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in their sandbox. Removing the components of an application that allow for auto-update in the original package will prevent users from managing their own updates and allow for proper administrative control over when and how application updates occur. Additional Resources Some helpful tools include the following:  Sysinternals Tools such as Procmon: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896645.aspx  The AppDeploy.com website provides an online reference for specific application installation and configuration information. There is also an active community for support of packaging nuances for various software products. http://www.appdeploy.com  Use an advanced editing tool to make efficient changes to Ini files and compare directories, files, etc. Some examples include: Beyond Compare and AdminScript Editor  ThinApp Post Build GUI provided by the community: Thinstall Helper http://thinstallhelper.cis-group.nl/  Miscellaneous ThinApp Utilities and links http://t3chnot3s.blogspot.com/2008/11/thinapp-links-and-3rd-party-utilities.html  VMware ThinApp Blog VMware ThinApp employees regularly post and participate on the VMware ThinApp blog site http://blogs.vmware.com/thinapp/  Product Documentation http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/thinapp_pubs.html About The Author Aaron Black is a Senior Technical Marketing Manager at VMware. In this role, his primary focus is to develop technical content to aid in evaluation and implementation of VMware ThinApp technology. Aaron's background includes roles as a systems engineer and solutions consultant in the Technical Services organization. His previous positions include systems engineer with Citrix Systems, leading a technical corporate IT team at Sprint, and solutions design for customers of Choice Solutions, a platinum reseller of VMware products. Acknowledgements Significant contributions were made by Desktop Specialists Travis Sales, Dean Flaming, and Peter Bjork. 31

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in their sandbox.
Removing the components of an application that allow for auto-update in the
original
package
will prevent users from managing their own updates and allow for proper
administrative control over when and how application updates occur.
Additional Resources
Some helpful tools include the following:
Sysinternals Tools such as Procmon:
The AppDeploy.com website provides an online reference for specific application installation
and configuration information. There is also an active community for support of packaging
nuances for various software products.
Use an advanced editing tool to make efficient changes to Ini files and compare directories,
files, etc. Some examples include: Beyond Compare and AdminScript Editor
ThinApp Post Build GUI provided by the community:
Thinstall Helper
Miscellaneous ThinApp Utilities and links
VMware ThinApp Blog
VMware ThinApp employees regularly post and participate on the VMware ThinApp blog site
Product Documentation
About The Author
Aaron Black is a Senior Technical Marketing Manager at VMware.
In this role, his primary focus is to
develop technical content to aid in evaluation and implementation of VMware ThinApp
technology. Aaron’s background includes roles as a systems engineer and solutions consultant in
the Technical Services organization.
His previous positions include systems engineer with Citrix
Systems, leading a technical corporate IT team at Sprint, and solutions design for customers of
Choice Solutions, a platinum reseller of VMware products.
Acknowledgements
Significant contributions were made by Desktop Specialists Travis Sales, Dean Flaming, and Peter
Bjork.
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