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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4 On the Domain Controller, copy the ThinApp_AdobeReader.admx to
C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions.
5Copy the ThinApp_AdobeReader.adml in C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions\en-US.
The new entry will be visible under Domains > Policy Settings.
6Right click on System and select System > Select Available Policy > Enforce.
7 Navigate to Policies > Admin Templates > VMware ThinApp Management.
8Double click AppSync.
Configure Application Synchronization for Adobe Reader
1 In the Group Policy Management Editor, navigate to Administrative Templates > VMware ThinApp >
Adobe Reader.
2Under Configure AppSync for Adobe Reader, select Enabled option.
3 Enter the values in the options pane:
SyncURL. Specifies the Web server URL or file share location that stores the updated version of an
application.
Update Frequency. Specifies how often ThinApp checks the Web server for application updates.
UpdatedMessage. Specifies the update message that appears when an updated package first starts.
ExpirePeriod. Specifies the expiration of the package in minutes, hours or days.
ExpiredMessage. Specifies a default message for the application update expiration.
Warning Period. Specifies start of the warning period before a package expires.
WarningFrequency. Specifies how often a warning appears before the package expires.
Warning Message. Specifies the message when the warning period starts.
4Click OK.
You can see all the settings configured for the AppSync. You can see the Sync URL which points to the IIS
server where the Adobe Reader X version is present. The ThinApp Packages directory contains both Adobe
Reader IX and Adobe Reader X.
Verify the Application Synchronization Application Update
1 Navigate to the ThinApp directory and build Adobe Reader IX.
2 Perform Thinreg on Adobe Reader IX using the command thinreg.exe .\Packages\Adobe Reader
9\bin\*.exe.
3Start Adobe Reader IX.
4 Navigate to bin directory and verify whether the download of Adobe Reader X is complete.
5Close Adobe Reader IX.
6Start Adobe Reader.
7Click OK in AppSync application update pop-up.
ThinApp unregisters the older version of Adobe Reader and registers the newer version. Since you have
configured AppSync to update the Adobe Reader, ThinApp contacts the IIS server where the latest version of
Adobe Reader is present and downloads it.