer Network (MSDN) Library Web site and search for MSI command-line options. To see MSI
command-line usage, you can open a command prompt on the client computer and type msiexec /?.
To run the Horizon Client installer silently, you begin by silencing the bootstrap program that extracts the
installer into a temporary directory and starts an interactive installation.
The following table shows the command-line options that control the installer's bootstrap program.
Using VMware Horizon Client for Windows
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