Chapter 9: Converting Windows Installer Packages to Virtual ApplicationsTesting Windows Installer Packages for Virtualization Compatibility670 ADS-0950-UG00 AdminStudio 9.5 User Guide11. Click Finish to close the Windows Installer Converter.About Rules and TestsWhen performing a pre-conversion evaluation, Windows Installer Converter generates messages from twosources:• Generated by the Microsoft App-V, ThinApp, and/or Citrix build engines—Error and Warningmessages are generated by the virtual package build engines that identify potential problems in theconversion process.• Generated by running tests using XML-based rules files—Fatal Error, Error, Warning, and Fix messagesare generated by Windows Installer Converter by applying both pre-defined and user-supplied XML-basedrules that identify (and possibly fix) problems that have been discovered when converting specific applicationsand specific components under certain conditions.Therefore, the testing capability of Windows Installer Converter can be significantly increased as you develop andshare additional XML-based rules. The more rules that you have, the more tests Windows Installer Converter canrun, and the more fixes it can make.Pre-Conversion Evaluation Rules Shipped WithAdminStudioWhen performing a pre-conversion evaluation, the Windows Installer Converter applies the rules listed in thefollowing table. These rules are defined in the AdminStudio Default.xml file.Table 9-8 • Windows Installer Converter Pre-Conversion Evaluation RulesNumber Type Rule Name Description11000 Fix Exclude TCP/IP RegistryEntries From CitrixPackagesExcludes TCP/IP registry entries from all Citrixpackages.11001 Fatal VMware Fatal Error VMware cannot be virtualized. Warning is displayedstating that virtualization conversion will fail when theapplication being virtualized is VMWare.11003 Warning Control Panel Applet /CitrixWarning is displayed when a Citrix applicationcontains a control panel applet.11004 Fix Create Control PanelApplet Shortcut forThinAppCreates a default shortcut for ThinApp Control PanelApplets.
