I am converting from Wise Package Studio, and looking for a quick understanding of some points. I am using AdminStudio Standard Edition. I understand packaging itself fairly well.
When I do a package capture, it seems fairly obvious that the same snapshot could be created as an MSI, or as a ThinApp or App-V package. Is there any value in buying the Application Virtualization Pack just to do captures? I mean, what do I get more than just using the ThinApp packager?
With the Standard edition, how would I do captures on XP and Windows 7 clean machines? Do I really need a separate license for each standalone package machine? It seems with AdminStudio (which editions I don't know) that I can automate the running of the packager on a clean machine. But if I just use clean machine snapshots in VMware Workstation, couldn't I just run the packager manually?
With Standard edition, do I need the database for the Catalog? I can easily create one, with SQL Express, but do I need it?
I am looking for a powerful but small scale implementation. What is the minimum infrastructure I need?
Thanks,