Repackager Installation Best Practices
When installing Repackager, consider the following:
| • | Repackage on a Clean System |
| • | Launch Repackager Remotely or Install Repackager on the Clean Machine |
| • | Store Repackaged Files on a Network Location |
It is essential that you repackage applications on a “clean” system to ensure you capture all changes made by the installation. A clean system typically consists of a computer with only the operating system and necessary service packs installed on it. Repackaging on a clean system provides the following benefits:
| • | Prevents you from capturing Repackager files—By repackaging on a clean system, you are ensuring that you do not inadvertently capture Repackager files during repackaging. |
| • | Ensures that you capture all of the necessary setup files—If you do not repackage on a clean system, you may not capture all of the necessary files for the setup because the files may already be installed on the system. |
Launch Repackager Remotely or Install Repackager on the Clean Machine
Because it is best to keep the number of packages installed on the clean machine to a minimum, you should launch Repackager remotely from the clean machine or install Repackager on the clean machine:
| • | Launch Repackager Remotely—You could install Repackager on a shared network drive and then launch Repackager remotely from the clean machine. See Launching Repackager Remotely. |
| • | Install Repackager on clean machine—You could install a copy of Repackager onto the clean machine. While it is preferable to launch Repackager remotely from the clean machine, if you do not have network access to an installation of the AdminStudio client tools, this is your best option. See Installing Repackager on a Clean Machine. |
Both of these options are explained in Installing and Configuring Repackager to Ensure Optimal Installation Capture.
Store Repackaged Files on a Network Location
When using the Repackaging Wizard, you should save Repackager output to a network location, not to a location on the clean machine (unless you do not have network connectivity).
On the Set Target Project Information and Capture Settings panel of the Repackaging Wizard, set the Project path to store files field to a network location.