VMware THINAPP 4.6 - Modifying Settings in the ##Attributes.ini File; Guidelines for Packaging Microsoft Office 2007

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Modify the Package.ini File
UseatexteditortomodifythePackage.inifile.
Modify the Package.ini file
1OpenthePackage.inifilelocatedinthecapturedapplicationfolder.
Forexample,aFirefox2.0.0.3pathmightbeC:\Program Files\VMware\VMware
ThinApp\Captures\Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3\Package.ini.
2 Activatetheparametertoeditbyremovingthesemicolonatthebeginningoftheline.
Forexample,activatetheRemoveSandboxOnExitparameterforFirefox.
RemoveSandboxOnExit=1
3 Deleteorchangethevalueoftheparameterandsavethefile.
4Double‐clickthebuild.batfileinthecapturedapplicationfoldertorebuildtheapplicationpackage.
Forexample,aFirefox2.0.0.3pathtothebuild.batfilemightbeC:\Program Files\VMware\VMware
ThinApp\Captures\Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3\build.bat.
Modifying Settings in the ##Attributes.ini File
The##Attributes.inifileexistsinthefoldermacrosoftheprojectfolderandappliesconfigurationsettings
atthedirectorylevel.ThePackage.inifileappliessettingsattheoverallapplicationlevel.Youcanusethe
DirectoryIsolationMode,CompressionType,andExcludePatternparametersinan##Attributes.ini
filetooverridethePackage.inisettingsat
thedirectorylevel.
Forexample,youcansettheisolationmodeatthedirectoryorapplicationleveltodeterminewhichfilesand
registrykeysarevisibleandwrittenbythevirtualapplicationyoucreate.Thedetailedsettinginthe
##Attributes.inifileoverridestheoverallPackage.inisetting.ThePackage.inisettingdeterminesthe

isolationmodeonlywhenThinAppdoesnothave##Attributes.iniinformation.
The##Attributes.inifileappearsinmostfoldersforthecapturedapplication.For example,the
Attributes.inifilemightbelocatedinC:\Program Files\VMware\VMware
ThinApp\Captures\Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3\%AppData%\##Attributes.ini.
Modify the ##Attributes.ini File
Useatexteditortomodifythe##Attributes.inifile.
Modify the ##Attributes.ini file
1Inthe##Attibutes.inifile,uncomment,update,ordeletetheparameter.
2Double‐clickthebuild.batfileinthecapturedapplicationfoldertorebuildtheapplicationpackage.
Guidelines for Packaging Microsoft Office 2007
AlthoughtheprocesstocaptureMicrosoftOffice2007mightdependonyourenvironment,youcanreferto
basicguidelines.
FormoreinformationaboutthecaptureandconfigureprocessforMicrosoftOfficeandenvironmentneeds,
seetheVMwareThinAppcommunityblog.