Overview Of Microsoft Application Virtualization And The Microsoft App-V Assistant - Novell ADMINSTUDIO 9.5 User Manual

Chapter 10: Creating Customized Virtual Applications
Creating Microsoft App-V Applications
Overview of Microsoft Application Virtualization and the
Microsoft App-V Assistant
Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) enables applications to run as network services, removing the need for
local installation of the applications. Instead, only the App-V client needs to be installed on the client machines.
Even though these virtual applications are never installed, they can communicate with the local operating system,
middleware, plug-ins, and other applications. Using Microsoft Application Virtualization enables you to centralize
the installation and management of deployed applications, and control access to applications.
The Microsoft App-V Assistant, which you can use to configure and build App-V applications, consists of the
following pages:
Table 10-1 • Pages Comprising the Microsoft App-V Assistant
Page
Microsoft App-V
Assistant Home Page
Package Information
Page
Files Page
Applications Page
Registry Page
Dynamic Suite
Composition Page
Build Options Page
For information on Microsoft Application Virtualization and the App-V Assistant, see the following topics:
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About Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) and the App-V Assistant
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Components of an App-V Application
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About the Microsoft App-V Assistant
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Description
Displays a diagram that illustrates the process of creating an App-V application.
Enter the package name, enter a comment, specify any operating system
requirements, and identify the deployment server.
View existing files and folders, add and delete files, and set isolation options for
selected files and folders. Isolation options specify how the virtual environment
will provide access to files and folders requested by the App-V application.
Create, delete, include, exclude, or rename App-V application executables,
which are derived from the shortcuts in its Windows Installer package.
Add, delete, or modify the registry settings, and set the isolation options for
selected registry keys. Isolation options specify how the virtual environment will
provide access to registry keys requested by the App-V application.
Use to control virtual application interaction between multiple App-V packages.
On this page, you can select one or more packages that need to be linked to this
App-V application in order for it to execute correctly.
[Basic MSI Project mode] Select the releases that you want to build.
[Direct Edit or Direct MST mode] To enable the Build function for an App-V
application, select the Build App-V application option.
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