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Understanding the Package Support Framework (PSF) for MSIX

Introduction The Package Support Framework (PSF) is a powerful tool designed to help developers and IT professionals modernize their applications by enabling compatibility with the MSIX packaging format. This framework is particularly useful for addressing...

Paul Cobben Sep 13, 2024 0

MSIX, Tim Mangan, Tools

The new TMEditX 5.0 Mega-release

TMEditX 5.0 is the licensed and much more capable tool for fixing up MSIX packages, better than PsfTooling since it doesn’t have to depend on the Microsoft MSIX Packaging Tool to create the final package. [Download_page] Preview The following information is...

Tim Mangan Sep 2, 2024 0

MSIX, Tim Mangan

Using Package Support Framework Scripts in MSIX

I have been seeing a number of requests by folks having issues in setting up scripting in MSIX, and thought that I would add some standard advices that might not occur to people. 1) You might not need a script. Many of the use cases I see is to add a static...

Tim Mangan Aug 9, 2024 0

Bogdan Mitrache, MSIX

Automating MSIX Package Validation Using MSIX Tweaker

Occasionally, we encounter a package folder in our MSIX that contains files not included in the redirected locations list. Since all folders must be part of the known-VFS list, we need to use a fixup to copy those files from the WindowsApps folder (after the MSIX...

Bogdan Mitrache Aug 5, 2024 0

MSIX, Tim Mangan, Tools

PsfTooling 6.9 Released

PsfTooling is the free tool to work in conjunction with the Microsoft MSIX Packaging Tool. [Download_Page] Release Notes: Uses PSF version v2024.02.04, plus a small patch for the next release, from the TimMangan branch. Fix to ensure PSF dependencies are included...

Tim Mangan Jun 5, 2024 0

MSIX, Tim Mangan, Tools

Accolades for TMEditX 4.4 Release

TMEditX is the licensed and much more capable tool for fixing up MSIX packages, better than PsfTooling since it doesn’t have to depend on the Microsoft MSIX Packaging Tool to create the final package. [Download_page] More new features and fixes to improve your...

Tim Mangan May 31, 2024 0

MSIX, Paul Cobben, Tools

Converting an MSIX package to a VHDx or CIM

Converting an MSIX package to a VHDx (Virtual Hard Disk) or CIM (Container Image Format) disk image is essential for scenarios like Azure Virtual Desktop and MSIX app attach. Let’s dive into the steps: The prerequisites: Download the MSIXMGR tool: First, download...

Paul Cobben Apr 29, 2024 0

MSIX, Paul Cobben, Tools

Free MSIX Packaging Tool by Alkane Solutions

Introduction In software deployment, MSIX is Microsoft’s latest packaging format designed to streamline application installation and management. However, packagers often face challenges when transitioning legacy applications to this new format. Alkane Solutions has...

Paul Cobben Apr 25, 2024 0

MSIX, Tim Mangan, Tools

TMEditX 4.3 Release Notes

Tim Mangan Apr 17, 2024 0

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TMEditX 4.2 Release Finalized

TMEditX is the licensed and much more capable tool for fixing up MSIX packages since it doesn’t have to depend on the Microsoft MSIX Packaging Tool to create the final package. [Download_page] More new features and fixes to improve your packaging! The PSF version...

Tim Mangan Apr 10, 2024 0

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october 2024

09sep(sep 9)9:00 am13dec(dec 13)4:30 pmUSA: Learning MSI Projects with InstallShield 2024

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The InstallShield, MSI Projects course provides you with a solid understanding of installation terminology, the tasks an installation program needs to perform, and the InstallShield development environment.

In this course, you will learn how to customize your installation with custom actions in order to make changes to your end users’ systems. You will also see how to correctly identify, install, and configure special types of files (e.g. COM servers, Windows services, and .NET assemblies). Finally, you will understand how to perform simple to sophisticated changes to your installation’s user interface.

This course teaches you how to create Basic MSI projects, which use the Windows Installer service (MSI) for the installation’s behaviour and appearance. This course does not cover InstallScript MSI projects.

OBJECTIVES

In this class you will learn how to:

Create and organize an installation project
Install files and create shortcuts
Install and configure special types of files and data, such as registry and INI data, COM servers, Windows services, and .NET assemblies
Work with MSI sequences and custom actions
Customize your installer’s user interface
Package your installer for Windows Vista, Windows 7, and later
Use the Automation interface to modify your project outside the graphical environment

COURSE PREREQUISITES

Previous InstallShield experience is not required; however, you should be comfortable with the following:

Using Windows Explorer and the command prompt to create and manage files, and run executables
Basic Windows terminology (e.g. DLL, Control Panel, etc.)

Later sections of the course assume familiarity with programming or scripting languages such as VBScript, C or C++, and C#.

Time

September 9 (Monday) 9:00 am - December 13 (Friday) 4:30 pm(GMT-05:00) View in my time

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Online

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T-Lux Group

TLUX was founded in 2014 and since then has been leveraging over 25 years experience in the Application Packaging, Installation Authoring and End-User Computing/Desktop Deployment space. Operating out of two bases in London and Ulm, Germany – we are the global certified Professional Services provider for Flexera and Revenera as well as having a global partner network throughout EMEA, the USA and APAC – bringing our world class consulting and training offerings to clients of all shapes, sizes and industries. We have a wide range of services offerings from training and bespoke workshops, through to complete AdminStudio implementations and integrations, an Application Packaging ‘Factory’ capability as well as helping manage and maintain the installation strategies, builds and deployment configurations for many organisations. Letting them get on with their core business.

124 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, United Kingdom

30sep(sep 30)9:00 am04oct(oct 4)4:30 pmUSA: Application Packaging with AdminStudio 2024

Event Details

The AdminStudio application packaging training course will teach you to use AdminStudio to repackage traditional setups into Windows Installer packages and customize those packages to meet specific needs. Learn application packaging best practices and much more.

In this application packaging training course, you will also gain experience in creating transforms for existing third-party MSI packages and improving package quality through identifying and resolving conflicts between packages, validation and automated tests before deploying your applications.

OBJECTIVES

In this class you will learn:

How to prepare your development systems, test systems and documentation for the application-migration process
How to use AdminStudio’s Repackager to convert traditional setups to Windows Installer setups and virtual applications
How to enhance and customize repackaged setups using the InstallShield Editor and to correct validation errors
How to use AdminStudio’s Test Center to identify and resolve potential issues using automated test cases and Best Practices.
How to manage the Application Catalog and workflows
How to keep your Application Catalog up to date via the Package Feed Module
How to use AdminStudio’s Tuner to customize the installation of existing Windows Installer setups——to meet your company-specific requirements
How to convert MSI packages to virtual packages

COURSE PREREQUISITES

Previous AdminStudio experience is not required; however, you should be comfortable with the following:

Using Windows Explorer and the command prompt to create and manage files and run executables
Basic Windows terminology (e.g. DLL, Control Panel, etc.)

Time

September 30 (Monday) 9:00 am - October 4 (Friday) 4:30 pm(GMT-05:00) View in my time

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Online

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T-Lux Group

124 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, United Kingdom

07oct(oct 7)9:00 am11(oct 11)4:30 pmAUS: Application Packaging with AdminStudio 2024

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OBJECTIVES

In this class you will learn:

How to prepare your development systems, test systems and documentation for the application-migration process
How to use AdminStudio’s Repackager to convert traditional setups to Windows Installer setups and virtual applications
How to enhance and customize repackaged setups using the InstallShield Editor and to correct validation errors
How to use AdminStudio’s Test Center to identify and resolve potential issues using automated test cases and Best Practices.
How to manage the Application Catalog and workflows
How to keep your Application Catalog up to date via the Package Feed Module
How to use AdminStudio’s Tuner to customize the installation of existing Windows Installer setups——to meet your company-specific requirements
How to convert MSI packages to virtual packages

COURSE PREREQUISITES

Previous AdminStudio experience is not required; however, you should be comfortable with the following:

Using Windows Explorer and the command prompt to create and manage files and run executables
Basic Windows terminology (e.g. DLL, Control Panel, etc.)

Time

7 (Monday) 9:00 am - 11 (Friday) 4:30 pm(GMT+11:00) View in my time

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Online

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T-Lux Group

124 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, United Kingdom

14oct(oct 14)9:00 am18(oct 18)4:30 pmEMEA: Learning MSI Projects with InstallShield 2024

Event Details

In this course, you will learn how to customize your installation with custom actions in order to make changes to your end users’ systems. You will also see how to correctly identify, install, and configure special types of files (e.g., COM servers, Windows services, and .NET assemblies). Finally, you will understand how to perform simple to sophisticated changes to your installation’s user interface.

This course teaches you how to create Basic MSI projects, which use the Windows Installer service (MSI) for the installation’s behavior and appearance. This course does not cover InstallScript MSI projects.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

In this class you will learn how to:

Create and organize an installation project
Install files and create shortcuts
Install and configure special types of files and data, such as registry and INI data, COM servers, Windows services, and .NET assemblies
Work with MSI sequences and custom actions
Customize your installer’s user interface
Package your installer for Windows Vista, Windows 7, and later
Use the Automation interface to modify your project outside the graphical environment

COURSE PREREQUISITES

Previous InstallShield experience is not required; however, you should be comfortable with the following:

Using Windows Explorer and the command prompt to create and manage files, and run executables
Basic Windows terminology (e.g. DLL, Control Panel, etc.)

Later sections of the course assume familiarity with programming or scripting languages such as VBScript, C or C++, and C#.

Time

14 (Monday) 9:00 am - 18 (Friday) 4:30 pm(GMT+00:00) View in my time

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Online

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T-Lux Group

124 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, United Kingdom

14oct(oct 14)9:00 pm18(oct 18)5:00 pmIT Pro Masters Packaging for MSIX

Event Details

TMurgent is bringing Tim Mangan and his world-renowned training back to The Netherlands, and now we focus exclusively on Packaging for MSIX.

The Masters Packaging for MSIX class will be run by TMurgent. This 4-day class is designed to accommodate students that are new to packaging, new to MSIX, and especially those with significant prior experience.

We will provide you with both theory and practical hands-on experience in our training lab. We will cover the commonly used tooling from Microsoft, our own tools, and a few others as well.

We recommend the in-person classroom experience, however remote students are accepted in this class also.

NOTE: YOU MUST REQUEST REMOTE AT LEAST 30 DAYS PRIOR TO START OF CLASS!

Prerequisites:

The course is designed for people with a general background in IT and/or Packaging. We take students with or without prior experience in MSIX. Although Software Developers are not targeted for this course, and we will not be covering developer material, Developers are welcome.

There are no hard pre-requisites to be able to take the class, however, the following are helpful:

Knowledge and experience with general Microsoft Windows Administration.
Experience with other “packaging” techniques helpful.
Experience with Application Deployment.
Help Desk Experience.

The training site will provide desktop Computers to access the Labs. You are welcome to bring your own VMs, on your laptop or back in your office via VPN, but we do provide all of the VMs you need. Remote students will provide their own VMs based on information we provide after registration.

Syllabus

IT Pro Masters Packaging for MSIX

A 4-day (in-person) or 8 half-days (when remote) hands-on class where you will learn the concepts, techniques, and latest tricks to be successful and packaging and configuring applications for delivery within the Enterprise using Microsoft MSIX.

Whether you use modern or traditional application delivery methods, the applications your company depends on must be customized, and in many cases remediated to work in today’s desktops. MSIX is the future for new applications, and while not all traditional applications will work in the MSIX container, this class will give you the ability to get the most application compatibility possible today.

Syllabus

1. Concepts of Packaging

Principals and rules of Packaging
Filter Drivers, Function hooking, and Dll Injection
MSIX technology overview
Principals of Redirection and Copy-on-Write
Anatomy of an installer package and the Windows API

2. Overview of Delivery Options

Including Configuration Manager, Intune, App Attach, PowerShell, and 3rd Party Managers.

3. Fundamentals of the MSIX Package Format and Runtime

4. Setting up VMs for Packaging and Testing

Setting up a MSIX Capture Station
Setting up a “Smoke Test” Station

5. Packaging with App-V and MSIX

Hands-on Labs covering Best Practices, VFS techniques, Modification Packages, Plug-Ins, AppInstaller updates, Shared Package Containers, the PSF Fixes, and package scripts.
PowerShell for MSIX
Using MSX Packaging Tool
The 7 fixups available from the PSF
Using PsfTooling
Using TMEditX
Using other Third-party tools for MSIX
Automation
MSIX App Attach, VHD/X and CIM

6. Debugging Techniques for MSIX and apps in general

7. Conversion from App-V to MSIX

Time

14 (Monday) 9:00 pm - 18 (Friday) 5:00 pm(GMT+02:00) View in my time

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PDS Training Center

Parallelweg Oost 13a, Culemborg

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Professional Development Systems b.v.

Parallelweg Oost 13a 4103 NC Culemborg

november 2024

11nov(nov 11)9:00 am15(nov 15)4:30 pmEMEA: Application Packaging with AdminStudio 2024

Event Details

OBJECTIVES

In this class you will learn:

How to prepare your development systems, test systems and documentation for the application-migration process
How to use AdminStudio’s Repackager to convert traditional setups to Windows Installer setups and virtual applications
How to enhance and customize repackaged setups using the InstallShield Editor and to correct validation errors
How to use AdminStudio’s Test Center to identify and resolve potential issues using automated test cases and Best Practices.
How to manage the Application Catalog and workflows
How to keep your Application Catalog up to date via the Package Feed Module
How to use AdminStudio’s Tuner to customize the installation of existing Windows Installer setups——to meet your company-specific requirements
How to convert MSI packages to virtual packages

COURSE PREREQUISITES

Previous AdminStudio experience is not required; however, you should be comfortable with the following:

Using Windows Explorer and the command prompt to create and manage files and run executables
Basic Windows terminology (e.g. DLL, Control Panel, etc.)

Time

11 (Monday) 9:00 am - 15 (Friday) 4:30 pm(GMT+00:00) View in my time

Location

Online

Register Here!

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T-Lux Group

124 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, United Kingdom

25nov(nov 25)9:00 am29(nov 29)4:30 pmUSA: Learning MSI Projects with InstallShield 2024

Event Details

OBJECTIVES

In this class you will learn how to:

Create and organize an installation project
Install files and create shortcuts
Install and configure special types of files and data, such as registry and INI data, COM servers, Windows services, and .NET assemblies
Work with MSI sequences and custom actions
Customize your installer’s user interface
Package your installer for Windows Vista, Windows 7, and later
Use the Automation interface to modify your project outside the graphical environment

COURSE PREREQUISITES

Previous InstallShield experience is not required; however, you should be comfortable with the following:

Using Windows Explorer and the command prompt to create and manage files, and run executables
Basic Windows terminology (e.g. DLL, Control Panel, etc.)

Later sections of the course assume familiarity with programming or scripting languages such as VBScript, C or C++, and C#.

Time

25 (Monday) 9:00 am - 29 (Friday) 4:30 pm(GMT-06:00) View in my time

Location

Online

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T-Lux Group

124 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, United Kingdom

december 2024

02dec(dec 2)9:00 am06(dec 6)4:30 pmUSA: Application Packaging with AdminStudio 2024

Event Details

OBJECTIVES

In this class you will learn:

How to prepare your development systems, test systems and documentation for the application-migration process
How to use AdminStudio’s Repackager to convert traditional setups to Windows Installer setups and virtual applications
How to enhance and customize repackaged setups using the InstallShield Editor and to correct validation errors
How to use AdminStudio’s Test Center to identify and resolve potential issues using automated test cases and Best Practices.
How to manage the Application Catalog and workflows
How to keep your Application Catalog up to date via the Package Feed Module
How to use AdminStudio’s Tuner to customize the installation of existing Windows Installer setups——to meet your company-specific requirements
How to convert MSI packages to virtual packages

COURSE PREREQUISITES

Previous AdminStudio experience is not required; however, you should be comfortable with the following:

Using Windows Explorer and the command prompt to create and manage files and run executables
Basic Windows terminology (e.g. DLL, Control Panel, etc.)

Time

2 (Monday) 9:00 am - 6 (Friday) 4:30 pm(GMT-06:00) View in my time

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Online

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T-Lux Group

124 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, United Kingdom

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