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Launching Repackager Remotely

Because you want to avoid installing applications on the clean machine, you should launch Repackager remotely from the clean machine.

Sharing Directories on a Machine with an Installation of AdminStudio​

To share directories on a machine where AdminStudio is installed, perform the following steps:

To share the Repackager and AdminStudio Shared folders:

  1. Locate a production machine with network access that has AdminStudio installed on it.

    tip

    Check to make sure that this installation of AdminStudio has already been activated before proceeding.

  2. Open Windows Explorer and locate the following directory: [ADMINSTUDIO INSTALLATION DIRECTORY]\Repackager

  3. Right-click the Repackager directory and then click Properties. The Repackager Properties dialog box opens.

  4. Open the Sharing tab of the Repackager Properties dialog box.

  5. Click the Advanced Sharing button to open the Advanced Sharing dialog box.

  6. Select Share this folder and configure sharing rights as necessary.

  7. Click OK to close the Advanced Sharing dialog box and click Close to close the Repackager Properties dialog box.

  8. Repeat the steps above to also share the AdminStudio Shared directory used by that installation of AdminStudio.

Creating a Shortcut to Repackager on the Clean Machine​

To create a shortcut to Repackager on the clean machine, perform the following steps:

To create a shortcut to Repackager on the clean machine:

  1. On this clean machine with network access, select the Computer icon in Windows Explorer and select Map network drive... from the context menu. The Map Network Drive dialog box opens.

  2. Specify the drive letter you want use to represent the shared location.

  3. Click Browse. The Browse for Folder dialog box opens.

  4. Select the shared Repackager directory on the production machine (that you configured in Sharing Directories on a Machine with an Installation of AdminStudio) and click OK.

  5. Click Finish to exit the Map Network Drive dialog box.

  6. From Windows Explorer, navigate to the drive mapped to the shared Repackager directory on the production machine.

  7. Right-click on the islc.exe file (the Repackager executable file), point to Send To, and click Desktop (create shortcut). A shortcut to Repackager in the shared directory is now on the Desktop.

Launching Remote Repackager on the Clean Machine​

To launch Repackager on the clean machine, perform the following steps:

To launch Remote Repackager on the clean machine:

  1. On the clean machine, double-click the Repackager shortcut on the desktop (that you created in Creating a Shortcut to Repackager on the Clean Machine). The Repackager Start Page opens.

    note

    Because you are running Repackager remotely, the online help topics cannot be viewed. However, you can view a version of AdminStudio Help Library online at: https://docs.flexera.com/​.

  2. Click the Capture an Installation Using Repackaging Wizard link. The Welcome panel of the Repackaging Wizard opens.

  3. Continue using the Repackaging Wizard to capture a legacy setup.

    warning

    On the Set Target Project Information and Capture Settings panel of the Repackaging Wizard, do not set the Project path to store files field to a location on the clean machine; instead choose a network location.