Wise Virtual Package Editor Reference
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Chapter 1
Introducing Wise Virtual Package Editor
This chapter includes the following topics:
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About Virtual Package Editor
on page 8
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About Virtual Software Packages
on page 9
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About Virtual Software Package Formats
on page 9
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About Virtual Software Package Archive Types
on page 10
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About Application Layers
on page 11
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About Data Layers
on page 11
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About Sublayers
on page 12
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About User Maintenance of Virtual Software Packages
on page 13
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About the Altiris SVS Applet
on page 13
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Updating the SVS Driver
on page 13
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Product Documentation
on page 14
About Virtual Package Editor
Virtual Package Editor is a complete and user-friendly tool for creating and editing a
Virtual Software Package (VSP) that you can distribute to end users. Software
virtualization is a revolutionary approach to software management that lets you package
applications and data into managed units that can be installed as virtual layers. To
import a VSP on a client computer, the SVS Driver (Software Virtualization Agent) must
be installed.
Normally, you would use the SetupCapture that is available in Virtual Package Editor to
capture an existing package as a VSP. However, you can also use the various Installation
Expert pages in Virtual Package Editor to create a VSP.
Virtual Package Editor is included with the following products:
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Wise Installation Studio
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Wise Package Studio Professional
To use Virtual Package Editor, you must have the SVS Driver (Software Virtualization
Agent) installed. This driver is installed when you install Wise Package Studio.
We recommend that before you use Virtual Package Editor, you become familiar with
Software Virtualization Solution.
For more information about Software Virtualization Solution (SVS), search for
Workspace Virtualization on the symantec.com Web site.
See also:
About Installation Expert
on page 15
