About The Applications That You Can Virtualize - Symantec ALTIRIS 7.0 SP2 - MANAGEMENT SOLUTION Manual

About the applications that you can virtualize

For example, if you install a virtual software layer for Firefox, its files are placed
in a subdirectory of C:\fslrdr. After you activate the layer for Firefox, the filter
driver displays the files for Firefox in C:\Program Files.
To accomplish this virtualization, software virtualization uses a file system filter
driver. This filter driver intercepts requests to the file system and the registry
and redirects the requests to the active layer. The filter driver aggregates the real
file system and the virtual file system into one view for the user. This filter driver
is the main component of the Software Virtualization agent.
Because software virtualization uses redirection, it can maintain discrete settings
and file versions for different applications on a single computer. When you use
software virtualization, a required version of a file is never overwritten and the
problem of conflicting DLL files is eliminated.
See "Managing virtual applications"
See "About virtual software archive files"
See "About preventing the loss of virtual application data"
See "About exclude entries for virtual software layers"
See "About data layers"
(Windows only)
Use the following guidelines to determine what you can and cannot virtualize:
What you can virtualize
on page 217.
on page 214.
on page 217.
Most Windows-based applications can be virtualized,
including the following types of applications:
Office applications
Databases
Internet browsers except for Internet Explorer
Media
Spyware utilities
Virtual applications function normally, and all configuration
options are available to the user.
Managing virtual applications
About software virtualization
on page 215.
on page 215.
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