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SetupCapture Configuration

Wise Package Studio Reference
SetupCapture Configuration lets you edit and create configuration files that control how
SetupCapture and SOE Snapshot work. You select the configuration file when you run
SetupCapture or SOE Snapshot. SetupCapture Configuration does not apply when the
captured application is saved as virtual software package or when using Wise Web
Capture.
You also can edit a configuration file from within SetupCapture or SOE Snapshot by
clicking Settings.
Configuration files are stored as .INI files. Two default configuration files are provided:
WisePSSC.ini, located in the Windows or Winnt directory on the local computer.
repackage.ini, located in the share point directory. This lets you share central,
standardized settings.
You can edit the default configuration files or create additional configuration files that
are optimized for specific purposes. Although you can use the same configuration file for
SetupCapture and SOE Snapshot, you might want to create a different configuration file
for each tool. Example: SOE Snapshot uses only the exclusions settings, so you might
want to create a separate configuration file with different exclusions settings for SOE
Snapshot.
Machine Capture in Test Expert uses the local configuration file when it creates pre-
installation and post-uninstall snapshots. Changes you make on the Machine Capture
Settings dialog box affect the local configuration file.
SetupCapture Configuration lets you specify:
The location of the configuration file.
See Selecting the Configuration File
General settings that determine what kind of information is captured and how that
information is interpreted in the repackaged installation.
These settings apply to SetupCapture only.
See Setting General Settings
The method to use for capturing changes during an installation: Virtual Capture™,
snapshot, or SmartMonitor™. SOE Snapshot always uses the snapshot method.
See Setting General Settings
on page 224.
The directories to scan or monitor for changes during SetupCapture.
These options apply to SetupCapture only; SOE Snapshot always scans the entire
computer.
See Setting Directories to Watch
The files or directories in which changes should be ignored.
See Setting File and Folder Exclusions
The registry values or keys to ignore.
See Setting Registry Exclusions
.INI files or parts of .INI files to ignore.
See Setting INI File Exclusions
on page 205.
on page 205.
on page 205 and Selecting the Capture Methodology
on page 208.
on page 211.
on page 214.
on page 215.
Capturing Applications
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