VMware THINAPP 4.6 - MIGRATING APPLICATIONS TECHNICAL NOTE, Manual

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ThinApp User’s Guide
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3 Save to disk a snapshot of the new machine configuration.
snapshot.exe C:\End.snapshot
4 Generate a template Package.ini file.
snapshot.exe C:\Start.snapshot –SuggestProject C:\End.snapshot C:\Template.ini
ThinApp uses the template file to generate the final Package.ini file. The template file contains a list of
all detected executable file entry points and Package.ini parameters. If you write your own script to
replace the Setup Capture wizard, use the template Package.ini file to select the entry points to keep or
customize Package.ini parameters such as InventoryName .
5 Generate a ThinApp project.
snapshot.exe C:\Template.ini –GenerateProject C:\MyProjectDirectory
6 (Optional) Delete the temporary C:\Start.snapshot , C:\End.snapshot , and C:\Template.ini files.
7 (Optional) To generate multiple projects with different configurations, reuse the original
Start.snapshot file and repeat the procedure from Step 2 .
Customizing the snapshot.ini File
The snapshot.ini configuration file specifies what registry keys to exclude from a ThinApp project when
you capture an application.
For example, if you use Internet Explorer 7, you might need ThinApp to capture the following registry keys:
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HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Desktop\Components
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HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
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HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings\Connections
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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Hardware
Profiles\0001\Software\Microsoft\windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
If the snapshot.ini file excludes the
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings\Connections
key by default, you can remove this key from the snapshot.ini file to ensure that
ThinApp captures the key in the capture process.
If you do not customize the snapshot.ini file, the snapshot process loads the file from one of these locations:
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Application Data\Thinapp\snapshot.ini
This location is the AppData directory of the user.
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C:\Program Files\VMware\VMWare Thinapp\snapshot.ini
This is the location from which ThinApp runs the snapshot.exe utility.