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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
4 VMware, Inc.
Configuration Instructions for Group Policy Settings 35
3 Deploying Applications 37
ThinApp Deployment Options 37
Deploying ThinApp with Deployment Tools 37
Deploying ThinApp in the VMware View Environment 37
Deploying ThinApp on Network Shares 38
Deploying ThinApp Using Executable Files 38
Establishing File Type Associations with the thinreg.exe Utility 38
Application Sync Effect on the thinreg.exe Utility 38
Run the thinreg.exe Utility 39
Optional thinreg.exe Parameters 39
Building an MSI Database 41
Customizing MSI Files with Package.ini Parameters 41
Modify the Package.ini File to Create MSI Files 41
Controlling Application Access with Active Directory 43
Package.ini Entries for Active Directory Access Control 43
Starting and Stopping Virtual Services 44
Automatic Startup for Virtual Services 44
Using ThinApp Packages Streamed from the Network 45
How ThinApp Application Streaming Works 45
Requirements and Recommendations for Streaming Packages 46
Stream ThinApp Packages from the Network 47
Using Captured Applications with Other System Components 47
Performing Paste Operations 47
Accessing Printers 47
Accessing Drivers 47
Accessing the Local Disk, the Removable Disk, and Network Shares 47
Accessing the System Registry 48
Accessing Networking and Sockets 48
Using Shared Memory and Named Pipes 48
Using COM, DCOM, and Out-of-Process COM Components 48
Starting Services 48
Using File Type Associations 48
Sample Isolation Mode Configuration Depending on Deployment Context 49
View of Isolation Mode Effect on the Windows Registry 49
4 Updating and Linking Applications 51
Application Updates That the End User Triggers 51
Application Sync Updates 51
Application Link Updates 54
Application Updates That the Administrator Triggers 58
Forcing an Application Sync Update on Client Machines 59
Application Linking Using Group Policy Object 59
Updating Applications with Runtime Changes 60
Automatic Application Updates 61
Dynamic Updates Without Administrator Rights 62
Upgrading Running Applications on a Network Share 62
File Locks 62
Upgrade a Running Application 62
Application Synchronization Using Group Policy Object 63
Sandbox Considerations for Upgraded Applications 65
Updating the ThinApp Version of Packages 65
relink Examples 65