Building A Windows Installer Package To Assist In The Distribution Of A Thinapp Application; Setting Thinapp Log Monitor Tracing Options - Novell ADMINSTUDIO 9.5 User Manual

Task: To include additional Windows installer packages in a ThinApp application:
1. Open the Build Options page.
2. Set the Would you like to include additional MSI files in the virtual package? option to Yes.
3. Click the New button (
selected, it will be listed in the Windows Installer Files (.msi) list.
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The order of the packages can be changed by selecting a package in the list and clicking the Move Up
(
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Use the Delete button (
Note • You can also convert a suite of applications into one virtual package using Windows Installer Converter. See
Converting a Suite of Applications into a Virtual Package.

Building a Windows Installer Package to Assist in the Distribution of a ThinApp Application

You can choose to build a Windows Installer package to assist in the distribution of a ThinApp application. This
simplifies the deployment of a ThinApp application by enabling you to use enterprise distribution tools such as
Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager or Novell ZENworks Configuration Management.
To build a Windows Installer file with your ThinApp application, select the Generate a Windows Installer (MSI)
file as part of the build output option on the Build Options page of the ThinApp Assistant. By default, this
option is not selected.
This Windows Installer file can be run to properly install the ThinApp application on an end-user's desktop. A
ThinApp application installed using a Windows Installer package can be uninstalled using Add or Remove
Programs in the Control Panel.

Setting ThinApp Log Monitor Tracing Options

ThinApp Log Monitor is an application in the ThinApp Suite that allows you to record detailed information about
any application's execution history for later review. The following events are recorded:
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API calls—Win32 API calls with parameter and result information made by applications running in the
ThinApp virtual operating system
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Errors—A list of potential errors, exceptions, and security events within the application
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) and select the Windows Installer packages that you want to add. After each file is
) and Move Down ( ) buttons.
) to delete a package from the list.
DLLs—A list of all DLLs loaded by the application and address ranges
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