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ApplicationWatch Exclusion List

Creating a Package with ApplicationWatch

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these files to a new installation. You can use this tool for informational purposes or to
facilitate the creation of a new installation.
ApplicationWatch produces a Windows Installer or WiseScript package. (WiseScript is
not available in Standard Edition.)
To completely recreate an installation, if you have the setup program that installed the
application, use SetupCapture instead of ApplicationWatch. SetupCapture produces a
complete record of the files and system changes made during installation, while
ApplicationWatch records only the .DLL, .OCX, or .EXE files that are accessed during
execution or installation of an application.
Note
ApplicationWatch cannot monitor 16-bit applications.
Some files, such as system .DLL files, that are used during execution of a application are
unrelated to the actual application. Because such files should not be added to the
resulting package, ApplicationWatch™ uses an exclusion list to determine which files to
ignore.
When you create a Windows Installer-based installation (.WSI or .MSI) with
ApplicationWatch, a built-in exclusion list is used that cannot be changed. It contains
operating-system related files that are accessed during the normal course of operating a
computer and that typically have nothing to do with a specific application.
Likewise, when you create a WiseScript installation (.WSE) with ApplicationWatch
(Professional Edition only), a built-in exclusion list is used. Though you cannot access
this built-in list, you can add exclusions to it. To do this, open WiseScript Package Editor
and select Edit menu > Preferences. In Preferences, enter the .DLLs to ignore in the
System .DLLs to Exclude list.
ApplicationWatch produces a Windows Installer or WiseScript package. (WiseScript is
not available in Standard Edition.)
(Professional Edition only.) When you work in a project with no process, the Projects tab
displays two ApplicationWatch tools: ApplicationWatch (Windows Installer) that makes
the target file a Windows Installer package and ApplicationWatch (WiseScript) that
makes the target file a WiseScript package.
Note
ApplicationWatch cannot monitor 16-bit applications.
To watch an application
1. Close all other applications so that the files they access are not added to the
installation.
2. Do one of the following:
On the Projects tab, click the Run link to the right of the task or tool associated
with ApplicationWatch. The package that is created will be saved with the
default project name. This tool might skip pages or populate fields based on
command-line options defined in Process Templates Setup.
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