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Building a Windows Installer Package to Assist in the Distribution of an App-V Package

InstallShield 2015 » Microsoft App-V Assistant

Edition: The Microsoft App-V Assistant is included in the Virtualization Pack.

You can choose to build a Windows Installer package to assist in the distribution of an App-V package. This simplifies the deployment of an App-V package by enabling you to use enterprise distribution tools such as Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager or Novell ZENworks Configuration Management.

To build a Windows Installer package with your App-V package, select the Generate an installation package as part of the build output check box on the Advanced Settings dialog box. You can access this dialog box by clicking the Advanced Settings link in the More Options area on the Build Options page of the Microsoft App-V Assistant. By default, this check box is not selected.

When you run this Windows Installer file, the minimally required App-V package files will be “installed” in the local App‑V client system cache. (The App-V package files remain on the App-V server until the client requests that they be downloaded when the application is launched for the first time.)

Note: The App-V client must be installed on the local machine before you can install an App-V package. The installation will detect and warn if the App-V client is not available, and the installation will fail.

To remove an installed App-V package, you need to use the Application Virtualization Client tool, which is available in the Administrative Tools of the Windows Control Panel.