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Migrating Applications with ThinApp During an Upgrade from Microsoft Windows XP to Windows 7
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6EnsurethatyourprogramsanddevicesareWindows7compatible.
DownloadandruntheWindows7Upgradeadvisor.Thistoolprovidesareportthatlistsissuesand
suggestsrecommendationstoimproveWindows7compatibility.Formoreinformation,see
http://www.microsoft.com.
7Migrateallyourapplications,data,andsettingsinformation.
Manythird‐partyapplicationscanhelpyouwiththemigrationprocess.Microsoft’smigrationtool,
WindowsEasyTransfer,allowsyoutomigrateyourdataandsettings.Formoreinformation,see
http://www.microsoft.com.
Migrating Applications Using ThinApp
YoucanuseThinApptomigrateapplicationstotheWindows7system.Youcancaptureapplicationsto
packageanapplicationintoavirtualenvironment.TheThinAppCapturewizardisthemainutilitytocapture
applicationsandsetinitialapplicationparameters.Expertuserswhomustcaptureapplicationsfromthe
commandlinecanusethesnapshot.exeutilityinsteadoftheSetupCapturewizard.
FormoreinformationonhowtocaptureMicrosoftOffice2007andInternetExplorer6,seethe
ThinApp User’s Guide.
Setting Up Virtual Windows 7 System
Afteryoumigrateyourapplications,data,andsettingsfromaphysicalWindowsXPsystemtoavirtual
Windows7system,youmustconfigureanddeploytheThinAppapplicationpackagesonyourWindows7
system.
UsetheViewClienttologintoavirtualdesktop.FormoreinformationonhowtoconfiguretheViewClient,
seetheVMwareViewAdministrator’sGuide.
Afterloggingintothevirtualdesktop,theclientwindowappears,andyoucanaccessyourWindows7virtual
machine.ForinformationoncreatingandpreparingvirtualmachinesontheViewClient,seetheVMwareView
Administrator’sGuide.
Migrating Applications to the Virtual Windows 7 System
AfteryousetuptheViewClientandyoucanaccessyourvirtualWindows7desktop,youcancopyallthe
applications,data,andsettingsthatyoudownloadedfromyourphysicalWindowsXPsystembeforethe
migration.
1 ConnecttheexternalharddriveortothenetworklocationtowhichyoudownloadedyourWindowsXP
applications,data,andsettings.
2CopyallyourdataandsettingstoyourWindows7system.
3InstallallnativeapplicationsfromtheiroriginalCDs.
Alternatively,ifyouhadpackagedyournativeapplicationsusingThinApp,deploytheapplicationson
yourvirtualdesktop.Formoreinformationonhowtodeployandcustomizeapplications,seethe
ThinAppUserʹsGuide.
YoucannowaccessthevirtualdesktoprunningWindows7withVMwareViewClient.
