Packaging Guide for MSI & APP-V

How to remove File Type Associations on the App-V Sequencer Steps to Follow: 1. Revert your sequencer to the clean snapshot. 2. Copy the package you want to edit locally to the Sequencer 3. Launch the Sequencer 4. Select "Modify an Existing Virtual Application Package" 5. Select "Edit Package." 6. Browse to and Select the package you want to edit and click EDIT. 7. Once the package is loaded browse to the OSD tab and select the application you want to edit from the "Select Application" dropdown. 8. Expand MGMT_FILEASSOCIATIONS> FILEEXENTSIONLIST and then FILEXTENSION until you find the File Type Association you want to delete. 9. Right-click and delete the SHELLNEW first. 10. Right-click and delete the FILEEXTENSION. 11. Repeat as needed for additional File Type Associations. 12. Save the package.

Dot net framework updates Issue :- Silent setup to be used 1.            For installing the application following switches were passed to the EXE /Q /NORESTART 2.            For uninstalling the application following switches were passed to the EXE /Q /UNINSTALL

Interactive guides for office tools Issue:- Disable desktop shortcuts Type :- MSI Solution:- To remove the desktop shortcut:- Comment the Custom action “CustomCheckA_SetProperty_ CHECKBOX1” and Delete CHECKBOXA1=1 property 

Issue:- 1)        Setup.Msi does not work as a standalone 2)        Disabling updates Type :- MSI Solution:- The EXE file extracts setup.Msi. This Msi would can work as a standalone only after removing the property    SHAREDADDINFOLDER To check the whether the  updates are disabled or not, we have to install the application SettingsManager.air. To disable the update and EULA following files were added through custom action disableupdates eulaAccepted (data 3 in the file) There is no extension to these files.

Issue:- 1)      Setting custom installation of the application in silent more 2)      Disabling updates 3)      Removing the startup window 4)      /QB switch does give GUI 5)      During uninstall explorer.exe is restarted. Type :- MSI Solution:- Ultra edit 18.00.1025 ,is the text, HTML and hex editor, and an advanced PHP, Perl, Java and JavaScript editor for programmers. UltraEdit is also an XML editor including a tree-style XML parser. For the custom installation of this application , when in UI mode can be easily done, but when installing it with silent switches it is a problem. When you open the MSI using any tool,  you find that there are no dialog boxes . Also there are no properties set for the installation type. On taking log of the installation as well you do not find any solution. When you compare the silent installation and the GUI installation with custom installation using picture...

Issues :- Application cannot be captured. We have to install using the silent switches. TYPE: - MSI Method:- For installing the patch you can use silesnt switches /QUIET or /PASSIVE. In /QUIET mode, there is no GUI, where as in /passive mode there will be GUI without any user interaction. To disable the first launch window we need to add a registry HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DisableFirstRunCustomize = DWORD=1 To disable auto updates  HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\NoUpdateCheck = DWORD=0

Issues:- 1)        Suppressing the prompt of file associations. 2)        Disable auto updates Type :- MSI Solution :- This application has at least two to three ways of resolving this issues. Possibly one of the application where you might get to enrich your knowledge on packaging. So, here we start . The source provided is a executable file ,i.e. the .EXE  file. This exe file extracts 3 MSIs to the %TEMP% location. The names of these applications are “AppleApplicationSupport.msi” ,  “Quicktime” , “AppleSoftwareUpdate”. The AppleSoftwareUpdate MSI need not be installed when you are making a package. Apple application support MSI needs to be installed before installing the Quicktime.msi. The customization for apple application support msi can be easily customized , without much trouble. For the Quicktime.msi , we need to do certain customizations. On launching the shortcuts, we g...