VMware Repackaging Wizard

AdminStudio 2023 | 25.0 | Repackager | VMware Repackaging Wizard

Edition:This feature is available in AdminStudio Professional and Enterprise Editions.

Repackager includes integration with VMware Workstation’s virtual machine technology. This provides you with the ability to launch a VMware session for repackaging purposes, and run different operating systems on the same computer. By using VMware, you are able to forego the traditional “ghosting” for clean images each time a new application is repackaged by simply electing not to save changes to the VMware session. You can then reload the clean state of the operating system, and proceed to the next package.

Note:AdminStudio supports VMware 3.0 and later.

Note:The VMware Repackaging Wizard menu item on the Tools menu is enabled if Repackager finds VMware 3.0 and later installed on the workstation, and if a VMware image exists on that machine. If no VMware images are found, the VMware Repackaging Wizard menu item will be disabled. Repackager reads the information about VMware images from a .vmls file that can usually be found in the VMware installation directory or in a subdirectory of the user’s AppData directory. The .vmls file is a text file that contains information about individual VMware images and where the configuration file for each image is located. This file should contain information for at least one VMware image for the VMware Repackaging Wizard menu item to be enabled.

Using the VMware Repackaging Wizard, you select an available VMware operating system, and then Repackager automatically launches the selected operating system within a VMware session.

The VMware Repackaging Wizard includes two panels:

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Welcome Panel

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VMware Virtual Machines Panel