Launching Repackager Remotely

AdminStudio 11.5 | Repackager

Because you want to avoid installing applications on the clean machine, you should launch Repackager remotely from the clean machine.

To launch Repackager remotely, perform the following tasks:

Sharing Directories on a Machine with an Installation of AdminStudio
Run the Remote Repackager Setup on the Clean Machine
Launching Remote Repackager on the Clean Machine

Sharing Directories on a Machine with an Installation of AdminStudio

To share directories on a machine where AdminStudio is installed, perform the following steps:

To share the Repackager and AdminStudio Shared folders:

1. Locate a production machine with network access that has AdminStudio installed on it.

Tip: Check to make sure that this installation of AdminStudio has already been activated before proceeding.

2. Open Windows Explorer and locate the following directory:

[ADMINSTUDIO INSTALLATION DIRECTORY]\Repackager

3. Right-click the Repackager directory and select Properties from the context menu. The Repackager Properties dialog box opens.
4. Open the Sharing tab and turn on sharing for this folder; configure the sharing rights as necessary.
5. Repeat the steps above to also share the AdminStudio Shared directory used by that installation of AdminStudio.

Run the Remote Repackager Setup on the Clean Machine

To run the Remote Repackager setup on the clean machine, perform the following steps:

To run the Remote Repackager setup on the clean machine:

1. On this clean machine with network access, launch Windows Explorer.
2. Select Map Network Drive from the Tools menu. The Map Network Drive dialog box opens.
3. Specify the drive letter you want use to represent the shared location.
4. Click Browse. The Browse for Folder dialog box opens.
5. Select the shared Repackager directory on the production machine (that you configured in Sharing Directories on a Machine with an Installation of AdminStudio) and click OK.
6. Click Finish to exit the Map Network Drive dialog box.
7. Repeat the steps above to also map the AdminStudio Shared directory on the same production machine (that you configured in Sharing Directories on a Machine with an Installation of AdminStudio).
8. From Windows Explorer, navigate to the drive mapped to the shared Repackager directory on the production machine and open the Remote Repackager folder.
9. Run the Setup.exe file in the Remote Repackager folder to install Remote Repackager on the clean machine.

Launching Remote Repackager on the Clean Machine

To launch Repackager on the clean machine, perform the following steps:

To launch Remote Repackager on the clean machine:

1. On the clean machine, double-click the Repackager shortcut on the desktop (that you created in Run the Remote Repackager Setup on the Clean Machine). The Repackager Start Page opens.

Important: Because you are running Repackager remotely, the online help topics cannot be viewed. However, you can view a version of AdminStudio Help Library online at:

http://helpnet.flexerasoftware.com

2. Click the Capture an Installation Using Repackaging Wizard link. The Welcome panel of the Repackaging Wizard opens.
3. Continue using the Repackaging Wizard to capture a legacy setup, following the instructions in Repackaging Legacy Installations Using the Repackaging Wizard.

Caution: On the Set Target Project Information and Capture Settings panel of the Repackaging Wizard, do not set the Project path to store files field to a location on the clean machine; instead choose a network location.