Installing and Launching Applications

CygNet Client Installer > Installing and Launching Applications

Installing and Launching Applications

When you install an application, the CygNet Client Installer creates a shortcut on the Windows Start menu and a directory for the application files on the local drive. Typically, applications are installed relative to the installation location of the CygNet Client Installer (CygNet\Clients).

Note: Installing an application creates a shortcut. It does not immediately transfer the necessary files. The files are version managed and transferred when the application is launched (started) for the first time.

To Install an Application

Open the CygNet Client Installer (Start Menu > All Programs > CygNet > CygNet Client Installer). The CygNet Client Installer/Launcher dialog box will be displayed.
Select the BLOB Storage Service (this would be APPS if installing a CygNet client).
Select Run as administrator and confirm UAC prompting.
Select the application folder.
Select the application name.
Click Install.

You can install multiple applications at once. Use the Shift or Control key for the multi-selection.

To Add a Shortcut to the Desktop

If you want to place a shortcut to a CygNet application on your desktop, click Desktop shortcut (as a standard user via the limited UI) or select Add shortcut to desktop (as an administrator user via the elevated UI). This ensures that you have the version-management settings, which are automatically built into the shortcut properties.

Launch (Start) an Application

An application must be installed before it can be launched (started).

Once you’ve installed an application, you can launch it by using the Launch button in the CygNet Client Installer, or by using the CygNet shortcut on the Windows Start menu, or by clicking the shortcut on the desktop. The first launch of an application will require elevated privileges to allow version management to download the necessary application files.

To Launch an Application using the CygNet Client Installer

Open the CygNet Client Installer (Start Menu > All Programs > CygNet > CygNet Client Installer).
Select the Application BLOB Storage Service.
Select the application folder.
Select the application name.
Click Launch.

To Launch an Application using the Start Menu Shortcut

On the Start menu select All Programs, then CygNet, and then click on the application name.

To Launch an Application using the Desktop Shortcut

Find the appropriate shortcut on the desktop, and then double-click the icon.

Notes:

When running CygNet Client Installer/Launcher as an administrator with a elevated UI, you can double-click an application name in the Select CygNet Applications to Install list box to automatically install and/or launch the program. If the application is not already installed, CygNet Client Installer will install it, and then ask you if you want to launch the application. If the application is already installed, the application will automatically launch.

When running as a standard user with the limited UI, if you double-click an application name and the application is not installed, nothing happens. If the application is installed, the application will launch. See CygNet and User Account Control for more information.