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8.6 Platform Merge
The Merge Platforms feature allows virtual application configurations snapshotted on multiple operating
system variants (Windows XP, Vista, etc) to be combined into a single configuration. At runtime, the
virtualization engine dynamically applies the configuration options appropriate for the operating system variant
used for execution.
The most common platform merge scenario is a merge of snapshots taken on Windows XP and Windows
Vista. This is because some newer applications use operating system features specific to Windows Vista.
To merge configurations from multiple platforms:
1. From the Advanced tab, click the Merge Platforms button.
2. Click Browse and open the appropriate configuration for each applicable operating system variant.
3. For operating systems without a configuration, choose which configuration it should use by using the Inherit
option.
4. When all configurations have been selected or set to Inherit, click Browse in the Merge Settings area,
choose where to save the merged configuration, and click Merge.
To display or edit a specific operating system from a merged configuration:
1. Open the merged configuration.
2. From the Advanced tab, click on the Display drop down menu.
3. Select the operating system that you want to display or edit. The filesystem and registry panels will only
display settings specific to the selected operating system. Note that you cannot edit configurations which are
inherited from other platforms; to edit inherited configurations, you must select and edit the master
configuration.
To change the inheritance of a operating system in a merged configuration:
1. Open a merged configuration.
2. From the Advanced tab, click the Display drop down menu.
3. Select the operating system that you want to modify.
4. Select the platform from which to inherit using the Inherits drop down menu.
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