Enabling Pre-Installation and Post-Installation Configuration
AdminStudio 2022 R2 SP1 | 24.01 | Automated Application Converter
You can instruct Automated Application Converter to pause during repackaging to enable you to manually perform configuration steps either prior to package installation on the virtual machine or after installation.
| • | Enabling Pre-Installation Configuration |
| • | Enabling Post-Installation Configuration |
Enabling Pre-Installation Configuration
When converting some packages, you may want to perform some manual configuration steps prior to installing that package during the repackaging process. This could be useful when a particular dependency, such as Java runtime, needs to be installed and should not be captured as part of the application capture process.
To enable pre-installation configuration of a package, the following steps:
To enable pre-installation configuration:
| 1. | On the Packages tab, select the package you want to edit. Package properties are displayed in the Properties window. |
| 2. | In the Properties window, under Installation, set the Pre-Installation Configuration property to one of the following values: |
| • | Disabled—Disable pre-installation configuration. |
| • | Enabled—Enable pre-installation configuration. |
Enabling Post-Installation Configuration
When converting some packages, you may want to perform some manual configuration steps just after the package is installed on the virtual machine during the repackaging process but before it is converted to the target formats. For example, you may want to manually launch the application and perform some “first use” selection steps.
Important:The Post-Installation Configuration property is ignored during App-V 5.0 conversion using the Microsoft App-V Sequencer.
To enable post-installation configuration of a package, the following steps:
To enable post-installation configuration:
| 1. | On the Packages tab, select the package you want to edit. Package properties are displayed in the Properties window. |
| 2. | In the Properties window, under Installation, set the Post-Installation Configuration property to one of the following values: |
| • | Default—Use the project-level behavior that is specified through the Post-Installation Configuration field on the Project Options dialog box. This is the default value. |
| • | Disabled—Disable post-installation configuration. The repackaging process does not pause after installing the product. |
| • | Enabled—Enable post-installation configuration. The repackaging process pauses after the installation of the product to allow you to launch the product and set up various application settings such as update settings and file associations. You can also perform other system configuration tasks. Once you are done with configuration, you can click a button to have the repackaging proceed with the capture and convert process. |
Important:If you select the Enabled option, ensure that the value that you enter for the Hard Time-Out setting allows enough time to configure the application.
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