Wise Package Studio Reference
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Capturing Applications
The General Settings dialog box appears:
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During SetupCapture Configuration.
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When you run SetupCapture and click Settings on the Welcome page. If the Settings
button is unavailable, you might not have permission to change settings.
See
Setting SetupCapture Configuration Security
on page 44.
The general settings do not apply to SOE Snapshot.
General Settings
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Include files deleted during capture
Normally, SetupCapture doesn’t record the deletion of files by an installation, which
helps protect the destination computer from damage. Mark this to have
SetupCapture record the deletion of files and add the necessary deletion code in the
repackaged installation.
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Include registry keys deleted during capture
Normally, SetupCapture doesn’t record the deletion of registry keys by an
installation. Mark this to have SetupCapture record the deletion of registry keys and
add the necessary deletion code in the repackaged installation.
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Capture changes in hardware registry entries
Normally, SetupCapture doesn’t record changes to hardware registry entries, which
are typically stored in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM. Installing the same
hardware information on destination computers that have different hardware could
damage the system. Mark this only if all destination computers of the repackaged
installation will have identical hardware configuration.
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Allow root to be watched during capture
Normally, even if you select the root as a directory to watch, files on the root are
ignored. Only its subdirectories are watched. Typically, you don’t want to edit the
root’s system files because doing so can result in a damaged or inoperable operating
system. To capture changes to files on the root, mark this check box. By itself,
marking this check box does nothing—you must also select the root drive (example:
C:\) on the Directories to Watch dialog box.
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Enable ordering of self-registration
(Windows Installer packages only.)
This applies to the SmartMonitor capture method only. Some installations have files
that must be self-registered in a specific order. Mark this to have SetupCapture
detect the order in which these files were self-registered. It then replicates the order
in the repackaged installation.
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Enable checking of files against Wise Software Repository
(Windows Installer Packages only. Not available in Standard Edition.) This is marked
by default. When SetupCapture adds a file that is used by a package in the Wise
Software Repository, the Files in Repository dialog box appears and prompts you to
add a version of the file that is in the repository.
To disable the repository check, clear this check box. You can check the files in the
repackaged installation against the repository after the capture is finished, by
selecting Tools > Check Repository Files in Windows Installer Editor.
See Adding Files From the Wise Software Repository in the Windows Installer Editor
Help.
