Packaging Guide for MSI & APP-V

How to Sequence a New Application (App-V 4.6) Use the following procedure to create a new virtual application by using the Application Virtualization (App-V) Sequencer. Important During sequencing, if the computer running the sequencer is running Windows Vista or Windows 7, and a restart is initiated outside of the virtual environment, for example, by clicking Start / Shut Down, you must click Cancel when prompted to close the program that is preventing Windows from shutting down. If you click Force shut down, the package creation will fail, and the computer will restart. When you click Cancel, the sequencer successfully records the restart while the application is being sequenced. To sequence a new application To create the App-V drive, configure drive Q as the location that can be used to save files while you are sequencing an application. You must then create individual directories for each application that you plan to sequence on drive Q. You can create the virtual applicat

Type :- App v  (contains add in and drivers, hence app v can only be done without them) Issues :- 1) installs PDF writer (driver) 2) contains add ins 3) Dictionary function error Solution and key points :- 1)MindManager  when installed with default settings with admin privileges, installs a printer (PDF-Xchange 3.0). On installing the source with custom settings, we are able to disable the feature for the PDF-Xchange. And the source works fine . The function of Export to PDF has been removed by disabling the feature of pdf writer. 2) User\%Sft_Sid%\Software\Mindjet\MindManager\8\Custom Dictionary\ 3) These keys had data for a Custom Dictionary ("custom.dic") in User's App.Data folder. Removed this data and set the number of dictionaries to "0", with "MindManager.dic" as Current. 4) contains add ins for microsoft office (excel , word, powerpoint) , hence we need to create a shortcut of the excel , word, powerpoint to load the add ins