Novell ADMINSTUDIO 9.5 User Manual page 639

You have several options when deciding how you want to create a virtual application, depending upon your source
files and the degree of customization you want to perform:
Table 9-2 • Application Virtualization Support in AdminStudio
If you have ...
Windows Installer
Package
Windows Installer
Package or
InstallShield
Project
AdminStudio 9.5 User Guide
Chapter 9: Converting Windows Installer Packages to Virtual Applications
And want to ...
Convert it to a virtual
application with ...
• No modifications
•
Default isolation
options
Convert it to a virtual
application with ...
•
Modified package
contents, registry
settings, and
shortcuts
• Custom isolation
options on folders
and registry entries
•
Operating system
and/or language
requirements
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Getting Started With Application Virtualization
Use ... Description
Windows Use the Windows Installer Converter to
Installer convert a Windows Installer
Converter a virtual application.
For detailed information, see:
•
•
•
•
InstallShield Use the InstallShield Editor Microsoft
Editor Microsoft App-V Assistant, ThinApp Assistant or
App-V Assistant Citrix Assistant to create a virtual
application from an InstallShield project
or
or a Windows Installer package.
InstallShield
Customization options include:
Editor Citrix
•
Assistant
or
•
InstallShield
Editor ThinApp
•
Assistant
•
For detailed information on how to use
the Microsoft App-V Assistant, ThinApp
Assistant, and Citrix Assistant, see
Creating Customized Virtual
Applications in the InstallShield Help
Library.
.msi
Converting a Single Application to
a Virtual Package
Converting a Suite of Applications
into a Virtual Package
Converting a Directory of Packages
into Individual Virtual Packages
Testing Windows Installer
Packages for Virtualization
Compatibility
Modifying package contents,
registry settings, and shortcuts
Setting custom isolation options on
folders and registry entries
Setting operating system and/or
language requirements
Specifying deployment server
file to
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