VMware ThinApp 4.7 Essentials

Recapturing an application

One update mechanism is of course to create a completely new capture of the application. I would recommend using this method only to capture a major update of an application or if you are using Horizon Application Manager. (More on the Horizon part in a second). When performing a full new capture, all default settings within your project folder will be different from the older version. Any customization you made to your old project has to be re-applied to the new project folder. If you want the new package to re-use the existing sandbox, that is, preserve the users' settings, you must make sure to change the SandboxName parameter in the Package.ini file, using the same name as the old package. Recapture of an application ...