Internet Explorer 7 for Windows 7 Layer Definition File
The Internet Explorer 7 for Windows 7 Layer Definition File (LDF) provides a mechanism for customers of Symantec Workspace Virtualization to create the Virtual Application Layer and package without the need to capture the installation.
Prerequisites
- Symantec Workspace Virtualization v6.1 SP5 or greater.
- Symantec Workspace Virtualization Layer Definition Tool. Download.
Installation
The steps for creating the IE7 for Windows 7 are very straight-forward.
The follow steps must be done on Windows XP SP3 with the latest updates.
1. Extract the download that accompanies this article to your desktop (ie7-win7-x.x.x.x.zip - where -x.x.x.x is the LDF version).
2. Double-Click the .EXE file ( ie7-win7-x.x.x.x.EXE ). This will invoke swvldf.exe (Layer Definition Tool) with the proper parameters to create the IE7 on Windows 7 layer.
Supported Side-By-Side Configurations
Internet Explorer 7 Virtualized will function "Side-By-Side" with the following versions of IE installed to the base (i.e. installed natively and not virtualized).
| Internet Explorer 8 | X |
| Internet Explorer 9 | X |
Note: Internet Explorer 8 includes an IE 7 compatibility mode that provides IE7 compatibility. See theMicrosoft Knowledge Base article for more information.
Support
IE7 on Windows 7 supports both Windows 7 32 bit and Windows 7 64 bit Operating Systems.
Information about the support status of the IE7 layer created by this tool can be found here .
Please note that the IE7 layer created by this tool is only supported if the LDF and the Virtual Application Layer are not altered in any way.
Known Issues
- 'Delete Browsing History' function sometimes does not work properly
- 'Manage Favorites' functions sometimes does not work properly
- "Manage Add-ons" function does not work.
- Adobe Reader 10.x does not work.
- History functions, such as 'Delete Browsing History', sometimes do not work properly.
- Functions inside 'Manage Favorites' dialog sometimes do not work properly.
- Adobe Flash Player can not be installed while the layer is in active state.
- Performance issues detected
Documentation
Documentation on the SWV Layer Definition Tool can be found here .
How it works
The swvldf.exe tool is passed an Layer Definition File (LDF) that contains XML tags that define all the data required to create a Virtual Application Layer. The files required for the Virtual Application Layer are downloaded from public sites on the internet and may require considerable time to complete depending on the file requirements. It is also possible alter the LDF to point to existing files that you already have available on your system. Please see the documentation to learn how to change the <file-source> tags to point to local file repositories. By default the <file-source> tags that download files using http do not use a proxy server. In order to use a proxy server please see the documentation for the "conn-str" attribute of the <file-source> tag.
Change Log
| Date | Version | Change Description |
| 11/17/2011 | 1.0.50.0 | Initial Post |
| 05/10/2012 | 1.0.62.0 |
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| 05/15/2012 | 1.0.63.0 | Updated with latest security update KB2675157 |
| 10/26/2012 | 1.0.83.0 |
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| 01/17/2013 | 1.0.87.0 | Update with latest security updates KB2761465 (SWV 6.4.1603) |
| 02/28/2013 | 1.0.90.0 | Update with latest security updates MS13-009 & MS13-010 (SWV 6.4.1603) |
| 03/20/2013 | 1.0.91.0 | Update with latest security updates MS13-021 - KB2809289 (SWV 6.4.1603) |
| 04/30/2013 | 1.0.94.0 | Update with latest security updates KB2817183 (SWV 6.4.1711) |
| 05/17/2013 | 1.0.98.0 | Update with latest security updates KB2847204 (SWV 6.4.1711) |
Comments 23 Comments • Jump to latest comment
Ken great work on building the layer, but i get an error when building, as there is some file missing from microsoft, below is the output:
[11:30:50.666] [TRACE] [DEF2LAYER] [Creating File Repository] :Download Director
Daniel Lopes de Oliveira
Endpoint Management & Mobility Architect
Daniel,
Thanks. We are working to fix this.
In practice, does the method completely avoid the installation procedure or only avoid the necessity to download the program to be installed? thanks
Fenny
Fenny,
It replaces the installation procedure. The necessary files are automatically downloaded for you.
Daniel,
Are you still having a problem?
It appears to be just a problem with the package sources.
I think your problem is the last package in the list below. So you may only need to download that one manually.
In your message you got a page not found error on:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/ie6sp1/finrel/6_sp1/W98NT42KMeXP/EN-S/IE_1.CAB
You need the EN-US/IE_S1.CAB for the layer to work.
Please make sure you are using the latest swvldf v 1.1.18.0
Ken
in IE7 when i load any page with javascript (i think this is due to javascript) i get this error in this screenshot : http://postimage.org/image/6l99ylk51/
iedw.exe - Application Error
The application was unable to start correctly (0xc0000142). Click OK to close the application
please help me to fix this
IE6 and IE8 are fine
Hi,
In general, this problem appears when there are problems in the creation process.
We have tested the layer with lots of different sites including newspapers, webmails, entertainment, forums, etc. and we did not find any issue with Javascript. In particular, Google and Gmail are working fine.
Please, try the process that Ken described in previous post and try it again.
Pablo
I receive the exact same error as nerodark does. I deleted the layer and ran ie7-win7-1.0.50.0.exe again as an admin and when trying to start IE7 again I receive the exact same error.
I'm running Windows 7 x64 with IE9. IE7 worked prior to looding IE9......
Hi,
Can you share the layer that you build so I can research the problem? You can export it with a right-click.
Pablo
Attached is my IE7 layer. I had to give it a .jpg extension to attach it though.
I've been able to reproduce the issue with a VM without Java installed. Can you test if the issue is solved after installing Java?
I've found the issue and it will be solved in next version.
Hi, this process is very seamless and works well. Thank you for your work on it!
I created an IE6 layer and it works perfectly in Windows 7. However, when I created the IE7 layer, when it's imported and activated on a machine, it doesn't launch. Clicking the Internet Explorer 7 icon, iexplore.exe launches (I see it in Task Manager), then it goes away.
Some of the IE7 files didn't get loaded so I downoaded all of them manually:
Does it matter that the layer was built on a 32-bit Windows XP box? The layer is being run on a 64-bit Windows 7 box.
XP Build Box:
32-bit
SWV version 6.1 SP7 6.4.1266
swvldf.exe version 1.1.18.0
ie7-winxp-1.0.66.0.exe
Win7 Client Box:
64-bit
SWV version 6.1 SP8 6.4.1603
Any thoughts? Also, I noticed that I downloaded ie7-winxp-1.0.66.0.exe recently, but now the version attached to this article is ie7-winxp-1.0.63.0.exe. Does that make a difference? Thanks!
The problem is that you are using this layer (v1.0.66.0):
https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/downloads/internet-explorer-7-windows-xp-layer-definition-file
that is for XP on W7 and it doesn't work.
To use IE7 on W7 you have to download the layer included in this article. This specific layer can be created on another environment but I suggest creating it in the same environmnet you will use it. If you create the layer in a 32-bit environment to use on a 64-bit environment shortcuts will not have the application icon.
Oops, that was it...thanks!
I would like to virtualize IE7 on windows 7 via a "Managed Software Delivery" policy. The Software Management Solution 7.1 Users Guide indicates this would be Symantec's recommended method and avoids having to repackage the application into a XPF. It seems really simple, just one check box, am I missing something.
Symantec Management Console 7.1.8280
Symantec Workspace Virtualization Agent 6.4.1346
Hi When trying to create this Layer I'm getting the following error:
[11:41:27.784] [ERROR] [DEF2LAYER] [Copying files] :File with name: INETCPLC.DL
not created or found in any file repository path.
[11:41:27.784] [ERROR] [DEF2LAYER] [Copying files] :
[11:41:27.799] [INFO] [DEF2LAYER] [Operation Complete] :
Create layer from definition file failed with error code: 6012
This is using the the above .exe (ie7-win7-1.0.87.0.zip), being built on a win7 machine.
Hope you can help
Thanks Wadders
Hello,
is there a way to get the Layer in french ??
Thanks.
Wadders and i ahve the same issue:
I am using the version: ie7-win7-1.0.90.0.exe
Also, to get to this point I manually downlaoded the following files since the dowloads kept failing..:
Any ideas what is wrong?
I'm having the same issue from a virtual Windows 7 32 bit machine. Any ideas? I validated that all the files were downloaded to the C:\Users\administrator.AGCONSULTING\AppData\Local\Temp\downloads and expanded to C:\Users\administrator.AGCONSULTING\AppData\Local\Temp\filerepo.
Hello All,
i am also facing the same error, any luck on this
14:58:53.354] [ERROR] [DEF2LAYER] [Copying files] :File with name: INETCPLC.DLL
Hi All, I am unable to reproduce any of the above mentioned issues with the latest LDF. Please try with the latest build or let us know the environment details to help you better.
Thanks, Gopinath M.
I tried with IE8 (base) & IE7 virtualized
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