The Official Microsoft App-V Team Blog
Your official source for all the latest news and tech tips for Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V).
A SQL Database issue that we have seen in the field with SoftGrid 4.1 Servers is the SoftGrid SQL...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 08/04/2008
Yesterday I posted Sequencing Office Professional 2007 in 30 easy steps but it occurred to me that...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 07/31/2008
We tend to see more issues with sequencing Office than any other product so I decided to put...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 07/30/2008
Here's a tip for any of you running into a problem launching the SoftGrid or App-V management...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 07/29/2008
To simplify Application Virtualization Server management, the App-V team is excited to make...
Author: amont Date: 07/24/2008
Over on his Virtual World blog, my buddy Justin Zarb recently posted a cool video that was done by...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 07/24/2008
The App-V team is excited to make available a RC version of our App-V 4.5 ADM template. It has just...
Author: amont Date: 07/17/2008
Hi all, Just a quick post to let you know that we updated the version of the Management Server and...
Author: amont Date: 07/11/2008
The Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) product team just announced their new blog and...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 07/08/2008
A faithful reader recently forwarded me a link to this cool overview of App-V 4.5 so I figured I...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 07/07/2008
Every now and then I run into folks looking for case studies on SoftGrid/App-V so I thought I would...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 07/03/2008
I came across this article and thought you might find it interesting. The title is Microsoft...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 07/02/2008
Please note that due to changes to the Release Candidate (RC) version of Microsoft Application...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 07/01/2008
I came across this the other day and thought that a lot of you would find it useful so here you...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 06/30/2008
Ever since Softricity was acquired by Microsoft back in 2006 there's been a lot speculation as to...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 06/12/2008
Here's an interesting issue that Paul Freitas ran across the other day that you might find...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 06/11/2008
Here's a cool issue recently uncovered by Paul Freitas, one of our Support Engineers for MS App...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 06/10/2008
MS Application Virtualization: New Group Policy ADM template to be available with the 4.5 Release Candidate
There’s been a lot of interest in whether we are releasing a supported Group Policy Administrative...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 06/09/2008
This isn't something specific to MS Application Virtualization but it's pretty cool nonetheless. It...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 06/04/2008
I was reviewing some of the SoftGrid Microsoft Application Virtualization issues that came in over...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 06/03/2008
We've written about Process Monitor a few times in the past month, and if you've ever had to...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 06/02/2008
We've seen one or two issues like this and while we're still investigating it I wanted to send out a...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 05/28/2008
One of our top Microsoft Application Virtualization engineers by the name of Paul Freitas recently...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 05/27/2008
Last September the esteemed Michelle Foley posted about the List of Applications That Can Be...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 05/22/2008
Momentum Webcast: Plan Your Windows Server 2008 Migration in Less Time with Fewer Resources (Level 200)
A few months back I posted about our new Microsoft Assessment and Planning Solution Accelerator and...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 05/22/2008
This seems to be a relatively popular question so I thought I'd post a quick heads-up here in case...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 05/21/2008
If you're a regular reader of the SoftGrid, err, uhh, Microsoft Application Virtualization blog here...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 05/19/2008
This may be old news to some of you but it has proven to be so popular that I thought it was worth a...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 05/15/2008
Yesterday I posted about a new version of SFT Explorer being available and today I was tipped off...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 05/14/2008
A few months back I posted a heads up about SFT Explorer version 1.1 being available and the next...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 05/13/2008
I have been on site with a few customers lately and a common issue I have been seeing is high pool...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 05/12/2008
I got a tip about this article this morning and thought some of you might be interested in reading...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 05/06/2008
I'm sure you know all about the upcoming features available in Microsoft Application Virtualization...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 04/29/2008
A question we get every now and then concerns taking a snapshot of a virtual machine while you're in...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 04/24/2008
Looks like the good folks at Login Consultants released an updated version of their nifty SoftGrid...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 04/21/2008
Are you new to this whole application virtualization thing and looking for some tips on how to...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 04/14/2008
One question I get asked a lot goes something like this: "Hey JC, we're wanting to consolidate...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 04/10/2008
Here's an issue we've seen a couple times recently so I thought I'd send a heads up just in case any...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 04/09/2008
Ever find yourself in need of preloading an application into the Microsoft Application...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 04/08/2008
We published a new KB article last week titled The best practices and the troubleshooting...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 04/07/2008
We get a lot of questions about what you need to do after installing a 4.x SoftGrid Virtual...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 04/02/2008
We received a number of questions regarding the upgrade process of the various SoftGrid components,...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 03/25/2008
New Microsoft Application Virtualization (Formerly SoftGrid) 4.5 Beta Standalone Trial Guide is Now Available!
Hello everyone! I thought I would drop a quick note to let you all know that we have a new trial...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 02/28/2008
We have a couple new Knowledge Base articles that published the week of February 10. Check 'em out:...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 02/27/2008
Citrix Publishes FAQ on Microsoft Application Virtualization and Citrix XenApp (formerly Presentation Server) Working Together
Hello everyone! A lot of people have speculated that Citrix and Microsoft would be at odds...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 02/20/2008
I am pleased to announce public availability of SoftGrid 4.1 SP1 and 4.2 HFRU2. This cumulative...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 02/19/2008
Here are the latest Microsoft SoftGrid Application Virtualization Knowledge Base articles, hot off...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 02/18/2008
Over on the Virtual World blog my buddy Justin Zarb posted an awesome write-up on his latest...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 02/13/2008
Here's a heads up on a new Knowledge Base article for sequencing Visual Studio 2005 that we...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 02/12/2008