Application virtualization

A computer readable storage media wherein the computer readable storage media is at least one hardware storage device having computer executable instructions that, based on execution by a processing device, configure the processing device to perform actions comprising:

• modifying, by the processing device, a first path of a first executing environment to be a second path of a second executing environment, wherein the first path is contained in installer metadata associated with an application packaged for operating in the first executing environment and not packaged for operating in the second executing environment, and wherein the first executing environment is different from the second executing environment;
• providing, by the processing device, the modified installer metadata to an installer;
• installing, by the processing device via the installer, the application according to the modified installer metadata provided to the installer to create the second path in the second executing environment of the processing device;
• modifying a request to access the first path in the first executing environment to a modified request to access the created second path in the second executing environment of the processing device;
• and
• processing the modified request by the processing device.

A system comprising:

• a processing device comprising at least one processor;
• at least one memory device coupled to the at least one processor and that comprises computer-executable instructions that, based on execution by the at least one processor, configure the processing device to perform actions comprising:
• modifying, by the processing device, a first path of a first executing environment to be a second path of a second executing environment, wherein the first path is contained in installer metadata associated with an application packaged for operating in the first executing environment and not packaged for operating in the second executing environment, and wherein the first executing environment is different from the second executing environment;
• providing, by the processing device, the modified installer metadata to an installer;
• installing, by the processing device via the installer, the application according to the modified installer metadata provided to the installer to create the second path in the second executing environment of the processing device;
• modifying a request to access the first path in the first executing environment to a modified request to access the created second path in the second executing environment of the processing device;
• and
• processing the modified request by the processing device.