Chapter 10: Creating Customized Virtual ApplicationsCreating ThinApp ApplicationsAdminStudio 9.5 User Guide ADS-0950-UG00 883Note • If you use AppSync, VMware recommends that you disable automatic application updates that areconfigured in your virtual application. Conflicts might occur between the linked packages and the software that isautomatically updated. If an automatic update feature updates an application, it stores the updates in the sandbox. IfAppSync then updates the application to a different version, the updates stored in the sandbox take precedenceover the files contained in the version that AppSync created. The order of precedence for the update files are thosein the sandbox, then the virtual operating system, and then the physical machine.Building a ThinApp ApplicationThe method for building a ThinApp application depends upon what file you have open—an InstallShield project ora Windows Installer package.• Building an App-V Application for an InstallShield Project• Building an App-V Application for a Windows Installer PackageBuilding a ThinApp Application for an InstallShield ProjectTo build a ThinApp application for an InstallShield project, perform the following steps:Task: To build a ThinApp application for an InstallShield project:1. Open the InstallShield project in InstallShield.2. On the Releases view of the Installation Designer, make sure that at least one release has been created, andselect the release that you want to build.Important • You cannot create or edit a release in the ThinApp Assistant. If no releases exist, or if you want tocreate a new release, open the Releases view of the InstallShield Installation Designer. You must create at leastone release before you will be able to build a ThinApp application. For more information, see Creating andBuilding Releases.3. Open the Build Options page of the ThinApp Assistant.4. In the Releases tree, select the same release that is selected on the Releases view of the InstallShieldInstallation Designer. This is the release that you will build a ThinApp application for.
