VMware THINAPP 4.6 - Capturing Applications with the Setup Capture Wizard; Create a System Image before the Application Installation; Rescan the System with the Installed Application

ThinApp User’s Guide
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Capturing Applications with the Setup Capture Wizard
Thecaptureprocesspackagesanapplicationandsetsinitialapplicationparameters.Ifyouuseavirtual
machine,considertakingasnapshotbeforeyourunthewizard.Asnapshotoftheoriginalcleanstateenables
youtoreverttothesnapshotwhenyouwanttocaptureanotherapplication.
ThisinformationusesMozilla
Firefoxasakeyexampleforapplicationcapture.Forinformationabout
MicrosoftOffice2007thatextendsbeyondthebasiccaptureprocess,see“GuidelinesforPackagingMicrosoft
Office2007”onpage 24.
Create a System Image Before the Application Installation
TheSetupCapturewizardstartsthecaptureprocessbyscanningthesystemtoassesstheenvironmentand
createabaselinesystemimage.
Create a system image before the application installation
1 Downloadtheapplicationstocapture.
Forexample,downloadFirefoxSetup2.0.0.3.exeandcopyittothecleancomputeryouareworking
with.
2Closeanyapplications,suchasvirusscans,that
mightchangethefilesystemduringthecaptureprocess.
3Fromthedesktop,selectStart>Programs>VMware>ThinAppSetupCapture.
4 (Optional)IntheReadytoPrescandialogbox,clickAdvancedScanLocationstoselectthedrivesand
registryhivestoscan.
Youmightwanttoscanaparticularlocation
otherthantheC:\driveifyouinstallapplicationstoa
differentdriv e.Inrarecases,youmightwanttoavoidscanningaregistryhiveifyouknowthatthe
applicationinstallerdoesnotmodifytheregistry.
5ClickPrescantoestablishabaselinesystemimageoftheharddriveandregistry
files.
Thescanningprocesstakesabout10secondsforWindowsXP.
Rescan the System with the Installed Application
YoucaninstalltheapplicationtovirtualizebeforetheSetupCapturewizardrescansthesystemandassess
changesfromtheinitialsystemimage.
Install the application and rescan the system
1WhentheInstallApplicationpageappears,minimizetheSetupCapturewizardandinstallthe
applicationstocapture.
Forexample,double‐clickFirefoxSetup2.0.0.3.exe to installFirefox.Iftheapplication
needsto
restartaftertheinstallation,restartthesystem.TheprocessrestartstheSetupCapturewizard.
2 (Optional)IfyouarecapturingInternetExplorer,intheInstallApplicationpage,clickInternetExplorer,
tocompleteadditionalstepsbeforeinstallingthebrowser.
IfyouarecapturingInternetExplorer6onWindowsXP,see“Capturing
InternetExplorer6onWindows
XP”onpage 28.
Formoreinformationaboutentrypoints,see“DefiningEntryPointsasShortcutsintotheVirtual
Environment”onpage 17.
3 (Optional)Makeanynecessaryconfigurationchangestocomplywithyourcompanypolicies,suchas
usingspecificsecuritysettingsoraparticularhomepage.
Ifyou
donotmakeconfigurationchangesatthistime,eachusermustmakechanges.