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Managing virtual applications
Virtualizing software during installation
Virtualizing software during installation
Methods for virtualizing software (continued)
Table 16-3
Method
Virtualize the software
before installation
(Windows only)
When you deliver Windows-based software with a Managed Software Delivery
policy, you can select an option to virtualize the software when it is installed. You
should virtualize software if it conflicts with other software that could be installed
on the same computer. When you virtualize software, you avoid conflicts between
that application and other applications.
See
"About managing virtual applications"
When you select the option to virtualize software during installation, the Managed
Software Delivery policy installs the software as follows:
If the Software Virtualization
agent is installed on the
client computer
If the Software Virtualization
agent is not installed on the
client computer
See
"Managing virtual applications"
Description
This method requires that you repackage the installation
file to create a virtual software archive file. A virtual
software archive (VSA) file is a portable virtual software
layer, which installs one or more Windows-based
applications or sets of data.
Use a tool other than Software Management Solution to
perform this step.
See
"About virtual software archive files"
See
"Methods for delivering software"
on page 211.
The policy performs the following actions:
Deactivates any active layers that are on the client
computer.
Installs the software into a new layer. You can specify
the layer name in the Managed Software Delivery policy.
If you do not provide a layer name, the layer name
defaults to the installation file name plus the
command-line name.
Reactivates any layers that it deactivated.
The policy installs the software normally.
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