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Chapter 6 Creating ThinApp Snapshots and Projects from the Command Line
 snapshot64.exe:Is used to extract an existing ThinApp project into a capture and build 64-bit
operating system.
In the following example, ThinApp extracts an existing virtual Microsoft Office 2010 64-bit application onto a
Windows 7, 64-bit native operating system.
Example:
snapshot64.exe "c:\Microsoft Office 64-bit Components 2010" -installnative
 -installnative option extracts the existing ThinApp project into the native operating system.
 -printlog option redirects the log messages to a text file.
Pre requisites
 The architecture and flavor of the captured operating system is the same as that of deployed operating
system.
 Perform the extraction of existing ThinApp project on a clean capture and build machine.
 Ensure that the user profile in the existing virtual project is the same as that of the capture and build
machine.
Extracting an existing ThinApp project to a clean virtual machine
In this example you will extract an existing virtual Microsoft Office 2010 64-bit application onto a Windows 7
64-bit native operating system.
1 Log in to the Windows 7 64-bit virtual machine.
2Click Start > Run > cmd.
3 Navigate to the ThinApp directory.
4Run snapshot64.exe "c:\Microsoft Office 64-bit Components 2010" –installnative
Verifying the Extracted Microsoft Office 64-bit application
In this example you will verify whether the extracted application is working as expected.
1 In the capture and build virtual machine, click Start > Run > appwiz.cpl.
2 Verify whether the name of the extracted application is present.
3 Start Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010.
The ThinApp application extraction is successful, you are able to start any instance of Microsoft Office 2010.