Desktop2Go Quick Guide
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1. NetLeverage Networking Appliances Desktop2Go BETA 2 0 Quick Guide NETLEVERAGE PTY LIMITED Desktop2Go Quick Guide 1 di L U pa og Pe de Bi ada s i e i dj et m or E i CTE oe Desktop2Go Quick Guide Second Edition May 2008 Published by NetLeverage Pty Ltd Suite 17 17 International Business Centre Australian Technology Park Garden Street Eveleigh NSW 1430 Australia Ph 61 2 9209 4446 Fax 61 2 9209 4399 www netleverage com au Desktop2Go netleverage com au Support Desktop2Go netleverage com au ThinPoint and NetLeverage are trademarks of NetLeverage Pty Limited Desktop2Go Desktop2Go BETA 2 0 Overview Q Desktop2Go BETA 2 0 has been developed to primarily function on 32 bit Windows XP SP2 and SP8 and 32 bit Windows Vista operating systems There is experimental support for Windows Server 2003 and 2008 with the limited testing we have carried out to date We have plans to extend the compatibility to Windows Server 2003 and 2008 We also have longer term plans to also support 64bit versions of above operating systems Q Limited operating system interoperability is currently supported by Desktop2Go BETA 2 0 This means that if a Desktop2Go was originally created on a Windows XP operating system it can only be run on another Windows XP host That particular Desktop2Go will not run on Windows Vista or other Windows operating systems Your feedback sent to Desk2. 2 displayed on the upper right corner of the Desktop This text stands for the Desktop2Go desktop Overlay text 2A stands for Desktop2Go Admin desktop and overlay text DEFAULT is an identifier for the Host PC Desktop Please be aware that Desktop2Go composition will take some time when you e switch to the Desktop2Go desktop for the first time The animated Desktop2Go composition dialog box will be displayed briefly when switching to the Desktop2Go desktop subsequently Desktop2Go Quick Guide 11 Understanding Desktop2Go Desktop Below are the design fundamentals of Desktop2Go Desktop looks and feels exactly the same as a normal Windows desktop You can use this desktop exactly the same way you use your Windows desktop today You can also customize all aspects of the Desktop2Go desktop either by using Control Panel or your favorite desktop customization application All applications installed in the Desktop2Go desktop are virtualized so they can be run on any Windows PC subseguently without installing them again The Desktop2Go filesystem is also virtualized providing complete isolation from the underlying host PC For example when a program attempts to write to the C drive it will actually write to the virtualized Desktop2Go C drive and not the host PC s C drive When application reads files any files existing in the virtualized Desktop2Go filesystem supersede those on the ho
3. Hardware icon in the taskbar notification area Restore Defaults Just change the setting to Optimize for performance and click OK to continue You ll have to reboot for the change to take effect Formatting removable flash drive to NTFS file system Formatting a removable flash drive to NTFS generally increases Desktop2Go performance as well When formatting the removable flash drive choosing a higher Allocation unit size will result in a higher through put To enable the option of formatting a removable flash drive to the NTFS file x System you will need to enable write caching for the drive as described above Please do not attempt to format MP3 players such as the iPod as these devices will not be able to function Formatting a removable flash drive will erase all of its contents Make sure to backup all important files before formatting the drive Running Desktop2Go for the first time Place Boot_Desktop2Go exe where you want your Desktop2Go installation to reside Such as in the root folder of your removable flash drive and then just run it The Desktop2Go BETA executable can be downloaded from the following URL http www netleverage com au Boot Desktop2Go exe The nature of Desktop2Go and the way it handles Filesystem Windows Registry and Service objects is somewhat new Some Desktop Security Applications might complain about the way Desktop2Go handles these systems and obj
4. environments such as Java You can then use such runtime environments in a portable fashion Desktop2Go ThinPoint and NetLeverage are Trade Marks of NetLeverage Pty Limited Desktop2Go Quick Guide 3 sine SA ipso amp registry There is no requirement for the user change their behavior when these applications are used on Desktop2Go Desktop Q Please note that Desktop2Go BETA 2 0 only supports up to 500 MB of virtualized storage on the Desktop2Go filesystem A greater filesystem size will soon be supported on a paid and production version of Desktop2Go Before running Desktop2Go for the first time If Desktop2Go is to be used from removable drives such as the VASCO Digipass 860 the performance of Desktop2Go is directly related to the speed of file accesses to the removable drive The speed of removable flash drives is generally much slower than an internal hard drive If Desktop2Go is placed on a removable flash drive it will perform much slower than running Desktop2Go from an internal hard drive There are two solutions to increase removable flash drive performance A Enabling write caching for the removable flash drive B Performing step A and then formatting the removable flash drive to the NTFS file system Enabling removable flash drive write caching Write caching is disabled by default for removable flash drives Enabling write caching requires always using the Safely Remove Hardware option to remove the
5. itself a Desktop2Go dialog box asks you Switch to Desktop2Go now For the purpose of this guide let s say NO You could always say YES to directly switch to the Desktop2Go desktop in subsequent use You will notice a new blue computer display like icon lt Wes 10 37 PM added to the Taskbar Notification Area usually at the bottom right corner of your desktop When you click on this icon a Desktop2Go popup menu will appear Let s see what each menu item does Desktop2Go popup menu title It displays the name of the currently active desktop Use this menu item to shred and re create the Desktop2Go desktop Use this menu item or keyboard shortcut Use this menu item to uninstall Desktop2Go to switch to Desktop2Go Admin Desktop Use this menu item or keyboard shortcut to switch back to the Host PC desktop Use this menu item or keyboard shortcut to switch to the Desktop2Go desktop BETA 20 Uninstall Desktop2Go Desktop2Go Admin win up Desktop2Go win right Use this menu to display Desktop2Go Help sti Product help in PDF format 10 36 PM Use this menu item to display Desktop2Go product Save and exit Desktop2Go Please always use details and copyright information this menu item before removing a flash drive There is one extra experimental menu item not shown above This menu item is to Pe G Detect Internet Settings This experimental feature helps manually d
6. ects Please add the following Desktop2Go executables to the safe zone of your Desktop Security Application Boot_Desktop2Go exe Desktop2Go exe VPDMaintenance exe ExplorerLauncher exe ConsoleDIl dll oR OROROORO We have digitally signed our product executables for your peace of mind and are currently working with various Desktop Security Application vendors to add Desktop2Go to their trusted executable zone permanently Any feedback in this area is greatly appreciated Please be aware if you don t add the above executables to the trusted zone an installed Desktop Security Application such as antivirus software may prevent Desktop2Go from functioning properly For further details on how to add Desktop2Go files to the trusted execution zone please consult with your Desktop Security Application s user manual After running Boot Desktop2Go exe Desktop2Go will initialize itself and create all the necessary files and folders automatically when it runs for the first time This may take a minute or two Desktop2Go will create a folder called Desktop2Go Kernel which holds all the Desktop2Go files including the virtualized filesystem and registry Initializing Desktop2Go for the first time Copyright C 2003 2008 MeilLeverage Piy Lid Al rights reserved Ny NetLeverage ThinFoini Deskiop2Go and their logos are ether registered trademarks or trademarks of NofLeverage Pty Ltd After Desktop2Go has initialized
7. etecting the Internet Settings when they are not automatically detected by the BETA 2 0 version The production version will not include this menu item so we have not included this item on the picture above Desktop2Go Quick Guide 9 Pa T ee ap P T _ il ting DesktopZ2Go Please never unplug a removable flash drive containing the Desktop2Go installation from the host PC before exiting Desktop2Go using Exit menu item above After Desktop2Go successfully exits please make sure the Desktop2Go Taskbar Notification Icon has disappeared and any activity indicator LEDs on a removable flash drive containing Desktop2Go have stopped indicating activity Use the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the Taskbar Notification Area to remove a removable flash drive which contains Desktop2Go Please be aware that your Desktop2Go installation will be corrupted if you do not follow the steps above Using Desktop2Go Please answer YES to the Desktop2Go initial Switch Now dialog box or use Desktop2Go menu item or keyboard shortcut to switch to the Desktop2Go desktop Your host PC desktop will be faded out and then your screen will be faded in to an intermediate screen displaying the message Composing Desktop2Go together with an animated progress indicator After Desktop2Go is successfully composed the Desktop2Go desktop will be displayed For better identification a large on screen display text
8. flash drive otherwise data will be lost so take care when using this setting To enable write caching first bring up the Device Manager window Do this by going to the Start Menu then clicking Run Type devmgmt msc in the Run dialog box and press Enter E Device Manager File Action view Help Heese ax BA XPHOST2 Computer H a Disk drives i de ELSE PicoDisk 4 MS USB Device 2 Virtual HDD 0 ss Virtual HDD 2 Lc Virtual HDD 3 EH Display adapters DVDJED ROM drives wE Floppy disk controllers Floppy disk drives TOF ATAISATAPT controllers In this example we will be enabling write caching for a DigiPass 860 PicoDisk removable drive Start by clicking the plus sign next to Disk drives This will reveal a list of the disk drives currently in your system Select your removable flash drive from the list in this example it is Eusec PicoDisk 4 MS USB Device and double click it to open up the properties window Desktop2Go Quick Guide 5 jr Sjt i ie Eusec PicoDisk 4 MS USB Device Properties General Policies Yolumes Driver Details Wite caching and Sate Removal Optimize for quick removal This setting disables write caching on the disk and n Windows so sou can disconnect this device without using the Sate Removal This setting enables write caching in Windows to improve disk performance To disconnect this device from the computer click the Safely Remove
9. st PC filesystem Desktop2Go supports Fast Runtime Switching FRS The idea behind FRS is that you can choose to run any application that is already installed on the host PC Any changes the application makes to the filesystem and or registry will automatically be redirected to the virtualized Desktop2Go filesystem and registry Also an application from the host PC being run on the Desktop2Go desktop can benefit from any Runtime Environments that may be virtualized in the Desktop2Go desktop such as a Java Runtime without you having to install these runtimes on the host PC Applications installers requiring the use of the Windows Installer Service need to be running in Desktop2Go Admin Mode To do this please just switch to the Desktop2Go Admin desktop and run the installer again Depending on the installer you may not need to run the installer again once in Desktop2Go Admin as it may start automatically Current BETA version limitations The customization feature is not fully implemented When you already on the Desktop2Go desktop the only way to switch to the Desktop2Go Admin desktop is to first switch to the Host PC desktop and then switch to the Desktop2Go Admin desktop Filesystem virtualization needs substantial testing If you find a discrepancy from what is advertised above please treat it as a bug and kindly report it to us Thank you Desktop2Go Quick Guide 12 adi Me Gi EI ll u ku
10. top2Go netleverage com au will help us to develop proper multi OS interoperability further We greatly appreciated your feedback LI Windows driver and service virtualization is not supported by Desktop2Go BETA version Application installations which install Windows services and or drivers will fail LI Desktop2Go provides a user mode virtualized desktop This desktop is designed to be portable All applications data and user desktop configurations are encapsulated on the Desktop2Go user mode filesystem Desktop Abstraction Layer and Registry Hive Subsystem LI Off the shelf Windows applications can be installed and made available to instantly run portably on the Desktop2Go desktop For software installers requiring the Windows Installer Service MSI Desktop2Go needs to be switched to Admin mode to carryout the installation process Desktop2Go will warn the user to switch to D2GO Admin Desktop when access to the Windows Installer Service is required Please note that we have only done limited tested of installing and or running various software applications in the market Please inform us if Desktop2Go does not function properly with your software Q Once an application is installed in the Desktop2Go desktop it can be used portably by moving the Desktop2Go environment via removable media for example into another Windows machine without requiring installation of the application again LI Desktop2Go supports installation of third party runtime
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