CCA Citrix MetaFrame XP for Windows Administrator Study Guide (Exam 70-220)

Installing Applications

• Install mode is used to install applications in a MetaFrame environment.

• Install mode can be accessed two ways: through the command line with Change User /Install, or through Add/Remove Programs.

• Logons should be disabled prior to installing applications, and no users should have sessions active on the server.

• When uninstalling applications that were manually installed, use Add/Remove Programs.

• When uninstalling applications that were installed using Installation Manager, use the Installation Manager plug-in for the Citrix Management Console.

• Application registry settings and INI files are configured for a user either at logon or when they first use the application.

• Application compatibility scripts are used to correct application problems in a multiuser environment.

• Citrix's Installation Manager has three components: the Packager, the Installer, the IM Plug-in for the Citrix Management Console.

Configuring Applications for Use in a MetaFrame Environment

• Anonymous applications use local user accounts and do not have access to domain resources.

• You can configure minimum encryption levels for specific applications using the Citrix Management Console.

• Only published applications (including published desktops) can be load-balanced.

• When publishing an application, users and groups can be specified as 'configured' users to restrict application access.

• Applications that run for administrators but not regular users are generally related to file permissions.

• Applications can be tuned using application compatibility keys in the registry.

• CMPTMAN.EXE is a utility provided by Citrix for tuning applications.

• DOSKDB is used with NT 4.0 TSE to control CPU usage of DOS applications. TAME and DPAKBD are two third-party apps available in Windows 2000.