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Preview VMware Project NorthStar Beta 2
May 5, 2008
A few days ago VMware released Project NorthStar (Thinstall) Beta 2. In this preview you can take a closer look at the VMware Project NorthStar Beta 2 Graphical User Interface (GUI) wich has many new features.
First of all, regarding Thinstall, Project NorthStar has become a VMware Branding…
Regardless the VMware Branding you have to enter a Serial code while installing the product…
After that you can start the original “Setup Capture” from the Start Menu…
When the “Pre-Capture” has finished you can install and configure your application. After installation start the “Post-Capture”…
The following screens are very interesting. These screens give you the opportunity to configure some package settings which you would normally specify within the “package.ini” file. From the GUI you can bind the Virtual Application onto an Active Directory Group. Also you can select the SandBox location which has nice options…
Here you can specify the directory where the project will be saved. You can also automatically generate an MSI file for application distribution and their is an option to make use of Compression…
Next their will be an option available to enable application synchronisation. Execpt updating a Thinstalled Application, this option can block the application against illegitimate use…
Finally you can build your Thinstalled Executable file or browse through the project files…
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