VMware THINAPP 4.6 - 2 Capturing Applications; Phases of the Capture Process; Preparing to Capture Applications

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Youcancaptureapplicationstopackageanapplicationintoavirtualenvironment.
TheSetupCapturewizardisthemainmethodtocaptureapplicationsandsetinitialapplicationparameters.
Advanceduserswhomustcaptureapplicationsfromthecommandlinecanusethesnapshot.exeutility
insteadoftheSetupCapturewizard.
Thissectionincludes
thefollowingtopics:
 “PhasesoftheCaptureProcess”onpage 15
 “PreparingtoCaptureApplications”onpage 15
 “CapturingApplicationswiththeSetupCaptureWizard”onpage 16
 “A d v a n c e d PackageConfiguration”onpage 23
 “GuidelinesforPackagingMicrosoftOffice2007”onpage 24
 “CapturingInternetExplorer6onWindowsXP”onpage 28
 “CapturingMultipleApplicationInstallerswithThinAppConverter”onpage 29
Phases of the Capture Process
Capturinganapplicationinvolvessystemscans,applicationconfiguration,packageconfiguration,and
generationofthevirtualapplicationfordistribution.
TheSetupCapturewizardsetsinitialparametersfortheapplication.Youcancustomizethefullsetof
parametersoutsideofthewizard.
Preparing to Capture Applications
Preparingforthecaptureprocessinvolvesunderstandingtheneedsanddependenciesoftheapplication.
Fortargetapplicationsthathavedependenciesonotherapplications,libraries,orframeworks,youcancapture
thedependenciesorusetheApplicationLinkutilitytolinkseparatevirtualapplicationsatruntime.For
informationabouttheApplicationLinkutility,
see“ApplicationLinkUpdates”onpage 56.
Fortargetapplicationsthatrequirelocaleformats,suchasaspecificdateformat,youcancapturetheminan
environmentwiththerequiredlocalesetting.ThinApprunsvirtualapplicationsaccordingtotheregionaland
languagesettingsonthecapturesystemratherthanthesettingson
thesystemthatrunstheapplication.
AlthoughyoucanmodifythedefaultlocalesettingbycommentingouttheLocaleIdentifierparameterin
thePackage.inifileandrebuildingtheapplication,youcanavoidcomplicationsinthecaptureenvironment.
ForinformationabouttheLocaleIdentifierparameter,see“LocaleIdentifier”onpage 87.
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