New user questions - Enigma VB - 2018-02-04
Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2018 7:16 pm
Hello Enigma,
I've downloaded Engima Virtual Box and installed it into a clean Windows 7 virtual machine that I will use to package an application with Enigma VB... but I need some information so that I can do things correctly and know if Enigma VB will work for me.
I've been reading the forums and still have many questions.
(1.) How do I know what registry, filepath and additional files to set in the Enigma VB dialogs?
(1.A.) Does Enigma VB watch the system while I install and run My.exe on a clean system... and capture that information for me?
(1.B.) Or do I need to use another program (procmon, etc.) to capture all of the system activity that the application has while it is running - so that I know what filepaths, registry entries, DLLs, etc. need to be configured in Enigma VB?
(2.) Application troubleshooting: If user has application problems while running their copy of My_Boxed.exe...
(2.A.) Is there some sort of "inspector" or "export" function/utility that will let me see what values have been set in the virtual registry after My_Boxed.exe has been run?
(2.A.1.) Is there a way edit the virtual registry in a user's My_Boxed.exe package?
(2.B.) If a user has data files that get updated, but stay contained in the My_boxed.exe package...
(2.B.1.) Is there a way to export those files so that I can view the contents when there is an issue?
(2.B.2.) Is there a way to put "fixed" files back into a user's My_Boxed.exe package?
(2.Note.) If the only way to make application data fixes to a single user's My_Boxed.exe package is to use an External Package... I think this is not very good. If I had many users, I could end up with a different My_Fixes_Pack.dat package for every user... that would be very hard to maintain.
(3.) Running My_Boxed.exe with firewall and antivirus rules...
(3.A.) Which EXE do we set exceptions for... My.exe, My_Boxed.exe or both?
(4.) Multiple EXE files in same My_Boxed.exe:
(4.A.) If I have My.exe and My_shelled.exe in the My_Boxed.exe package, does My_Boxed.exe always execute the EXE that was entered into the Enigma VB packager dialog's [Enter Input File Name] field?
(5.) Does Enigma VB have option/utility for creating desktop shortcuts and physical folders when first run - or do I still need to package MY_boxed.exe with an installer (NSIS, etc.) to get this functionality?
(6.) If I use the External Packages...
(6.A.) Can My_Pack.dat contain a new version of My.exe and My.dll - or is an External Package only for new data files, etc.?
(6.B.) Does My_Boxed.exe import the contents of My_Pack.dat into the My_Boxed.exe package - or does My_Pack.dat have to stay there and be available every time that My_Boxed.exe is run?
Thank you for providing Enigma Virtual Box as a free application... and thank you a great deal for any help that you can provide in answering my questions.
CBruce
I've downloaded Engima Virtual Box and installed it into a clean Windows 7 virtual machine that I will use to package an application with Enigma VB... but I need some information so that I can do things correctly and know if Enigma VB will work for me.
I've been reading the forums and still have many questions.
(1.) How do I know what registry, filepath and additional files to set in the Enigma VB dialogs?
(1.A.) Does Enigma VB watch the system while I install and run My.exe on a clean system... and capture that information for me?
(1.B.) Or do I need to use another program (procmon, etc.) to capture all of the system activity that the application has while it is running - so that I know what filepaths, registry entries, DLLs, etc. need to be configured in Enigma VB?
(2.) Application troubleshooting: If user has application problems while running their copy of My_Boxed.exe...
(2.A.) Is there some sort of "inspector" or "export" function/utility that will let me see what values have been set in the virtual registry after My_Boxed.exe has been run?
(2.A.1.) Is there a way edit the virtual registry in a user's My_Boxed.exe package?
(2.B.) If a user has data files that get updated, but stay contained in the My_boxed.exe package...
(2.B.1.) Is there a way to export those files so that I can view the contents when there is an issue?
(2.B.2.) Is there a way to put "fixed" files back into a user's My_Boxed.exe package?
(2.Note.) If the only way to make application data fixes to a single user's My_Boxed.exe package is to use an External Package... I think this is not very good. If I had many users, I could end up with a different My_Fixes_Pack.dat package for every user... that would be very hard to maintain.
(3.) Running My_Boxed.exe with firewall and antivirus rules...
(3.A.) Which EXE do we set exceptions for... My.exe, My_Boxed.exe or both?
(4.) Multiple EXE files in same My_Boxed.exe:
(4.A.) If I have My.exe and My_shelled.exe in the My_Boxed.exe package, does My_Boxed.exe always execute the EXE that was entered into the Enigma VB packager dialog's [Enter Input File Name] field?
(5.) Does Enigma VB have option/utility for creating desktop shortcuts and physical folders when first run - or do I still need to package MY_boxed.exe with an installer (NSIS, etc.) to get this functionality?
(6.) If I use the External Packages...
(6.A.) Can My_Pack.dat contain a new version of My.exe and My.dll - or is an External Package only for new data files, etc.?
(6.B.) Does My_Boxed.exe import the contents of My_Pack.dat into the My_Boxed.exe package - or does My_Pack.dat have to stay there and be available every time that My_Boxed.exe is run?
Thank you for providing Enigma Virtual Box as a free application... and thank you a great deal for any help that you can provide in answering my questions.
CBruce