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What to do next
Create a Windows network share to store the MSI packages.
Create a Windows Network Share
You
must create a Windows network share to host the MSI packages that are distributed to View desktops and
pools in View Administrator.
Prerequisites
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Use the ThinApp Setup Capture wizard to package the applications.
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Verify that the network share meets View requirements for storing ThinApp applications. See “View
Requirements for ThinApp Applications,” on page 193 for more information.
Procedure
1 Create a shared folder on a computer in an Active Directory domain that it accessible to both your View
Connection Server host and View desktops.
2 Configure the file and sharing permissions on the shared folder to give Read access to the built-in Active
Directory group Domain Computers.
3 If you plan to assign ThinApp applications to domain controllers, give Read access to the built-in Active
Directory group Domain Controllers.
4 Copy your MSI packages to the shared folder.
What to do next
Register the Windows network share as an application repository in View Administrator.
Register an Application Repository
You must register the Windows network share that hosts your MSI packages as an application repository in
View Administrator.
You can register multiple application repositories.
Prerequisites
Create a Windows network share.
Procedure
1 In View Administrator, select View Configuration > ThinApp Configuration and click Add
Repository.
2 Type a display name for the application repository in the Display name text box.
3 Type the path to the Windows network share that hosts your application packages in the Share path text
box.
The network share path must be in the form \\ServerComputerName\ShareName where
ServerComputerName is the DNS name of the server computer. Do not specify an IP address.
For example: \\server.domain.com\MSIPackages
4 Click Save to register the application repository with View Administrator.
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