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
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Place Administrative Template files on a Domain Controller
You can copy the base administrative and application template files to the Windows directory for a specific
version of the domain controller.
1Copy the ThinAppBase.admx file to %WINDIR%\PolicyDefinitions.
2Copy the ThinAppBase.adml file in %WINDIR%\PolicyDefinitions\en-US.
3Copy ThinApp_FF28.admx to %WINDIR%\PolicyDefinitions.
4Copy ThinApp_FF28.adml to %WINDIR%\PolicyDefinitions\en-US.
5 Perform these steps for each ThinApp package that you want to configure.
Create a Group Policy Object for a specific application on the Domain Controller
You will configure the policy settings for a selected application and you will link the application to an existing
Group Policy Object.
1Run gpmc.msc to open the Group Policy Management Console.
2Expand Group Policy Management > Default Domain Controllers Policy.
3 Under your domain, right-click Group Policy Objects and select New.
4 Type a name for the GPO object (GPO-FF28).
5Right-click FF28 and select Edit.
6 If you have targeted your GPO policy for the Machine, expand Computer Configuration.
7 If you have targeted your GPO policy at the User or Both, expand User Configuration.
8 Navigate to Policies > Administrative Templates > VMware ThinApp Management.
9Click FF28 node to display the feature-specific policy settings on the right pane.
10 Open policy setting and read the help box to configure the policy settings.
For more information about Application Linking, refer “Application Linking Using Group Policy Object” on
page 59.
For more information about Application Synchronization, refer “Application Synchronization Using Group
Policy Object” on page 63.
For more information about disabling entry points, refer “Disable Entry Point Shortcuts” on page 12