4.6.1
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
- Capturing Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP
- Capturing Multiple Application Installers with ThinApp Converter
- 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
- Side-by-Side Upgrading of 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
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Index
ChildProcessEnvironmentDefault 83
ChildProcessEnvironmentExceptions 83
CommandLine 88
common parameters 23
CompressionType 84
configuring Application Link parameters 91
configuring Application Sync parameters 93
configuring build parameters 71
configuring file and protocol association
parameters 70
configuring individual application
parameters 88
configuring isolation parameters 68
configuring locale parameters 87
configuring logging parameters 86
configuring MSI parameters 96
configuring object and DLL parameters 74
configuring process and service parameters 81
configuring runtime parameters 66
configuring sandbox parameters 100
configuring security parameters 72
configuring size parameters 83
configuring storage parameters 78
configuring version parameters 86
DirectoryIsolationMode 68
Disabled 88
DisableTracing 86
editing Application Sync parameters 54
ExcludePattern 71
ExternalCOMObjects 74
ExternalDLLs 75
FileTypes 70
ForcedVirtualLoadPaths 75
Icon 71
InventoryName 100
IsolatedMemoryObjects 76
IsolatedSynchronizationObjects 76
LocaleIdentifier 87
LocaleName 88
LogPath 86
modifying MSI parameters 43
MSI parameters 43
MSIArpProductIcon 96
MSICompressionType 85
MSIDefaultInstallAllUsers 96
MSIFilename 97
MSIInstallDirectory 97
MSIManufacturer 98
MSIProductCode 98
MSIProductVersion 98
MSIRequireElevatedPrivileges 99
MSIStreaming 100
MSIUp
gradeCode 99
NetRelaunch 66
NotificationDLLs 77
NotificationDLLSignature 77
ObjectTypes 77
OptimizeFor 85
OptionalAppLinks 93
OutDir 72
parameters 65–102
parameters that apply to ##Attributes.ini 66
PermittedGroups 73
Protocols 70
QualityReportingEnabled 68
ReadOnlyData 89
RegistryIsolationMode 69
RemoveSandboxOnExit 101
RequiredAppLinks 92
ReserveExtraAddressSpace 89
RetainAllIcons 72
RuntimeEULA 67
SandboxCOMObjects 78
SandboxName 101
SandboxNetworkDrives 101
SandboxPath 102
SandboxRemovableDisk 102
Shortcut 89
Shortcuts 90
Source 90
StripVersionInfo 86
structure 66
UACRequestedPrivilegesLevel 74
UACRequestedPrivilegesUiAccess 74
UpgradePath 79
Version.XXXX 87
VirtualComputerName 67
VirtualDrives 80
VirtualizeExternalOutOfProcessCOM 78
WorkingDirectory 91
Wow64 68
packages
building 23
configuring 22, 23, 65
defining 21
parameters
applying settings at folder level instead of
package level 24
for Application Link 91
for Application Sync 93
for build output 71
for
file and block sizes 83
for file and protocol associations 70
for file storage 78
for individual applications 88
for isolation modes 68