Application Name: Evernote 
Application Version: 5.4.0.3698
Download: Evernote
Install Directory: C:\Program Files (x86)\Evernote
Sequencing OS used: Windows 7 64-bit
Sequencer Version: 5.0 SP2 Hotfix 4
Exclusions Added: [{System}], [{Windows}]\ServiceProfiles, [{Windows}]\Logs, [{Profile}], [{LocalAppDataLow}], [{Desktop}], REGISTRY\USER\[{AppVCurrentUserSID}]\Software\Evernote
Preparing the Sequencing VM
Warning: It’s my personal opinion that for Evernote, I do not like the experience using this as a virtual application when deployed with App-V to a desktop. However, this is a fine solution for using the application in XenApp or RemoteApp. This is because I feel it loads slower in App-V then when local. Also this particular application has multiple integration points. It can integrate with Web Browsers and with Outlook which makes this one a little tricky. From everything I tried when sequencing this, I could not get the IE plug-in to work. The Outlook Add-in can work through traditional methods but it’s my opinion that deploying with the locally installed MSI is best if you want to leverage those integration points. Never the less, at the end of this post, I will suggest how to leverage the Outlook Add-in.
Before Sequencing. It’s a good idea to install Evernote on a different machine, log in, browse to Tools –> Options
I suggest unchecking Show advertisements as above and you definitely want to uncheck ‘Automatically check for updates’.
When you have configured these settings. Open regedit and browse to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software, right click and export the registry hive to a reg file e.g. Evernote.reg
Open Notepad, enter
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Evernote]
Save the file as EvernoteRemove.reg, ensure it’s not saved a text file and IS an actual reg file.
Copy Evernote_5.4.0.3698.exe, Evernote.reg and EvernoteRemove.reg to your VM and ensure the above Exclusions are added to the sequencer
Begin Sequencing
Launch Sequencer and Click Next until you get to the below screen
Click ‘Perform a custom installation’ and Click Next >
Enter a name that adheres to your own naming standards. Enter a Primary Virtual Application Directory e.g. C:\ENDummy and Click Next >
When you get this dialog, you’re ready to install. Launch Evernote_5.4.0.3698.exe
Click ‘I accept the terms in the License Agreement’ and then click Install
Click Finish. Copy Evernote.reg and EvernoteRemove.reg to your PVAD e.g. C:\ENDummy
Click ‘I am finished installing’ and Click Next >
Click Next >
Click Next >
Click ‘Stop now’ and Click Next >
Click ‘Continue to modify package without saving using the package editor’ and Click Next >
Click Close
Enter your own name in the Description to track who sequenced the package
Under Package Files, navigate to Windows\Installer and Delete the cached MSI
Under the Advanced tab, check the ‘Allow virtual applications full write permissions to the virtual file system’
Under Shortcuts and FTA’s you may want to remove the Desktop shortcut. You could also add FTA’s for Evernote file types e.g. enex but personally I didn’t bother with this. With App-V 5.0, drag and drop now works. So if I want to open a note, I drag the enex file onto my Evernote application and it works great.
Next I suggest adding the following UserScripts to your Configuration, I opted to export the default configuration and add this to that (I place my scripts at the bottom between the end Subsystems tag and UserConfigurations tag:
<UserScripts>
<PublishPackage>
<Path>cmd.exe</Path>
<Arguments>/c regedit /s [{AppVPackageRoot}]\Evernote.reg</Arguments>
<Wait RollbackOnError=”true” Timeout=”30″/>
</PublishPackage>
<UnpublishPackage>
<Path>cmd.exe</Path>
<Arguments>/c regedit /s [{AppVPackageRoot}]\EvernoteRemove.reg</Arguments>
<Wait RollbackOnError=”false” Timeout=”30″/>
</UnpublishPackage>
</UserScripts>
If you have sequenced Office, you can create a Connection Group through the App-V Management Site or if you use SCCM you can use a Virtual Environment. This will allow the Office Add-in to work. Alternatively if you use a locally installed Office you can either change the Outlook Shortcut to launch with the virtual Evernote e.g. Change the Outlook shortcut to include the parameter appvve:/ApplicationID_VersionID (Which can be found if you run the Powershell cmd get-appvclientpackage *Evernote*) or just create a new shortcut within the Sequencer which points to a locally installed Outlook. (You’ll need Office installed on your VM for this).
Updating or Un-publishing this application is a little challenging also, as it spawns a child process. That child process needs to be killed before the update or unpublished can proceed. Log-off or restart will kill the task and the action will complete on next refresh so it’s not a huge deal. It’s just annoying. I attempt to use the TerminateProcess feature but this has not worked in some cases for me and has not worked here.
This application creates directories under AppData\Local and AppData\LocalLow during run-time. Also, there’s obviously many settings stored under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Evernote . This may be useful to those of you using the likes of RES Workspace Manager, AppSense or UE-V
