User manual SYMANTEC WISE VIRTUAL PACKAGE EDITOR 7.0 SP2 REFERENCE FOR WISE INSTALLATION STUDIO V1.0

[. . . ] Wise Virtual Package Editor Reference Wise Virtual Package Editor The software described in this book is furnished under a license agreement and may be used only in accordance with the terms of the agreement. Documentation version 7. 0 SP2 Legal Notice Copyright © 2010 Symantec Corporation. Symantec, the Symantec Logo, and Altiris are trademarks or registered trademarks of Symantec Corporation or its affiliates in the U. S. The product described in this document is distributed under licenses restricting its use, copying, distribution, and decompilation/reverse engineering. [. . . ] If you delete a directory that has delete entries or exclusions associated with it, they will also be removed. Wise Virtual Package Editor Reference 22 Creating Virtual Software Packages See also: Files Page on page 21 Delete Entries Page on page 27 Exclusions Page on page 28 Adding Files to a Virtual Software Package You use the Files page in Installation Expert to add files to a Virtual Software Package (VSP). To add files to a VSP 1. If the directory where the file is to be added is not listed in the lower-left list box: a. Click New Folder, enter a directory name, and click OK. The directory you specify will be created on the destination computer if it does not exist. In the lower-left list box, select the directory to which the file will be added. In the upper list boxes, navigate to a file and double-click it or drag it to the lowerright list box. If you try to add files to the Destination Computer icon or the Program Files directory, you are prompted to first create a folder to hold the files. The file is added to the selected folder and appears in the lower-right list box. See also: Editing File Details on page 24 Files Page on page 21 Adding Contents of Directories to a Virtual Software Package You can add the entire contents of a directory to a Virtual Software Package (VSP) or use wildcard filters to add only specified files in the directory. In the upper-left list box, select a directory whose contents you want to add. In the lower-left list box, select a directory where you want to add the contents. Complete the dialog box: Wise Virtual Package Editor Reference 23 Creating Virtual Software Packages Destination Directory Enter the name of the directory that will hold the contents of the directory you're adding. If you don't enter a directory name, the contents are added to the directory that's selected in the lower list box. Include Wildcards, Exclude Wildcards To include or exclude files based on specific criteria, enter a semicolon-delimited list of wildcards. represents any one character. ) If you leave the wildcard fields blank, all files in the directory are added. Include Subdirectories Mark this to add all the subdirectories within the directory you're adding. The contents of the directory in the upper-left list box are added to the directory you selected in the lower-left list box or to the directory you specified in the Destination Directory field. See also: Files Page on page 21 Editing File Details When you add a file to a Virtual Software Package (VSP), it inherits the attributes of the original file. If you edit the attributes of a file in a package, the file reflects your edits when it is installed on the destination computer. To edit attributes for a single file 1. Complete the dialog box: Long Filename The name of the file as displayed on computers running Windows 95 and later. Short Filename The 8. 3 file name as displayed in DOS or under older versions of Windows. Specify the short name your application will look for if it is installed on a shared network directory that doesn't support long file names. If you opened a virtual software layer, this field contains SVS variables. [. . . ] To replicate the clean machine quickly and easily, use a drive imaging tool. How to Set Up a Clean Machine 1. Perform a clean installation of an operating system on the computer you use for capturing applications. Install Windows Installer if it is not included with the operating system. Capturing an Installation Requires SVS Driver on the SetupCapture computer. SetupCapture records all the changes performed by an installation and can save that information to a Virtual Software Package (VSP). You can save the output as a virtual software layer or a virtual software project file (. WVP). [. . . ]