ArcGIS Desktop 10.1

Question

Application
Name: ArcGIS Desktop
Application
Version: 10.1
Company
Name: ESRI
Sequencer
Version: 4.6 SP1
App-V
Client Version Tested On: 4.6SP1 RDS
Operating
System Sequenced On: Windows Server 2008 R2
Pre-requisites: .NET
Client
Operating Systems Successfully Deployed To: Win2008R2 RDS
*Posted
by non-Microsoft Employee: Justin Grote <[email protected]>
Steps
to Sequence the Application:
Installation Phase
Choose custom installation path: Q:\ARCGIS_Desktop_10.1\
Exclude 3d Analyst
Choose custom python installation path: Q:\ARCGIS_Desktop_10.1\
Configure Phase
The Flexnet licensing service installs incorrectly in App-V with bad permissions. It has to be cleaned up and reset.
Open command prompt
sc sdset "FlexNet Licensing Service" D:(A;;CCDCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRGASDRCWDWO;;;WD)
sc delete "FlexNet Licensing Service"
sc create "FlexNet Licensing Service" binPath= "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Macrovision Shared\FLEXnet Publisher\FNPLicensingService.exe"
Start ArcGIS Administrator and select "Advanced Concurrent Use"
Define a License Manager and enter your arcgis server” for the licensing.
Customize Phase
Delete ArcGIS 10.1 for Desktops Help
Delete ArcGIS Document Defragmenter
Delete ArcGIS File Handler
Delete ArcGIS for Desktop Resource Center
Delete ESRIRegAddin
Delete Module Docs
Delete MXD Doctor
Delete SoftwareAuthorization.exe
Delete Python Manuals
Rename ArcCatalog 10.1 to ArcCatalog
Rename ArcMap 10.1 to ArcMap
Rename IDLE to ArcGIS Python GUI
Rename Python (Command line) to ArcGIS Python CLI
Known
Issues/Limitations: None after fixed Flexnet licensing service. 
Approximate
Sequencing Time: 40 minutes.
Other
(Optional fields)
App-V
friendly copy protection scheme?  Yes,
if follow Flex Licensing service fixes above.
Additional
Notes/Links:
You can create additoinal OSDs with pre-scripts that change registry licensing settings to have multiple licensed editions without having to recompile the application.
Removing ArcGISConnection.exe from the package will cause the app to boot much faster depending on your internet connection. This is a bug that will be fixed in SP1: http://forums.arcgis.com/threads/61365-Disabling-the-ArcGIS-Online-Connection-in-10.1
-- Justin Grote
Datacenter Solutions Architect
Allied Digital Services

Answer 1

Hi Justin,
Your recipe for the Flexnet Service works great. I
can put in the needed configuration in the ArcGis Administrator. Except
the ArcGis complete package (for example ArcMap) does not work under any
circumstances. It just gives the error:
"ArcMap was unable to start. The installation of ArcGIS Desktop is invialid and must be repaired or reinstalled before continuing"
- not before I try to fix the license issues
- not after I try to fix the license issues
- not if i try to fix it with a repair (before or after)
It seems I can not get the actual package working rather than the license server, any thoughts what I am doing wrong?
(I tried both win7 64-bit and win XP 32-bit)