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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
- DisableCutPaste Parameter
- LoadDotNetFromSystem Parameter
- PermittedComputers Parameter
- Services Parameter
- StatusbarDisplayName Parameter
- DisableTransactionRegistry Parameter
- PreventDLLInjection
- ProcessExternalNameBehavior Parameter
- PreventDllInjectionExceptions Parameter
- LargeAddressAware Parameter
- PermittedComputers Parameter
- PermittedComputersAccessDeniedMsg Parameter
- PermittedComputersOfflineAccess Parameter
- IgnoreDDEMessages Parameter
- Locating the ThinApp Sandbox
- Controlling the Sandbox Location
- Sandbox Structure
- Creating ThinApp Snapshots and Projects from the Command Line
- Index
SandboxNetworkDrives Parameter
The SandboxNetworkDrives parameter determines whether ThinApp directs write operations to a network
drive or to the sandbox, regardless of isolation mode settings.
When you use this parameter to direct write operations to network drives, the result is the same as setting
the isolation mode for the drive to Merged mode.
Example: Modifying the Settings of SandboxNetworkDrives Parameter
To save space or share files for collaborative work, leave the default setting of the SandboxNetworkDrives
parameter to direct write operations to network drives without storing changes in a sandbox.
[BuildOptions]
SandboxNetworkDrives=0
You can store changes in the sandbox and prevent the user from making changes to network drives.
[BuildOptions]
SandboxNetworkDrives=1
SandboxPath Parameter
The SandboxPath parameter determines the path to the sandbox.
The path to the sandbox can be relative or absolute, can include folder macros or environment variables, and
can exist on a network drive.
You might work with the SandboxPath parameter to address local, USB drive, or network needs, to address
space limitations in the initial sandbox location, or to move the sandbox to the desktop for troubleshooting
purposes. The sandbox path does not include the sandbox name because the SandboxName parameter
determines that name.
Example: Modifying the SandboxPath Parameter
You can modify the SandboxPath parameter to create the sandbox in the same directory as the executable
file. If Mozilla Firefox 3.0 is the value of the SandboxName parameter, you can create the Mozilla Firefox 3.0
sandbox in the same directory that Firefox runs from.
[BuildOptions]
SandboxPath=.
You can create the sandbox in a subdirectory subordinate to the executable file location.
[BuildOptions]
SandboxPath=LocalSandbox\Subdir1
You can create the sandbox in the %AppData% folder of the user under the Thinstall directory.
[BuildOptions]
SandboxPath=%AppData%\Thinstall
You can store the sandbox on a mapped drive to back up the sandbox or to keep application settings for
users who log in to any machine. If Mozilla Firefox 3.0 is the value of the SandboxName parameter, you can
create the sandbox in Z:\Sandbox\Mozilla Firefox 3.0.
[BuildOptions]
SandboxPath=Z:\Sandbox
Chapter 21 Configuring Sandbox Storage and Inventory Names
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