The Official Microsoft App-V Team Blog
Your official source for all the latest news and tech tips for Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V).
See, I told you we had some new KBs in the pipe. We had three new Knowledge Base articles for...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 10/21/2008
Just a friendly reminder that dates are still available for the FREE Microsoft virtualization summit...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 10/21/2008
Here are a couple tips on some errors you might run into implementing Microsoft Application...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 10/20/2008
If you've used SoftGrid or App-V for any length of time then you're surely aware of the virtual...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 10/16/2008
Just an FYI that the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.2 Beta is now released. ...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 10/16/2008
If you're in charge of administering Microsoft Application Virtualization or any large...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 10/15/2008
Here's a great tip sent to me by Sebastian Gernert, one of our Support Escalation Engineers in...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 10/15/2008
OK, I know this isn't the type of thing I'd normally cover on this blog but since all of you will...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 10/14/2008
Here's a quick summary of the latest Microsoft Application Virtualization news and downloads for...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 10/14/2008
This isn't necessarily support related but I see questions along this vein asked with regular...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 10/13/2008
Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist Exam 70-656: Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack, Configuring
I know we've been heavy on the MDOP lately but since if you have one you have the other I figured...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 10/10/2008
If you're in the market for a training class that covers all the various components of the Microsoft...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 10/09/2008
Here's a neat tip John Behneman sent me the other day. If you have any plans on sequencing...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 10/09/2008
If you've ever tried sequencing an application that has an installation program that requires a...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 10/08/2008
Notes on installing and configuring the 4.1.2.21, 4.2.1.21 and higher SoftGrid Clients for Standalone mode
A new feature released with the 4.1.2.21 & 4.2.1.21 versions of the SoftGrid Client is the...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 10/07/2008
I'm not sure if you saw these already or not but in case you didn't you'll definitely want to check...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 10/06/2008
For those of you anxiously waiting to get your hands on Microsoft® Application Virtualization...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 10/02/2008
If you've done much troubleshooting of SoftGrid/App-V virtual applications then Process Monitor is...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 10/02/2008
Just a quick FYI that the App-V 4.5 Release Notes are now available online at...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 10/01/2008
Here's an interesting issue our very own John Behneman ran into the other day. If you're...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 09/25/2008
Ever wanted to open a command prompt for a Virtual Application without editing the package's OSD...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 09/25/2008
<Updated 08/03/2009> If you're familiar with all the cool new features we've put into...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 09/24/2008
Questions about upgrading from SoftGrid 4.2 to App-V 4.5 seem to be pretty popular so even though...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 09/23/2008
During our RTM announcement we identified a series a whitepapers that would be available throughout...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 09/22/2008
In case you missed the announcement over on the Virtual World blog, the October issue of TechNet...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 09/18/2008
Here's an interesting issue we've seen a couple times in the past few months. Thanks to John...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 09/18/2008
If you're anxious to begin the planning and implementation of App-V 4.5 then this one's for...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 09/17/2008
In case you missed all the fireworks and champagne corks yesterday it was in celebration of...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 09/16/2008
So far in this series we've talked about failing to create and share your Content folder and we've...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 09/15/2008
Desktop Infrastructure Optimization with Windows Vista and Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack Hands-On Lab
If you're going to be in or around Farmington, Connecticut on Wednesday, October 1st then you'll...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 09/10/2008
Here's a great tip on file associations if you publish your virtual apps through a Citrix box. ...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 09/09/2008
A few days ago I started a three part series covering the top gotchas new SoftGrid Admins tend to...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 09/08/2008
Back on August 18th, Justin Zarb over on the Virtual World blog began a series of articles on...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 09/02/2008
As the popularity of Microsoft SoftGrid/App-V continues to accelerate at a record pace, it seems...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 08/28/2008
A big advantage to SoftGrid or App-V is that you can run it on a Terminal Server - something some...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 08/27/2008
One of the major advantages SoftGrid has over some other virtualization technologies is the ability...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 08/25/2008
By default the App-V Management Server service is configured to run as the Network Service, but what...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 08/21/2008
This useful tip on moving to a new domain comes from Paul Freitas, one of our top gun support...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 08/21/2008
This isn't necessarily SoftGrid or App-V specific but since it's virtualization related I figured...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 08/20/2008
Should I run anti-virus software when I sequence applications or should I not? That's a question we...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 08/14/2008
Have you ever seen one of those blogs where all the writer does is post about posts on other...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 08/14/2008
I was cruising the web this morning, just seeing what was new today, and when I stopped by Justin...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 08/13/2008
SoftGrid: A folder on a mapped network drive appears to be invalid when a virtualized application is run
Here's a great tip from Jason Alanis, a real life SoftGrid support engineer in Texas. While we...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 08/12/2008
A couple of you seemed to like my recipe for sequencing Office 2007 and asked if I would do one on...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 08/07/2008
Do you ever have trouble finding that exact piece of information you're looking for on...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 08/06/2008
Ed has asked if a few of us could help out with his survey by posting a link to it here. I'm happy...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 08/05/2008
Last I week I posted my recipe for sequencing Office 2007 (including the DOC file) and thanks to...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 08/04/2008