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Chapter 3
Capturing Applications
This chapter includes the following topics:
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About SetupCapture
on page 36
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Guidelines for Capturing an Installation
on page 36
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Setting Up a Clean Machine
on page 37
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Capturing an Installation
on page 37
About SetupCapture
Use SetupCapture to capture an existing application as a Virtual Software Package
(VSP). SetupCapture can record all the changes performed by an installation and save
that information to a VSP. You can save the output as a virtual software layer or a virtual
software project file (.WVP).
After you capture a package, you can use Virtual Package Editor to edit it.
See also:
About Virtual Software Package Formats
on page 8
Capturing an Installation
on page 37
Guidelines for Capturing an Installation
Before using SetupCapture for the first time, read the following guidelines.
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You must have the SVS Driver (Software Virtualization Agent) installed and you
must restart your computer after installing the driver.
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Run SetupCapture on a clean machine.
See
Setting Up a Clean Machine
on page 37.
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Before you run SetupCapture, close all other applications, including background
services or applications (example: Norton AntiVirus).
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During a capture, SetupCapture tries to convert computer- and user-specific data in
the registry to generic data that will work on any computer. It does this by searching
for standard paths (example: C:\Winnt) and replacing them with Windows Installer
properties (example: [WindowsFolder]).
Part of this process includes searching for the computer name and currently logged-
on user name. To make the search for computer and user names as accurate as
possible, make sure the computer name and user name on the capture computer
are set to unique names four or more characters in length. Avoid having the user
name or computer name set to any common file or folder names. An example of a
unique user name is: repackage-1-user.
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