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Chapter 2 Capturing Applications
Customize ThinApp Project Settings
A
project
is
the
data
that
the
capture
process
creates.
You
cannot
run
or
deploy
the
captured
application
until
you
build
a
package
from
the
project
files.
Setting
up
the
project
involves
determining
the
inventory
name
and
the
project
location.
The
inventory
name
facilitates
internal
tracking
of
the
application
and
determines
the
default
project
directory
name.
Customize project settings in the Setup Capture wizard
1
On
the
Project
Settings
page,
change
the
inventory
name.
Using
the
thinreg.exe
utility
or
deploying
the
captured
application
as
an
MSI
file
causes
the
inventory
name
to
appear
in
the
Add
or
Remove
Programs
dialog
box
for
Windows.
2
Change
the
directory
where
you
want
to
save
the
ThinApp
project.
If
you
keep
the
default
directory
and
capture
Firefox
2.0.0.3,
the
path
might
appear
as
C:\Program
Files\VMware\VMware ThinApp\Captures\Mozilla Firefox (2.0.0.3)
.
Defining Package Settings
A
package
is
the
executable
file
or
MSI
file
with
executable
files
that
you
use
to
run
or
deploy
a
captured
application.
You
build
a
package
from
the
project
files.
Setting
up
the
package
during
the
capture
process
involves
specifying
information
about
the
main
virtual
application
file
that
serves
as
the
primary
data
container,
MSI
generation,
and
compression.
Defining the Primary Data Container
The
primary
data
container
is
the
main
virtual
application
file
that
includes
the
ThinApp
runtime
and
the
read
‐
only
virtual
file
system
and
virtual
registry.
The
primary
data
container
file
is
a
.exe
or
a
.dat
file
that
resides
in
the
same
/bin
directory
with
any
subordinate
application
executable
files.
Entry
points
reference
the
information
in
the
primary
data
container.
To
identify
the
primary
data
container
after
you
capture
an
application,
check
the
ReadOnlyData
parameter
in
the
Package.ini
file.
Generating MSI Packages in the Capture Process
You
can
capture
an
application
and
deploy
it
as
an
MSI
Windows
installation
package.
The
MSI
installation
places
the
application
in
the
C:\Program Files
directory.
A
typical
Firefox
application
does
not
require
an
MSI
installation.
Other
applications,
such
as
Microsoft
Office,
that
integrate
with
application
delivery
tools,
work
well
as
an
MSI
package.
MSI
generation
requires
you
to
install
the
MSI
on
the
target
device
before
you
can
use
the
application
package.
MSI
packages
automate
the
process
of
registering
file
‐
type
associations,
registering
desktop
and
Start
menu
shortcuts,
and
displaying
control
panel
extensions.
If
you
plan
to
deploy
ThinApp
executable
files
directly
on
each
computer,
you
can
accomplish
the
same
registration
by
using
the
thinreg.exe
utility.
Compressing Packages in the Capture Process
Compressing
a
package
in
the
capture
process
decreases
the
size
of
an
executable
package
but
does
not
affect
MSI
packages.
Compression
can
reduce
the
on
‐
disk
storage
requirement
by
50
percent
but
slows
the
application
performance
when
ThinApp
uncompresses
initial
blocks
that
start
the
application.
VMware
does
not
recommend
compression
for
test
builds
because
compression
increases
the
build
time.
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