5.1
Table Of Contents
- ThinApp User’s Guide
- Contents
- About This Book
- Installing ThinApp
- Capturing Applications
- Phases of the Capture Process
- Preparing to Capture Applications
- Capturing Applications with the Setup Capture Wizard
- Create a System Image Before the Application Installation
- Rescan the System with the Installed Application
- Defining Entry Points as Shortcuts into the Virtual Environment
- Set Entry Points
- Manage with VMware Horizon Application Manager
- Set User Groups
- Defining Isolation Modes for the Physical File System
- Set File System Isolation Modes
- Storing Application Changes in the Sandbox
- Customize the Sandbox Location
- Send Anonymous Statistics to VMware
- Customize ThinApp Project Settings
- Defining Package Settings
- Customize Package Settings
- Opening Project and Parameter Files
- Build Virtual Applications
- Advanced Package Configuration
- Capturing Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP
- Capturing Multiple Application Installers with ThinApp Converter
- ThinApp Package Management
- Deploying Applications
- ThinApp Deployment Options
- Establishing File Type Associations with the thinreg.exe Utility
- Building an MSI Database
- Controlling Application Access with Active Directory
- Starting and Stopping Virtual Services
- Using ThinApp Packages Streamed from the Network
- Using Captured Applications with Other System Components
- Performing Paste Operations
- Accessing Printers
- Accessing Drivers
- Accessing the Local Disk, the Removable Disk, and Network Shares
- Accessing the System Registry
- Accessing Networking and Sockets
- Using Shared Memory and Named Pipes
- Using COM, DCOM, and Out-of-Process COM Components
- Starting Services
- Using File Type Associations
- Sample Isolation Mode Configuration Depending on Deployment Context
- Updating and Linking Applications
- Application Updates That the End User Triggers
- Application Sync Updates
- Using Application Sync in a Managed or Unmanaged Environment
- Update Firefox 2.0.0.3 to Firefox 3 with Application Sync
- Fix an Incorrect Update with Application Sync
- Application Sync Effect on Entry Point Executable Files
- Updating thinreg.exe Registrations with Application Sync
- Maintaining the Primary Data Container Name with Application Sync
- Completing the Application Sync Process When Applications Create Child Processes
- Application Link Updates
- View of the Application using Application Link
- Link a Base Application to the Microsoft .NET Framework
- Set Up Nested Links with Application Link
- Affecting Isolation Modes with Application Link
- PermittedGroups Effect on Linked Packages
- Sandbox Changes for Standalone and Linked Packages
- Import Order for Linked Packages
- File and Registry Collisions in Linked Packages
- VBScript Collisions in Linked Packages
- VBScript Function Order in Linked Packages
- Storing Multiple Versions of a Linked Application in the Same Directory
- Using Application Sync for a Base Application and Linked Packages
- Application Sync Updates
- Application Updates That the Administrator Triggers
- Automatic Application Updates
- Upgrading Running Applications on a Network Share
- Application Synchronization Using Group Policy Object
- Sandbox Considerations for Upgraded Applications
- Updating the ThinApp Version of Packages
- Application Updates That the End User Triggers
- Locating the ThinApp Sandbox
- Creating ThinApp Snapshots and Projects from the Command Line
- ThinApp File System Formats and Macros
- Creating ThinApp Scripts
- Callback Functions
- Implement Scripts in a ThinApp Environment
- API Functions
- Monitoring and Troubleshooting ThinApp
- Glossary
- Index
ThinApp User’s Guide
108 VMware, Inc.
MSI files 37
deployment tools, using MSI files 37
device drivers, incompatible with ThinApp 10
DLLs
loading into memory 97
recording by Log Monitor 93
drivers, support for 47
E
entry points
defining 17
for troubleshooting 17
in Setup Capture wizard 17
updating with Application Sync 53
G
global hook DLLs, reduced function with ThinApp 10
I
IE6 on Windows XP
capturing 24
requirements 24
iexplore.exe, defining 17
installing ThinApp 11
inventory name, purpose of 21
isolation modes
defining 18
Merged 18
sample configuration 49
using Application Link 57
WriteCopy 19
L
log format 96
Log Monitor
extra options 94
suspending and resuming logging 94
troubleshooting procedures 94
using 93
M
Merged isolation mode 18
Microsoft Vista, deploying MSI files 43
MSI files
automating the thinreg.exe utility 21
building the database 41
customizing parameters 41
deploying on Microsoft Vista 43
generating 21, 22
modifying the Package.ini 41
overriding the installation directory 42
N
nested links, using Application Link 56
network, streaming packages 45
O
operating systems
support for 9
using the lowest version for ThinApp
installation 11
P
Package.ini
Active Directory parameters 43
common parameters 23
editing Application Sync parameters 52
modifying MSI parameters 41
MSI parameters 41
packages
building 23
configuring 22, 23
defining 21
parameters
applying settings at folder level instead of
package level 24
for MSI files 41
for sbmerge.exe 61
for thinreg.exe 39
PermittedGroups, effect on Application Link 57
primary data container
defining 21
maintaining the name with Application Sync 53
size implications 21
project files 22
projects, opening during capture process 22
R
regedit.exe, defining 17
relink
defining 65
examples 65
S
sandbox
considerations for upgraded applications 65
defining 20
location 20, 69
search order 67
structure 70
sbmerge.exe
commands 61
defining 58
merging runtime changes 60
scripts