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Table Of Contents
- ThinApp User’s Guide
- Contents
- About This Book
- Installing ThinApp
- Capturing Applications
- Phases of the Capture Process
- Preparing to Capture Applications
- Capturing Applications with the Setup Capture Wizard
- Create a System Image Before the Application Installation
- Rescan the System with the Installed Application
- Defining Entry Points as Shortcuts into the Virtual Environment
- Set Entry Points
- Set User Groups
- Defining Isolation Modes for the Physical File System
- Set File System Isolation Modes
- Storing Application Changes in the Sandbox
- Customize the Sandbox Location
- Send Anonymous Statistics to VMware
- Customize ThinApp Project Settings
- Defining Package Settings
- Customize Package Settings
- Opening Project and Parameter Files
- Build Virtual Applications
- Advanced Package Configuration
- Guidelines for Packaging Microsoft Office 2007
- Deploying Applications
- ThinApp Deployment Options
- Establishing File Type Associations with the thinreg.exe Utility
- Building an MSI Database
- Controlling Application Access with Active Directory
- Starting and Stopping Virtual Services
- Using ThinApp Packages Streamed from the Network
- Using Captured Applications with Other System Components
- Performing Paste Operations
- Accessing Printers
- Accessing Drivers
- Accessing the Local Disk, the Removable Disk, and Network Shares
- Accessing the System Registry
- Accessing Networking and Sockets
- Using Shared Memory and Named Pipes
- Using COM, DCOM, and Out-of-Process COM Components
- Starting Services
- Using File Type Associations
- Sample Isolation Mode Configuration Depending on Deployment Context
- Updating and Linking Applications
- Application Updates That the End User Triggers
- Application Sync Updates
- Using Application Sync in a Managed or Unmanaged Environment
- Update Firefox 2.0.0.3 to Firefox 3 with Application Sync
- Fix an Incorrect Update with Application Sync
- Application Sync Effect on Entry Point Executable Files
- Updating thinreg.exe Registrations with Application Sync
- Maintaining the Primary Data Container Name with Application Sync
- Completing the Application Sync Process When Applications Create Child Processes
- Application Link Updates
- View of the Application using Application Link
- Link a Base Application to the Microsoft .NET Framework
- Set up Nested Links with Application Link
- Affecting Isolation Modes with Application Link
- PermittedGroups Effect on Linked Packages
- Sandbox Changes for Standalone and Linked Packages
- Import Order for Linked Packages
- File and Registry Collisions in Linked Packages
- VBScript Collisions in Linked Packages
- VBScript Function Order in Linked Packages
- Storing Multiple Versions of a Linked Application in the Same Directory
- Using Application Sync For a Base Application and Linked Packages
- Application Sync Updates
- Application Updates That the Administrator Triggers
- Automatic Application Updates
- Upgrading Running Applications on a Network Share
- Sandbox Considerations for Upgraded Applications
- Updating the ThinApp Version of Packages
- Application Updates That the End User Triggers
- Configuring Package Parameters
- Package.ini File Structure
- Parameters that Apply to Package.ini or ##Attributes.ini Files
- Configuring the ThinApp Runtime
- Configuring Isolation
- Configuring File and Protocol Associations
- Configuring Build Output
- Configuring Permissions
- Configuring Objects and DLL Files
- Configuring File Storage
- Configuring Processes and Services
- Configuring Sizes
- Configuring Logging
- Configuring Versions
- Configuring Locales
- Configuring Individual Applications
- Configuring Dependent Applications with Application Link
- Configuring Application Updates with Application Sync
- Configuring MSI Files
- Configuring Sandbox Storage and Inventory Names
- Locating the ThinApp Sandbox
- Creating ThinApp Snapshots and Projects from the Command Line
- ThinApp File System Formats and Macros
- Creating ThinApp Scripts
- Callback Functions
- Implement Scripts in a ThinApp Environment
- API Functions
- Monitoring and Troubleshooting ThinApp
- Glossary
- Index
ThinApp User’s Guide
132 VMware, Inc.
DCOM services, access for captured
applications 12
deploying
applications on network share 30
applications with deployment tools 29
executable files 30
MSI files 29
deployment tools, using MSI files 29
device drivers, incompatible with ThinApp 12
DLLs
loading into memory 121
recording by Log Monitor 117
drivers, support for 38
E
entry points
defining 17
for troubleshooting 17
in Setup Capture wizard 17
updating with Application Sync 45
G
global hook DLLs, reduced function with ThinApp 12
I
iexplore.exe, defining 17
installing ThinApp 13
inventory name, purpose of 20
isolation modes
defining 18
Full 58
Merged 18
modifying 58
sample configuration 40
using Application Link 49
WriteCopy 19
L
log format 120
Log Monitor
extra options 118
suspending and resuming logging 118
troubleshooting procedures 118
using 117
M
Merged isolation mode 18
Microsoft Office
capturing 24
customizing installation options 25
postscan options 26
requirements to capture 24
Microsoft Vista, deploying MSI files 35
MSI files
automating the thinreg.exe utility 21
building the database 33
customizing parameters 33
deploying on Microsoft Vista 35
generating 21
modifying the Package.ini 33
overriding the installation directory 34
parameters 86
N
nested links, using Application Link 48
network, streaming packages 36
O
operating systems
support for 11
using the lowest version for ThinApp
installation 13
P
Package.ini
AccessDeniedMsg 62
Active Directory parameters 35
AddPageExecutePermission 62
AllowExternalKernelModeServices 71
AllowExternalProcessModifications 71
AllowUnsuppportedExternalChildProcesses 71
AnsiCodePage 77
AppSyncClearSandboxOnUpdate 83
AppSyncExpireMessage 84
AppSyncExpirePeriod 84
AppSyncUpdateFrequency 85
AppSyncUpdateMessage 85
AppSyncURL 84
AppSyncWarningFrequency 85
AppSyncWarningMessage 85
AppSyncWarningPeriod 85
AutoShutdownServices 72
AutoStartServices 72
BlockSize 73
CachePath 68
CapturedUsingVersion 76
ChildProcessEnvironmentDefault 72
ChildProcessEnvironmentExceptions 73
CommandLine 78
common parameters 23
CompressionType 73
configuring Application Link parameters 81
configuring Application Sync parameters 83
configuring build parameters 60
configuring file and protocol association
parameters 60