ThinApp User’s Guide
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VMware, Inc.
Capturing Applications with the Setup Capture Wizard
The
capture
process
packages
an
application
and
sets
initial
application
parameters.
If
you
use
a
virtual
machine,
consider
taking
a
snapshot
before
you
run
the
wizard.
A
snapshot
of
the
original
clean
state
enables
you
to
revert
to
the
snapshot
when
you
want
to
capture
another
application.
This
information
uses
Mozilla
Firefox
as
a
key
example
for
application
capture.
For
information
about
Microsoft
Office
2007
that
extends
beyond
the
basic
capture
process,
see
“Guidelines
for
Packaging
Microsoft
Office
2007”
on
page 24.
Create a System Image Before the Application Installation
The
Setup
Capture
wizard
starts
the
capture
process
by
scanning
the
system
to
assess
the
environment
and
create
a
baseline
system
image.
Create a system image before the application installation
1
Download
the
applications
to
capture.
For
example,
download
Firefox
Setup
2.0.0.3.exe
and
copy
it
to
the
clean
computer
you
are
working
with.
2
Close
any
applications,
such
as
virus
scans,
that
might
change
the
file
system
during
the
capture
process.
3
From
the
desktop,
select
Start
>
Programs
>
VMware
>
ThinApp
Setup
Capture
.
4
(Optional)
In
the
Ready
to
Prescan
dialog
box,
click
Advanced
Scan
Locations
to
select
the
drives
and
registry
hives
to
scan.
You
might
want
to
scan
a
particular
location
other
than
the
C:\
drive
if
you
install
applications
to
a
different
drive.
In
rare
cases,
you
might
want
to
avoid
scanning
a
registry
hive
if
you
know
that
the
application
installer
does
not
modify
the
registry.
5
Click
Prescan
to
establish
a
baseline
system
image
of
the
hard
drive
and
registry
files.
The
scanning
process
takes
about
10
seconds
for
Windows
XP.
Rescan the System with the Installed Application
You
can
install
the
application
to
virtualize
before
the
Setup
Capture
wizard
rescans
the
system
and
assess
changes
from
the
initial
system
image.
Install the application and rescan the system
1
When
the
Install
Application
page
appears,
minimize
the
Setup
Capture
wizard
and
install
the
applications
to
capture.
For
example,
double
‐
click
Firefox
Setup
2.0.0.3.exe to
install
Firefox.
If
the
application
needs
to
restart
after
the
installation,
restart
the
system.
The
process
restarts
the
Setup
Capture
wizard.
2
(Optional)
If
you
are
capturing
Internet
Explorer,
in
the
Install
Application
page,
click
Internet
Explorer
,
to
complete
additional
steps
before
installing
the
browser.
If
you
are
capturing
Internet
Explorer
6
on
Windows
XP,
see
“Capturing
Internet
Explorer
6
on
Windows
XP”
on
page 28.
For
more
information
about
entry
points,
see
“Defining
Entry
Points
as
Shortcuts
into
the
Virtual
Environment”
on
page 17.
3
(Optional)
Make
any
necessary
configuration
changes
to
comply
with
your
company
policies,
such
as
using
specific
security
settings
or
a
particular
home
page.
If
you
do
not
make
configuration
changes
at
this
time,
each
user
must
make
changes.
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