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• Application Virtualization Explorer – Released

  I have been meaning to blog about this for ages. Kalle released me a version of AVE in alpha and again in Beta, and i just never got around to finishing my blog post on it……  :o( The tool however is fab! I as well as a number of my community buddies... Posted May 06 2010, 05:12 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Justin Zarb, 4.5, Third Party Apps, 4.1, 4.2, Application Virtualization, 4.6

• AppPlus and OSDPlus

  dear me! i just cant keep up with all these new fantastic little tools that are being developed around little old app-v! The latest in a line of tools are from Duncan Murdoch who is developing OSD+. AppPlus has just announced a beta program. It is designed... Posted Mar 30 2010, 01:35 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Tools, Justin Zarb, 4.5, Third Party Apps, 4.1, 4.2, Application Virtualization, 4.6

• Upgrades to Lib-V and SFT Encoder

  I always enjoying hearing from our MVPs. They are some of our greatest assets for developing app-v and making your lives easier when moving to an app-v infrastructure. Kalle pinged me the other day (last monday to be exact!) to let me know that he had... Posted Mar 30 2010, 01:16 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Justin Zarb, 4.5, Third Party Apps, 4.1, 4.2, Application Virtualization, 4.6

• Making Applications Compatible with Windows 7 in a Virtualized Environment

  I must visit and meet 1000’s of different customers over the course of a calendar year. I spend alot of that time discussing App-V and in these discussions around app-v i have a number of discussions around moving/migrating operating systems. On top of... Posted Mar 21 2010, 02:18 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: TechNet, Application Compatibility, Justin Zarb, 4.5, 4.2, Application Virtualization, 4.6

• Immidio AppScriber 2.0

  Rodney emailed me today about a tool that he has been working on with a company called Immidio called “ Appscriber ”, I think i posted about this in the past about v1 of Appscriber. Appscriber is a self service portal for applications. In Rodney's... Posted Dec 10 2009, 06:27 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Justin Zarb, 4.5, Third Party Apps, 4.1, 4.2, Application Virtualization, 4.6

• App-V and support for applications with custom shell extensions

  Over on the App-V Blog jim wrote a really handy little piece around shell extensions and App-V which links into a number of the conversations that i have had this week. I think that this is important to note and highlight as it keeps coming up in conversation... Posted Dec 09 2009, 04:17 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Justin Zarb, 4.5, 4.1, 4.2, Application Virtualization, 4.6

• Integrating Immidio Flex Profiles Advanced with Microsoft App-V

  I have been working in Amsterdam this week and assisting a number of customers! its been great fun as i have had the pleasure of Madelinde Walraven shadowing me on my adventures. Well to add to my fun week I met up with a couple of our App-V MVPs, Rodney... Posted Oct 29 2009, 08:19 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows Server 2003, Terminal Server, Windows Server 2008, Justin Zarb, 4.5, Third Party Apps, 4.1, 4.2, Application Virtualization, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, 4.6

• SFT-Encoder Update

  Well i got an unexpected email from Kalle today after i posted about his SFT-Encoder tool . Because of the post he wanted to give all readers of the Virtual World blog 25% discount to SFT Encoder Enterprise Edition if purchased by Friday 9th October.... Posted Oct 01 2009, 09:48 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Tools, Justin Zarb, 4.5, Third Party Apps, 4.1, 4.2, Application Virtualization, 4.6

• SFT-Encoder

  Brilliant! I wanted to get your attention right from the go! There are some tools which you tend to use from time to time and some tools which you grow into and just cant live without. SFT-Encoder has all of a sudden become the later for me and some of... Posted Sep 29 2009, 01:01 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Tools, Justin Zarb, 4.5, Third Party Apps, 4.1, 4.2, Application Virtualization

• Example of using the SFT File Format

  The Other day I posted around the SFT File Format . Well I wanted to also expand on some great work that some people in the field have done. For example Kalle Saunamaki has done lots of work around SFT file format and using .NET language, and if you need... Posted Apr 27 2009, 01:28 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Justin Zarb, 4.5, Third Party Apps, 4.1, 4.2, Application Virtualization

• Premier Field Engineering (PFE) Builds a School for the Future in the UK

  One of the things that I am passionate about is the development of the community and the use of technology to help people. If I have ever been onsite with you, you may have heard me talk about some charity work that I spend a significant amount of my... Posted Apr 20 2009, 03:18 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Justin Zarb, 4.5, 4.1, 4.2, Application Virtualization

• Getting to Grips with the App-V Client Log Parser Utility (Launch Times)

  Understanding your application Launch Times is a powerful thing to understand. It keeps you in touch with what your actual end users go through when launching applications. When your client log file is set to informational logging, which it should be... Posted Apr 20 2009, 07:35 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Justin Zarb, 4.5, 4.1, 4.2, Application Virtualization, 4.6

• Getting to Grips with the App-V Client Log Parser Utility (Error Codes)

  I have been working with lots of customers to try and help them better aid there selves when it comes to client errors and error codes? It can be very difficult for some people to really understand what the errors are and what are the common trends in... Posted Apr 20 2009, 06:46 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Justin Zarb, 4.5, 4.1, 4.2, Application Virtualization

• Getting to Grip with the App-V Server Log File (sft-server.log)

  Now I have been chatting with Aaron Parker about doing this blog entry for weeks and just never found the time to do this, well with the Easter weekend upon us and a workshop for which I need to complete a section on Log File analysis this seemed a good... Posted Apr 10 2009, 07:33 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: TechNet, Softgrid, Justin Zarb, 4.5, 4.1, 4.2, Application Virtualization

• SoftBar……

  Aaron came over and told me about a new little freeware tool that can help assist you in app-v http://www.jagtechnical.com/softbar/   I have not yet had a chance to play with the tool but I thought it would be interesting to let people know. Again... Posted Mar 03 2009, 12:35 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Softgrid, Justin Zarb, 4.5, Third Party Apps, 4.1, 4.2, Application Virtualization

• Merge and Override Settings for the Virtual Registry and File System in the App-V Sequencer

  You can either merge or override file directories or registry keys in an App-V/SoftGrid package with the App-V/SoftGrid Client OS using the following Sequencer check boxes: Virtual Registry 1. Override Local Key 2. Merge with Local Key - You can also... Posted Jan 26 2009, 06:50 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: TechNet, Justin Zarb, 4.5, 4.1, 4.2, Application Virtualization

• SFT Encoder Express Edition : The Simple App-V Package Encoder

  My Buddy Kalle Saunamäki pinged me earlier today and let me know that he has released a new tool for SFT Encoding packaging. I have not tested the tool yet but will certainly be playing around with it later tonight. The tool looks really interesting as... Posted Jan 19 2009, 08:42 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Tools, Softgrid, Softricity, Justin Zarb, sequencer, Third Party Apps, 4.1, 4.2, Application Virtualization

• App-V & SoftGrid - Three Errors When Virtualizing GroupWise

  I was chatting to Madelinde Walraven (who is one of the legends in the GTSC EMEA). She was telling me about a case that she had been working on around a customer sequencing group wise and having a number of errors! She found a great solutions with some... Posted Jan 19 2009, 03:59 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Justin Zarb, sequencer, 4.5, 4.1, 4.2, Application Virtualization

• Nortel Application Switch / Alteon and configuring for Load Balancing with SoftGrid

  Well this week I have been up in bonny Scotland assisting a customer and having a merry old time. One of the issues that came up was how they could configure there Alteon’s to successfully load balance softgrid virtual application servers. Originally... Posted Aug 14 2008, 04:15 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Justin Zarb, 4.1, 4.2, Application Virtualization, Load Balance

• John Sheehan: Inside Application Virtualization

  Gene pinged me the other day about a cool little video up on channel 9! Its a really cool deep dive into App-V that John did. Here’s a good overview of our Application Virtualization product our Architect, John Sheehan, presented a few weeks ago. Here... Posted Jul 16 2008, 03:43 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Justin Zarb, 4.5, 4.1, 4.2, Application Virtualization

• Have a look at your Database!

  A really handy thing that I tend to do is review the database of the Softgrid 4.x deployment. The SoftGrid Database has a number of vital information. This information allows us to understand certain server configuration issues and the potential for client... Posted Jun 11 2008, 03:00 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Softgrid, Justin Zarb, SQL Database, 4.1, 4.2, Application Virtualization

• SFT Explorer 1.4 – Now Available

  As always my boy Kalle got busy and updated the SFT Explorer tool. Get the update now! SFT Explorer, version 1.4 - As MSI package SFT Explorer, version 1.4 - As SoftGrid package SFT Explorer, version 1.4 - As ZIP package SFT Explorer features: Loads quickly... Posted May 15 2008, 11:36 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Justin Zarb, 4.5, Third Party Apps, 4.1, 4.2, Application Virtualization

• Default First app ......64-00000002

  Whilst I am in the Netherlands (Amsterdam) I have seen this little error popping up and its not just been here that I have seen this but at quite a few customers now. The default first app is a great little tool to just say "Hi I am softgrid and... Posted Apr 22 2008, 07:10 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Softgrid, Justin Zarb, 4.5, 4.1, 4.2, Application Virtualization

• Updated SoftGrid tools by Login Consultants now available!

  Patrick are top TSP over in EMEA pinged me a minute ago to say that Login Consultants have updated some of there tools! Login Consultants releases updated versions of the SoftGrid OSD Editor and SoftGrid Migration Tool to support the upcoming version... Posted Apr 21 2008, 11:46 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Tools, Beta, Justin Zarb, 4.5, Third Party Apps, 4.2, Application Virtualization, Dynamic Suite Composition

• SoftGrid Visio Stencils

  It must have been at least 3/4 months ago I came across these stencils and I said than I would blog about them..... well as you can tell I never did! ubba cool stencils for visio when your designing all your pretty high level design for application virtualization... Posted Mar 18 2008, 07:00 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Justin Zarb, 4.5, 4.1, 4.2