4.7.3
Table Of Contents
- ThinApp Package.ini Parameters Reference Guide
- Contents
- About This Guide
- Configuring Package Parameters
- Package.ini File Structure
- Package.ini or ##Attributes.ini Files That Override Package.ini Settings
- Configuring the ThinApp Runtime
- Configuring Isolation
- Configuring File and Protocol Associations
- Configuring Build Output
- Configuring Permissions
- Configuring Objects and DLL Files
- ExternalCOMObjects Parameter
- ExternalDLLs Parameter
- ForcedVirtualLoadPaths Parameter
- IsolatedMemoryObjects Parameter
- IsolatedSynchronizationObjects Parameter
- NotificationDLLs Parameter
- NotificationDLLSignature Parameter
- ObjectTypes Parameter
- SandboxCOMObjects Parameter
- VirtualizeExternalOutOfProcessCOM Parameter
- Configuring File Storage
- Configuring Processes and Services
- Configuring Sizes
- Configuring Logging
- Configuring Versions
- Configuring Locales
- Configuring Individual Applications
- Configuring Dependent Applications Using the Application Utility
- Configuring Application Updates with the Application Sync Utility
- Configuring MSI Files
- Configuring Sandbox Storage and Inventory Names
- Other Configuration Parameters
- Locating the ThinApp Sandbox
- Controlling the Sandbox Location
- Sandbox Structure
- Creating ThinApp Snapshots and Projects from the Command Line
- Index
Controlling the Sandbox Location 23
The setup capture process adds the SandboxName parameter to the Package.ini file. If you capture Firefox and
Mozilla Firefox 3.0 is the value of this parameter, the default location of the sandbox for the application is
%AppData%\Thinstall\Mozilla Firefox 3.0. The typical %AppData% location is C:\Documents and
Settings\<user_name>\Application Data. %AppData% is often mapped to a shared network drive.
You can store the sandbox on a network or on a portable drive.
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Store the Sandbox on the Network on page 83
You can use the SandboxPath parameter to store the sandbox on a mapped drive. A network location is
useful for backing up the sandbox and so that users can log in to any machine and keep their application
settings.
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Store the Sandbox on a Portable Device on page 84
You can use the SandboxPath parameter to set a portable device location for the sandbox. You can use
any portable device, such as a USB drive, that appears as a disk drive in the My Computer system folder.
A portable device location is useful to keep the sandbox data on the device where the application resides.
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Store the Sandbox in a Thinstall Directory on a USB Drive at the Same Level as the Executable File on
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The sandbox in a Thinstall directory that is located on a USB drive must be stored at the same level at
which the executable file is stored.
Store the Sandbox on the Network
You can use the SandboxPath parameter to store the sandbox on a mapped drive. A network location is useful
for backing up the sandbox and so that users can log in to any machine and keep their application settings.
Procedure
1
Open the Package.ini file.
2 Under the SandboxName parameter, set the SandboxPath parameter to the network location.
SandboxName=Mozilla Firefox 3.0
SandboxPath=Z:\Sandbox
If Mozilla Firefox 3.0 is the value of the SandboxName parameter, the captured Firefox application creates
the sandbox in Z:\Sandbox\Mozilla Firefox 3.0.
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