Chapter 10: Creating Customized Virtual ApplicationsAbout the AdminStudio Virtualization InterfaceAdminStudio 9.5 User Guide ADS-0950-UG00 761How the Virtualization Assistants WorkWhen you create a new Basic MSI or MSI Database project, the Microsoft App-V, VMware ThinApp, and CitrixXenApp tabs are displayed in the AdminStudio interface.The Project Assistant tab and the Installation Designer tab show the underlying framework for your product’sWindows Installer–based installation. Some of these product elements are also displayed in the virtualizationAssistants, where you can configure a virtual application’s options and requirements.Integration with the Project Assistant and the Installation DesignerInformation that you enter in a virtualization Assistant is saved directly to the underlying project file. The MicrosoftApp-V Assistant, ThinApp Assistant, Citrix Assistant, Project Assistant, and Installation Designer run simultaneously.Any changes that you make in one are reflected instantly in the other. For example, if you remove a file in one of thevirtualization Assistants, that file is no longer available in your project, and it does not appear in the ProjectAssistant or the Installation Designer.Using the More Options, Other Places, and Help LinksSections in a Virtualization AssistantEdition • The Microsoft App-V Assistant, ThinApp Assistant, and Citrix Assistant are included in the VirtualizationPack.The left column on each page of the virtualization Assistants contains one or more lists of links to help you increating your installation and finding information:• More Options—Provides additional configuration options relating to the specific virtualization Assistant page.These are less common options that complete the functionality of the Assistant.• Other Places—The view in the Installation Designer that corresponds to the current virtualization Assistantpage. Clicking the link launches the full Installation Designer and activates that view.• Help Links—This list provides links to help topics pertinent to the current virtualization Assistant page.
