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Chapter 10: Creating Customized Virtual Applications

Creating Microsoft App-V Applications

A built release is also included with the new Basic MSI project. Any warnings or errors from this build are

included as warning -9150 or error -9151 in the App-V project.

You can use this project if you want to add more functionality to your Windows Installer package. For example,

you can create major upgrades, digitally sign the package, and more.

You can update the end-user license agreement (EULA) with your own custom EULA. The EULA that is

included by default contains instructions that explain how to replace the default EULA text with your own EULA

This project is overwritten each time that you rebuild your App-V project.

For troubleshooting information about resolving errors and warnings that you may encounter when you are

building a virtual application, see Virtualization Conversion Errors and Warnings.

Testing an App-V Application Using the App-V Application Launcher

You can use the InstallShield App-V Application Launcher to locally test a newly built App-V application before

moving it to a deployment server.

To open the App-V Application Launcher, select Test launch App-V application(s) in the More Options list on

the Build Options page. The App-V Application Launcher will attempt to launch that application. If there are

multiple shortcuts (.

you are prompted to select the shortcut you want to launch from a list of all of the shortcuts.

Figure 10-14: Launch App-V Application Dialog Box

Requirements for Using the App-V Application Launcher

There are two requirements for using the App-V Application Launcher:

Microsoft Virtualization client must be

Application Launcher, you must have the Microsoft Virtualization Client installed on the machine.

File streaming must be

App-V file streaming enabled, an error message will open prompting you to enable the file streaming option.

Click Yes to enable it.

files) in this App-V application, the Launch App-V Application dialog box opens, where

enabled—If you attempt to launch the App-V Application Launcher without having

installed—In order to test an App-V application using the App-V

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