Converting Windows Installer Packages To Virtual Applications - Novell ADMINSTUDIO 9.5 User Manual

Converting Windows Installer
Packages to Virtual Applications
Important •
You can use the Repackager Windows Installer Converter to convert a Windows Installer package into the following
virtual application formats: Microsoft App-V, VMware ThinApp, and Citrix XenApp.
This section presents an overview of virtualization and then explains how to create virtual applications:
Table 9-1 • Using the Windows Installer Converter
Section
Getting Started With
Application Virtualization
About Microsoft Application
Virtualization
About ThinApp Virtual
Packages
About Citrix Virtual
Packages
Converting a Single
Application to a Virtual
Package
AdminStudio 9.5 User Guide
AdminStudio ThinApp support requires a separate purchase of VMware® ThinApp™.
Description
Identifies the options you have when creating a virtual application, and
suggests which option you should choose—depending upon your source
files and the degree of customization you want to perform.
Introduces you to the Microsoft App-V virtualization technology and
describes the components of an App-V application.
Introduces you to the VMware ThinApp virtualization technology and
describes the components of a ThinApp application.
Introduces you to the Citrix XenApp virtualization technology and describes
the components of a Citrix profile.
Explains how to use the Windows Installer Converter to convert a single
Windows Installer package into a virtual package.
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