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Using SetupCapture to Capture First Use Settings

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Using SetupCapture With Virtual Capture
You can capture the changes made by an .MSI-based application the first time it is
started on a computer after being installed. (Example: preferences, serial numbers that
are required on first use, and so on.) The computer must have a freshly installed
application, which has not yet been started.
A transform is created that contains the first use settings, which can be applied to the
base .MSI that originally installed the application to simulate the changes made during
the first run. Example: Suppose your company has a site-wide license for an application
that always asks for a serial number upon first run. Rather than distribute the serial
number to each user, use SetupCapture to create a transform that simulates the
entering of the serial number.
To capture first use settings into a transform
1. Exit all other applications so changes they make are not captured.
2. On the Tools tab, double-click SetupCapture.
3. On the SetupCapture Type page, specify the following, then click Next:
First Use Settings
Target .MST File
Specify the file name and location of the transform file that will be created.
Base .MSI File
Specify the .MSI that installed the application.
The Welcome page appears.
4. On the Welcome page:
To select a different configuration file, click Change. This session of
SetupCapture will use the settings in the specified configuration file.
See Selecting the Configuration File
To change the configuration settings for the current SetupCapture, click
Settings. You can save those changes to the configuration file (optional). See:
Setting General Settings
Setting Directories to Watch
Setting File and Folder Exclusions
Setting Registry Exclusions
Setting INI File Exclusions
If the Change button or the Settings button is unavailable, you might not have
permission to change settings.
See Setting SetupCapture Configuration Security
5. Click Next on the Welcome page.
6. On the Capture Methodology page, select a method for capturing installations and
click Next. Virtual Capture is not available on this page because it is not applicable
to capturing first use settings.
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