The SoftGrid Team Blog

New KB - Prescriptive guidance for sequencing the Beta version of the 2010 Office system in Microsoft App-V

The App-V Blog — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:59:20 GMT

Just a quick heads up that we recently published our prescriptive guidance (aka recipe) for sequencing the Microsoft Office 2010 beta using Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.6. Please note that: This article describes one method that...(read more)

Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide for Microsoft App-V 4.6 Now Available!

The App-V Blog — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:29:57 GMT

The Solution Accelerator team has released an updated guide: Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.6 . This free guide, now updated for App-V 4.6, provides actionable guidance for planning your application virtualization infrastructure. With App-V, your...(read more)

KB979594 - Information on the MaxCacheSize and MinFreeSpaceMB cache parameters in Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.6 Windows Desktops

The App-V Blog — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:26:03 GMT

Just an FYI that we published a new Knowledge Base article discusses the use of the MaxCacheSize parameter and the MinFreeSpaceMB parameter when you install Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) 4.6 for Windows Desktops. You can find it at...(read more)

Online Briefing – Unlocking the Value of Windows 7

The App-V Blog — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:07:02 GMT

Join Microsoft’s Technology Solution Specialists for this briefing to discuss the short and long term savings around optimizing the desktop. You will learn how Windows 7 Enterprise, with greater control over desktops, accelerated application deployments...(read more)

A PowerShell script to list all existing App-V package dependencies

The App-V Blog — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:25:48 GMT

As I'm sure you're all aware by now, back in App-V 4.5 we first introduced Dynamic Suite Composition, a technology that allows you to link, or create dependencies between, multiple virtualized applications. This is a powerful feature that...(read more)

Solution: Error message when you try to publish a Windows Installer package for a virtual application from a network share to an App-V Client: "xxxxxx-xxxxxx0A-000001D1"

The App-V Blog — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:17:08 GMT

After you sequence an application that uses the Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) Sequencer version 4.5 or a later version, you have the option of generating a Windows Installer package to publish the application. If you try to publish a Windows...(read more)

Now available for download: Hotfix Package 1 for Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5 Service Pack 1: January 2010

The App-V Blog — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:05:12 GMT

Just a quick FYI that we recently released a new Knowledge Base article documenting a hotfix package for January 2010 that contains the latest hotfixes for Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) 4.5 Service Pack 1 (SP1). You can get all the details...(read more)

Solution: Licensing error when you run an Adobe Creative Suite 4 Application on a x64 App-V client platform

The App-V Blog — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:35:34 GMT

When you virtualize one or more applications from Adobe's Creative Suite 4 (CS), such as Acrobat Reader or Adobe Photoshop, you may receive the following error message: Licensing for this product has stopped working. You cannot use this product at...(read more)

Upgrade to ConfigMgr 2007 SP2 may break App-V File Type Associations

The App-V Blog — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:43:18 GMT

When you upgrade a computer that is running the App-V 4.5 client to System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP2, it may break all the File Type Associations (FTA's) for the virtualized applications. This can occur because the SP2 installer...(read more)

New KB - Error message when you upgrade the SQL Server database role from App-V Management Server 4.1 to App-V Management Server 4.5: "Error 25119"

The App-V Blog — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:42:17 GMT

When you try to upgrade the SQL Server database role from Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) Management Server 4.1 to Application Virtualization Management Server 4.5, the upgrade may fail with the following error message: Error 25119. The installation...(read more)

New KB - Hotfix Package 6 for Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5 Cumulative Update 1: September 2009

The App-V Blog — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:21:38 GMT

This article describes a hotfix package for September 2009 that contains the latest hotfixes for Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5 Cumulative Update 1. Note We recommend that you test hotfixes before you deploy them in a production environment...(read more)

A new KB article is available: KB976338 - Description of Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5 Service Pack 1

The App-V Blog — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:20:19 GMT

Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5 Service Pack 1 (App-V 4.5 SP1) is now available. This service pack provides the latest updates to Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5. Additionally, it contains the following improvements: Support for Windows...(read more)

Updated OS VALUE XML Tag Reference and Supported Client Versions

The App-V Blog — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:51:54 GMT

The following table lists the supported OS VALUE element options and the minimum supported client versions for Microsoft SoftGrid and Microsoft Application Virtualization. This element defines the required operating system. If there are more than...(read more)

A C++ program compiled using a virtualized version of Visual Studio 2008 may not run if debugging is enabled

The App-V Blog — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:56:53 GMT

If using a virtualized instance of Visual Studio (sequenced according to the instructions at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/appvirtualization/dd334515.aspx ), when users build a C++ project in Visual Studio 2008 with debugging enabled the compiled...(read more)

Released: Hotfix Package 5 for Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5 Cumulative Update 1: August 2009

The App-V Blog — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:42:44 GMT

We just released the hotfix package for August 2009 that contains the latest hotfixes for Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5 Cumulative Update 1. This hotfix package addresses the following issues: It takes significantly longer to stream a...(read more)