AdminStudio 2016 | Repackager
Edition • The Installation Monitoring Method is included with AdminStudio Standard, Professional, and Enterprise Editions.
When using the Installation Monitoring method, the Repackaging Wizard monitors a system for any processes that are created during an installation. The Installation Monitoring method determines the dynamic interdependencies between files.
By monitoring these processes in the background, the Repackaging Wizard can identify files, shell links, and registry entries that are added, modified, or removed by the installation. The resulting files and Repackager output file can be converted into a Windows Installer package.
Installation Monitoring Method Considerations
Consider the following about Installation Monitoring when selecting a repackaging method:
| • | Faster than Snapshot—Installation Monitoring is significantly faster than the Snapshot repackaging method. |
| • | Clean system not required—Although it is still a good practice to repackage on a clean system, it is not as important when using Installation Monitoring technology as it is when you use the Snapshot method. |
| • | Can exclude processes from the project—When using the Installation Monitoring method, you can specify the processes that you want to exclude from the Installation Monitoring. |
| • | Enhanced system reboot handling—On Windows Vista and newer, system reboots are almost instantaneous and do not allow running applications to properly shut down, which may result in a loss of data. When using the Installation Monitoring method, Repackager successfully handles a system reboot and delays it until you click the Reboot button on the Repackaging Wizard. |
| • | Windows side-by-side support—The Repackager Installation Monitoring method scans and detects changes made to the Windows SxS (Side-by-Side) store and automatically includes the proper merge modules. |
AdminStudio 2016 Help Library23 June 2016 |
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