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Chapter 2 Capturing Applications
Requirements for Packaging Microsoft Office 2007
The process of capturing Microsoft Office 2007 assumes several requirements beyond the standard
requirements for creating ThinApp packages.
The following requirements involve Microsoft software or printer dependencies:
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A clean virtual machine with a supported Windows operating system.
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A licensed copy of Microsoft Office 2007.
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A Microsoft Office 2007 volume license key.
You must activate a retail license key on each machine the package runs on.
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Windows Installer 4.5.
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Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0.
You must install Microsoft .NET after the prescan operation in the Setup Capture wizard and before the
installation of Microsoft Office 2007.
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Any required printer, such as a corporate printer, installed before the prescan operation in the Setup
Capture wizard.
Capturing Microsoft Office 2007
The key differences between capturing Microsoft Office 2007 and capturing basic applications involve
modifying Microsoft Office and blocking child processes.
The capture process for Microsoft Office 2007 involves these steps.
1 “Customize Microsoft Office 2007 Installation Options” on page 25
2 “Disable Child Processes for Microsoft Office 2007” on page 26
3 “Set Capture Options for Microsoft Office 2007” on page 26
This process assumes that you are familiar with the Setup Capture wizard. You can modify the process
according to your environment.
Customize Microsoft Office 2007 Installation Options
Starting the capture process for Microsoft Office 2007 involves customizing the Microsoft Office installation.
Customize the installation of Microsoft Office 2007
1 Copy Microsoft .NET 2.0, Windows Installer 4.5, and ThinApp installation files to the virtual machine.
2 Copy the Microsoft Office 2007 installation files to the virtual machine or load the Microsoft Office 2007
ISO to the virtual machine.
3 Install Windows Installer 4.5 and restart the system.
4 Install ThinApp.
5 (Optional) Install a required printer, such as a corporate printer.
6 Run the Setup Capture wizard until you complete the prescan operation.
7 On the Install Application page of the Setup Capture wizard, minimize the wizard and install Microsoft
.NET 2.0.
8 (Optional) If the Microsoft .NET installation generates the mscorsvw.exe process that continues for an
extended period, stop the process with the ngen.exe tool.
C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\ngen.exe executequeueditems