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Help, my package is too big!

The App-V Blog — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:20:46 GMT

If you sequence enough applications in either SoftGrid or MS App-V you'll eventually run into the issue where your sequenced package is too large to be saved. We're limited to a 4GB file size so if you have an application that is large enough...(read more)

New App-V Knowledge Base articles for 12-7 through 12-20

The App-V Blog — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:25:16 GMT

For the week of 12-7 through 12-20 we had eleven new App-V Knowledge Base articles. Links and titles are below: ======== KB960782 - When upgrading to Vista SP2 from XP, you may get an Application Compatibility Warning for the Microsoft Application...(read more)

MSI based virtual apps may only create Quick Launch icons for the account used to installed it

The App-V Blog — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:00:12 GMT

With Microsoft App-V 4.5, and with SoftGrid 4.2 along with the MSI utility , we now have the ability to create and distribute standalone virtual apps that require no server or streaming infrastructure whatsoever. While this gives tremendous flexibility...(read more)

Icons remain after a user with a mandatory profile is disallowed access to an application

The App-V Blog — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:03:31 GMT

One of the great things about SoftGrid/App-V is that it's so easy to shoot out apps to client machines and automatically populate the user's desktop or Start menu with the appropriate icons, but if you're using mandatory profiles this may...(read more)

Application Virtualization Product Team needs your help!

The App-V Blog — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:20:00 GMT

Hi Everyone, The Application Virtualization team would like to get your input and ask you to help us with our planning process. We’d like your insight to help us improve server application serviceability, reliability, and availability through a consistent...(read more)

Server Application Virtualization Product Team needs your help!

The App-V Blog — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:10:00 GMT

Hi Everyone, The Server Application Virtualization (Server App-V) team would like provide you all with an update on where we are with regards to planning the next generation Application Virtualization software, Sever App-V, and ask you to help us with...(read more)

The App-V client installation may fail if there's insufficient free space on the drive for the cache

The App-V Blog — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:07:42 GMT

Here's another issue we saw during the App-V 4.5 beta that you might run across when installing the client. The resolution may seem obvious but the error can be confusing because it won't come right out and tell you that you don't have...(read more)

Virtualizing Adobe Photoshop 7.x with Microsoft App-V 4.5

The App-V Blog — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 23:24:56 GMT

Here's another solution from Steve Thomas, our friendly neighborhood App-V beta engineer. This time he brings news on how we can now virtualize Adobe Photoshop 7.x using Microsoft App-V 4.5: ======== Issue: When you attempt to run a virtualized...(read more)

A Streaming Server may fail to restart after being stopped if clients are still connected

The App-V Blog — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:50:08 GMT

Here's another issue we saw a couple times during the App-V 4.5 beta. It's probably something that would be fairly uncommon but in case you're having trouble restarting a Microsoft Application Virtualization Streaming Server after it's...(read more)

Virtualized Outlook 2007 search feature may not work as designed on Windows Vista clients

The App-V Blog — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:57:13 GMT

Here's another great tip from Steve Thomas, this time concerning the search function in Outlook 2007 when streamed to Windows Vista clients: ======== Issue: When Microsoft Outlook 2007 is sequenced and streamed with Windows Vista, the search function...(read more)

Microsoft Visual C# 2005 Express Edition based applications may generate error on first launch

The App-V Blog — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:29:27 GMT

Here's another tip from Steve Thomas, esteemed 4.5 beta engineer. This one involves a specific error you may receive when sequencing Microsoft Visual C# 2005 Express Edition based applications: ======== Issue: When a virtualized Microsoft Visual...(read more)

Sequencing Windows Live Applications

The App-V Blog — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:11:11 GMT

Here are some tips on sequencing various Windows Live components that was originally written up by our very own Terry McKinney. If you have plans for sequencing any of the Windows Live apps you'll want to read through this first: ======== This article...(read more)

Sequencing Apple Safari 3.1

The App-V Blog — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:04:04 GMT

Here's another one we ran across during the Microsoft App-V 4.5 beta. If you're having trouble sequencing the Safari browser then this one's for you: ======== Issue: When attempting to sequence Apple Safari 3.1, the package hangs after...(read more)

New Knowledge Base articles for 11-30 through 12-6

The App-V Blog — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:37:27 GMT

For the week of 11-30 through 12-6 we had three new Knowledge Base articles on Microsoft App-V. Links and titles are below: ======== http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=960782 When upgrading to Vista SP2 from XP, you may get an Application Compatibility...(read more)

You receive a 0E-00002015 error when executing a virtual application's OSD for the first time

The App-V Blog — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 14:20:49 GMT

Here's another tip from Steve Thomas that he found during the 4.5 beta. This is probably not something you'd run into on a regular basis but I wanted to mention it just in case: ======== Issue: You may receive the following error message...(read more)