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Chapter 10: Creating Customized Virtual Applications
Creating ThinApp Applications
Table 10-33 • ThinApp Application Build Options
Option
Would you like to
include additional
MSI files in the
virtual package?
Including Additional Windows Installer Packages in a ThinApp Application
Sometimes a primary Windows Installer package uses other Windows Installer packages indirectly, such as driver
files, client components, etc. In addition to being able to convert a single Windows Installer package to a virtual
package, you can also use the ThinApp Assistant to convert an application suite of multiple Windows Installer
packages into one virtual package.
To include additional Windows Installer packages in a ThinApp application, set the Would you like to include
additional MSI files in the virtual package? option to Yes, and then select the packages that you want to add.
•
Click the New button (
selected, it will be listed in the Windows Installer Files (.msi) list.
• The order of the packages can be changed by selecting a package in the list and clicking the Move Up (
and Move Down (
•
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 by
selecting the Generate a Windows Installer (MSI) file as part of the build output option on the Build
Options page. By default, this option is not selected.
The Windows Installer file can be run to properly install the ThinApp application on an end-user's desktop. 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.
A ThinApp application installed using a Windows Installer package can be uninstalled using Add or Remove
Programs in the Control Panel.
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Sometimes a primary Windows Installer package uses other Windows Installer
packages indirectly, such as driver files, client components, etc. To include additional
Windows Installer packages in a ThinApp application, set this option to Yes, and then
select the packages that you want to add.
Note • For more information, see
Application.
) and select the Windows Installer packages that you want to add. After each file is
) buttons.
) to delete a package from the list.
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