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Chapter 10: Creating Customized Virtual Applications
Creating Microsoft App-V Applications
Specifying Build Options
On the Build Options page, you can specify the following options:
Table 10-14 • App-V Application Build Options
Option
Build App-V
application
Build Virtual
Package
Would you like to
compress the data
in the virtual
package?
Would you like to
include additional
MSI files in the
virtual package?
Including Additional Windows Installer Packages in an App-V Application
Sometimes a primary Windows Installer package uses other Windows Installer packages indirectly, such as driver
files, client components, etc. In addition to being able to convert a single Windows Installer package to a virtual
package, you can also use the Microsoft App-V Assistant to convert an application suite of multiple Windows
Installer packages into one virtual package.
To include additional Windows Installer packages in an App-V application, set the Would you like to include
additional MSI files in the virtual package? option to Yes, and then select the packages that you want to add.
• Click the New button (
selected, it will be listed in the Windows Installer Files (.msi) list.
• The order of the packages can be changed by selecting a package in the list and clicking the Move Up (
and Move Down (
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Description
(Direct Edit/Direct MST Modes Only) When you directly edit a Windows Installer
package, it is not necessary to build the package, because it is already built.
Therefore, InstallShield's Build function is disabled. Select the Build App-V
application option to enable the Build function. When this option is selected, the
Build Virtual Package button is enabled.
For more information, see
Mode.
(Direct Edit/Direct MST Modes Only) When you directly edit a Windows Installer
package, if you select the Build App-V application option, this button is enabled.
Click it to build the App-V application.
Set this option to Yes to use zlib compression to compress the data in the App-V
package
Sometimes a primary Windows Installer package uses other Windows Installer
packages indirectly, such as driver files, client components, etc. To include additional
Windows Installer packages in an App-V application, set this option to Yes, and then
select the packages that you want to add.
Note • For more information, see
Application.
) and select the Windows Installer packages that you want to add. After each file is
) buttons.
Enabling App-V Application Building When in Direct Edit
Including Additional Windows Installer Packages in an App-V
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