Wise Virtual Package Editor Reference
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Introducing Wise Virtual Package Editor
About SetupCapture
on page 38
Updating the SVS Driver
on page 13
About Virtual Software Packages
A Virtual Software Package (VSP) contains files and registry keys like any other software
package. However, these files and registry keys are installed to a special area on the
hard drive. After the VSP is activated by the SVS Driver (Software Virtualization Agent),
the application becomes visible along with its files, directories, and settings. To the end
user, the virtualized application looks and behaves like any other application.
You can create VSPs with Virtual Package Editor. In Windows Installer Editor, you can
also create a WiseScript wrapper that installs an .MSI into an SVS layer. You can also use
the SVS Enabled Package option in Software Manager to create VSPs. To install a VSP on
a computer, the SVS Driver must be installed.
See
About the Installation of an .MSI into an SVS Layer
on page 249.
See About SVS Enabled Packages in Software Manager Help.
The following are some of the benefits of creating VSPs:
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End users can easily and instantly repair your application if it is broken.
See
About User Maintenance of Virtual Software Packages
on page 13.
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You can instantly activate, deactivate, or reset applications that you deploy to your
users.
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You can deploy applications and know that they will not conflict with other
applications or change the base Windows installation.
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You can deploy more than one version of an application to your users’ computers.
See also:
About Virtual Software Package Formats
on page 9
About Virtual Software Package Archive Types
on page 10
About Application Layers
on page 11
About Data Layers
on page 11
About Sublayers
on page 12
About Virtual Software Package Formats
A Virtual Software Package (VSP) can be in one of the following formats:
virtual software layer
A virtual software layer is the native SVS layer component.
When the output is a virtual software layer, the layer
appears in the Altiris SVS applet as soon as it is created.
Specify this format as your output type when you create a
VSP to use locally on your computer.
