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A Application Link
A utility that links dependent applications to a base application at runtime and starts all the applications
together when you start the base application. You can use the utility to deploy and update component
packages separately rather than capture all components in the same package.
Application Sync
A utility that updates an application by detecting a new packaged version on a server or network share.
You can configure update settings, such as the checking of an update server at certain intervals. ThinApp
detects the most recent application executable file and downloads the differences.
attributes.ini
The file that applies configuration settings at the directory level of the package rather than the entire
package. The ##Attributes.ini settings override the overall Package.ini settings.
B build
To convert a ThinApp project into a package. You can build a package with the Setup Capture wizard or
with the build.bat utility.
C capture
To package an application into a virtual environment and set initial application parameters. ThinApp
provides the Setup Capture wizard or the snapshot.exe utility to create a portable application package
that is independent of the operating system it runs on.
clean machine
The computer or virtual machine, installed with only the basic Windows operating system, on which you
capture the application. The Windows operating system version must be the earliest version of Windows
that you expect the application to run on.
E entry point
An executable file that starts the captured application. An application might have multiple entry points.
For example, the Firefox.exe file might serve as an entry point for a Mozilla Firefox application. The
primary data container file can exist within an entry point or as a .dat file.
I inventory name
A name that ThinApp uses for internal tracking of the application. The inventory name sets the default
project directory name and appears in the Add or Remove Programs dialog box for Windows.
isolation mode
A package setting that determines the read and write access to the physical environment. ThinApp has
WriteCopy, Merged, and Full isolation modes.
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