Components Of A Thinapp Application - Novell ADMINSTUDIO 9.5 User Manual

Table 10-23 • Steps to Convert a Windows Installer Package to a ThinApp Application
Step
Modifying Build
Options
Building an App-V
Application
Note • You can also convert a Windows Installer package to a virtual application using Repackager. See
Windows Installer Packages to Virtual

Components of a ThinApp Application

When you use the ThinApp Assistant to build a ThinApp virtual package, the resources you generate are called
ThinApp applications. The number of files included in a ThinApp application depends upon how many shortcuts
are defined in the project (or Windows Installer package) and whether you choose to include diagnostic tools with
the ThinApp application.
Table 10-24 • Components of a ThinApp Application
Number of
Shortcuts
1 shortcut
AdminStudio 9.5 User Guide
Go To:
Build Options Page
Build on the Toolbar
OR
Build Virtual Package
Button
Applications.
ThinApp Application
Components
ProductName.exe
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Chapter 10: Creating Customized Virtual Applications
Actions
[Basic MSI Project mode] Select the releases that
you want to build.
[Direct Edit or Direct MST mode] To enable the
Build function for a ThinApp application, select the
Build ThinApp application option.
Click Build to build the active Release and create a
ThinApp application.
When you are in Direct Edit mode, click the Build
Virtual Package button to save the Windows
Installer package and create a ThinApp application.
Description
The ThinApp application consists of a single executable
( ) file:
.exe
•
Launching the application—This executable file
is used to launch the ThinApp application.
•
Location of application
file contains all of the files, registry keys, DLLs,
ThinApp components, and third party libraries that
are required for the application to run.
Creating ThinApp Applications
Converting
data—This executable
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