Converting to Virtual Formats

In this procedure, you will use Automated Application Converter to convert Windows Installer packages to App-V packages.

#	Step	Instructions	Results
1	Import candidate packages into Automated Application Converter.	Open Automated Application Converter, open the existing project you created in Configuring a Virtual Machine, and use the Package Import Wizard to add the packages that you identified in Identifying Packages to Virtualize. Note: For instructions, see Selecting Packages from an AdminStudio Application Catalog.	Packages are listed on the Packages tab.
2	Convert to virtual packages.	First. open the Project Options dialog box and make sure that the Package Creation property is set to App-V 4.6 with AdminStudio . Then, use the Application Conversion Wizard to convert the packages to App-V 4.x applications. Note For instructions, see Using the Application Conversion Project Wizard to Perform an End-to-End Conversion. Note: Make sure that you have already performed the steps in Configuring Virtual Machines before beginning this step.	When conversion is complete, each virtual package is listed in a tree structure under its original package on the Packages tab.
3	Test launch virtual packages.	Test the virtual packages by launching them on a virtual machine. Note: For instructions, see Performing Automated Testing of App-V Packages.	Virtual packages launch successfully.
4	Publish virtual packages to Application Catalog.	Import the new virtual packages into the Application Catalog. Note: For instructions, see Importing a Single Package File.	The virtual packages are listed in the Application Manager tree under their associated Application. Note: You may need to click Ctrl + R to refresh the Application Catalog tree.