VMware THIN4-CL-C Deployment Guide - Page 2

Contents About this Guide 4 Integration with Software Delivery Vendors 4 Getting Started 4 Supported Operating Systems and Application Platforms 4 Non-supported Applications and Operating Systems 5 VMware ThinApp Overview 5 Technical Description...5 Benefits ...6 Conceptual Discussion 6 Terminology...7 ThinApp Streaming...7 People and Process Considerations 7 Setup Capture and Build 8 Terminology...8 Setup Capture ...8 Project...8 Package.ini...9 Build ...9 Build.bat ...9 Package ...9 Isolation Mode ...10 Sandbox ...10 Entry Points ...10 Procedural Discussion...10 Overview of the Setup Capture Process 10 Modifying Isolation Modes...19 Modifying Settings in the Package.ini File 19 Edit the Package.ini File ...20 Modifying Settings in the ##Attributes.ini File 20 Edit the ##Attributes.ini File ...21 Recommended Practices 21 Creation of the Package Digest ...21 Control Access to Project Directories...21 Prune Project Before Build to Minimize Package Size 22 Use a Clean Operating System for Setup Capture 22 Application Deployment 22 Terminology ...22 Execution Mode ...22 Thinreg ...22 Procedural Discussion...23 Choosing an Execution Mode ...23 2