Building A Thinapp Application - Novell ADMINSTUDIO 9.5 User Manual

Note • If you use AppSync, VMware recommends that you disable automatic application updates that are
configured in your virtual application. Conflicts might occur between the linked packages and the software that is
automatically updated. If an automatic update feature updates an application, it stores the updates in the sandbox. If
AppSync then updates the application to a different version, the updates stored in the sandbox take precedence
over the files contained in the version that AppSync created. The order of precedence for the update files are those
in the sandbox, then the virtual operating system, and then the physical machine.

Building a ThinApp Application

The method for building a ThinApp application depends upon what file you have open—an InstallShield project or
a Windows Installer package.
• Building an App-V Application for an InstallShield Project
• Building an App-V Application for a Windows Installer Package
Building a ThinApp Application for an InstallShield Project
To build a ThinApp application for an InstallShield project, perform the following steps:
Task: To build a ThinApp application for an InstallShield project:
1. Open the InstallShield project in InstallShield.
2. On the Releases view of the Installation Designer, make sure that at least one release has been created, and
select the release that you want to build.
Important •
create a new release, open the Releases view of the InstallShield Installation Designer. You must create at least
one release before you will be able to build a ThinApp application. For more information, see
Building
3. Open the Build Options page of the ThinApp Assistant.
4. In the Releases tree, select the same release that is selected on the Releases view of the InstallShield
Installation Designer. This is the release that you will build a ThinApp application for.
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You cannot create or edit a release in the ThinApp Assistant. If no releases exist, or if you want to
Releases.
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Creating ThinApp Applications
Creating and
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