Application Virtualization Explorer User Guide
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APPLICATION VIRTUALIZATION EXPLORER User Guide Version 4.3 Application Virtualization Explorer User Guide Copyright © 2008 – 2015 Gridmetric Oy Portions copyright © Mike Krueger Portions copyright © Microsoft Corporation “Application Virtualization Explorer”, “AVE” and “Lib-V” are trademarks of Gridmetric Oy. “Windows”, “SoftGrid”, “Sequencer” and “App-V” are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks and copyrights referred to are the properties of their respective owners. THIS DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED «AS IS» AND ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED CONDITIONS, REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, ARE DISCLAIMED, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH DISCLAIMERS ARE HELD TO BE LEGALLY INVALID. Contents Product Editions ..................................................................................................................................... 7 System requirements .............................................................................................................................. 7 Features and benefits ............................................................................................................................. 8 Support for 64-on-32 and 32-on-64 bitness operations ......................................................................... 8 Getting started ....................................................................................................................................... 9 What is Application Virtualization Explorer? ......................................................................................... 9 Installing Application Virtualization Explorer......................................................................................... 9 Licensing ...........................................................................................................................................10 Working with App-V packages in AVE Pro Classic .....................................................................................11 Loading package from menu...............................................................................................................11 Full App-V package .........................................................................................................................11 SFT file ...........................................................................................................................................12 Accessing recent package list ..............................................................................................................12 Using package repositories .................................................................................................................13 Performing package suiting / merging .................................................................................................14 Normal App-V Dynamic Suite Composition ......................................................................................14 Full merging of packages.................................................................................................................14 Working with App-V packages in AVE Express, AVE and AVE Pro...............................................................16 Loading package from menu...............................................................................................................16 Using package repositories .................................................................................................................17 Importing 4.X packages ......................................................................................................................18 Accessing recent package list ..............................................................................................................18 Creating new App-V packages in AVE Pro Classic .....................................................................................19 Creating new App-V packages in AVE Express, AVE and AVE Pro ...............................................................20 App-V Client PKG files (AVE Pro Classic only) ...........................................................................................21 Applying PKG to a matching package...................................................................................................22 Extra icons for PKG files......................................................................................................................23 Viewing PKG statistics ........................................................................................................................23 Saving packages in AVE Pro Classic..........................................................................................................24 Application Virtualization Explorer User Guide Save package options .........................................................................................................................25 Path to save directory.....................................................................................................................25 Save options ..................................................................................................................................25 Advanced SFT options.....................................................................................................................27 Saving packages in AVE and AVE Pro .......................................................................................................29 Save package options .........................................................................................................................30 Path to save directory.....................................................................................................................30 Save options ..................................................................................................................................30 Other menu options in AVE Pro Classic ...................................................................................................31 File menu ..........................................................................................................................................31 Package properties .........................................................................................................................31 Package history ..............................................................................................................................31 Import to local App-V Client ............................................................................................................32 Close package ................................................................................................................................32 Exit ................................................................................................................................................32 Tools menu........................................................................................................................................33 Options..........................................................................................................................................33 Repository –related settings ...........................................................................................................37 Copy DSC snippet ...........................................................................................................................37 Edit object exclusions .....................................................................................................................38 Troubleshooting .............................................................................................................................38 Help menu.........................................................................................................................................38 Enter license information................................................................................................................38 Application Virtualization Explorer User guide..................................................................................38 About ............................................................................................................................................38 Other menu options in AVE Express, AVE and AVE Pro .............................................................................39 File menu ..........................................................................................................................................39 Package history ..............................................................................................................................39 Close package ................................................................................................................................39 Exit ................................................................................................................................................39 Tools menu........................................................................................................................................40 Options..........................................................................................................................................40 Repository –related