Excluding Vs. Deleting Thinapp Application Shortcuts; Renaming A Thinapp Application; Modifying Thinapp Application Registry Settings; About The Windows Registry - Novell ADMINSTUDIO 9.5 User Manual

Chapter 10: Creating Customized Virtual Applications
Creating ThinApp Applications

Excluding vs. Deleting ThinApp Application Shortcuts

To prevent a shortcut from being created in the ThinApp application, you can choose to either delete or exclude it,
depending upon whether you want it to remain in the InstallShield project.
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Excluding a
will remain in the InstallShield project. This means that the shortcut would be included in the Windows Installer
package that is built from this InstallShield project. See
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Deleting a
InstallShield project. This means that the shortcut would also be deleted from the Windows Installer package
that is built from this InstallShield project. See

Renaming a ThinApp Application

To rename a ThinApp application, perform the following steps:
Task: To rename a ThinApp application:
1. Open the Applications page. All of the shortcuts that exist in the project are listed.
2. Select the shortcut that you want to rename and click Rename. A box appears around the shortcut name, and
the shortcut name becomes an editable field.
3. Enter a new name for the shortcut.

Modifying ThinApp Application Registry Settings

Using the ThinApp Assistant, you can view existing registry keys, values, and data, and add or delete registry
items in your ThinApp application.
You can also override the default isolation options for selected registry keys. Isolation options specify how the
virtual environment will provide access to system resources requested by the application.
Information about modifying registry settings on the Registry page includes the following topics:
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About the Windows Registry

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Adding or Deleting Registry Keys and Values
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Setting App-V Application Registry Isolation Options
About the Windows Registry
The Windows registry is a system-wide database that contains configuration information used by applications and
the operating system. The registry stores all kinds of information, including the following:
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Application information such as company name, product name, and version number
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Path information that enables your application to run
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shortcut—When you exclude a shortcut, it will not be created in the ThinApp application, but it
shortcut—When you delete a shortcut, it is removed from both the ThinApp application and the
Excluding an App-V
Deleting an App-V Application.
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