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Setting Up a Clean Machine

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Look for environment variables in the Features or Components tabs of Setup Editor.
(Windows Installer packages only.)
A clean machine is a computer containing only the operating system and its service
packs. A baseline machine is a computer with the operating system, basic system
software, and additional applications that are installed on every computer in your
organization. Example: antivirus software.
Recommendations
Run all SetupCaptures on a clean machine. This makes repackaged installations
more resilient by making them less dependent on the existence of other applications
If you have the Software Virtualization Agent installed, you can capture an
installation in a virtual software layer. You can then delete or deactivate this virtual
layer to restore the clean machine to its original state.
See Capturing an Installation in a Virtual Software Layer
If you use Virtual Capture, you don't need to run SetupCapture on a clean machine,
but you do need to create a Virtual OS of a clean machine.
See Creating a Virtual OS
In general, run all SOE Snapshots on a baseline machine. To capture only the
operating system with SOE Snapshot, use a clean machine.
If you run SetupCapture on a baseline machine, all the repackaging and conflict
resolution work you do becomes suspect if you upgrade any of the additional
applications. Example: If you upgrade from version 3.0 to version 4.0 of your antivirus
software, system .DLLs or other files might change. As a result, items that did not
conflict before might conflict now.
Installing Wise Package Studio on a Clean Machine
Because Wise Package Studio minimizes the changes to a computer, you generally can
install Wise Package Studio on a clean machine without affecting the quality of the
repackaged applications. However, Wise Package Studio does install MDAC. If you don't
want it on your clean machine, do one of the following:
Use Wise Web Capture to perform captures from a browser without installing any
additional software.
See Capturing With Wise Web Capture
Use Virtual Capture to perform captures on a non-clean machine.
See Using SetupCapture With Virtual Capture
How to Set Up a Clean Machine
1. Perform a clean installation of an operating system on the computer you use for
capturing applications.
2. Install any service packs.
3. Install Windows Installer if it is not included with the operating system.
To replicate the clean machine quickly and easily, use a drive imaging tool or if you
captured the installation into a virtual layer, delete or deactivate the virtual layer.
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Capturing Applications
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