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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

• App-V Sequencing SuperFlow

  Yesterday on Microsoft Download the product team released the App-V Sequencing Superflow. The Sequencing Superflow is an interactive content model provides a structured and interactive interface for viewing documentation. Each SuperFlow includes comprehensive... Posted Apr 28 2010, 10:33 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Tools, Justin Zarb, 4.5, Application Virtualization, 4.6

• The requested operation requires elevation : 2C-000002E4

  If your like me and use your app-v client for everything, you may sometimes come across applications that require an elevation in privilege? I have been working up in Wolverhampton on and off with a customer (Mike Cheetham and Gul Ahmed). We have been... Posted Apr 13 2010, 05:39 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Application Compatibility, Justin Zarb, 4.5, Windows 7, 4.6

• App-V 4.5 SP1 HF2 available on request

  Sebastian pinged me the other day to let me know that 4.5 SP1 HFRU2 is available as special request from Microsoft Support. What is fixed? Ø The Error 41509 on the Mgmt. Server Ø The B004 Error on the Mgmt. Console, which happen if you have assigned a... Posted Apr 12 2010, 04:36 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: KB, Justin Zarb, 4.5, SP1

• 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

• Application Virtualization Dashboard – Now in Beta Release!

  Now this is something i have been working with some of our internal teams for a while. The Solution Accelerators team has looked into a requirement to help reporting in App-V. This really will be a great step in the right direction for helping customer... Posted Mar 18 2010, 04:14 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Beta, Justin Zarb, SQL Database, 4.5, Application Virtualization, 4.6, App-V Dashboard

• Application Virtualization (App-V) Video Series

  Learn how to configure App-V; create, publish, and update virtual applications; and create and manage policies for virtual applications. Check out these range of videos to help you go from zero to hero here AppLocker is a new feature of Windows7 that... Posted Feb 25 2010, 07:51 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Justin Zarb, Video's, 4.5, Application Virtualization, Dynamic Suite Composition, 4.6

• 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"

  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... Posted Dec 15 2009, 09:42 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: SQL Server, upgrade, Softgrid, script, 4.5, 4.1, KB article, App-V

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

  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... Posted Dec 15 2009, 09:21 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Hotfix, 4.5, KB article, App-V, Cumulative Update

• Do I need to re-sequence my applications when I move to a new OS?

  This question has come up numerous times: Do I need to re-sequence my applications when I move to a new OS? There have been multiple statements published and circulated about this topic and the real answer is “it depends!" What’s really important... Posted Dec 14 2009, 12:05 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: 4.5, Windows 7, Sequencing, App-V, 5.0, 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

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

  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... Posted Nov 10 2009, 10:20 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: 4.5, SP1, KB article, App-V

• 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

• Updated OS VALUE XML Tag Reference and Supported Client Versions

  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... Posted Oct 29 2009, 10:51 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Softgrid, 64-bit, 4.5, OSD, App-V, 4.6, Operating System version, OS Value

• Microsoft Application Virtualization for Terminal Services / Remote Desktop Services on Microsoft Download

  Are you a TS/RDS admin? Don't have access to the Microsoft Volume Licensing Site? Need to download App-V for your deployment? Well if you have answered yes to these questions, i may have the answer for you. App-V for Terminal Servers/RDS is available... Posted Oct 28 2009, 07:39 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Terminal Server, Justin Zarb, 4.5, Application Virtualization, RDS

• Application Virtualization 4.5 for Terminal Services white paper available for download

  We are proud to announce the availability of the white paper “Application Virtualization 4.5 for Terminal Services.”  This white paper discusses the benefits, configurations, and considerations when planning a Terminal Services (TS) solution with... Posted Oct 21 2009, 02:26 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: whitepaper, Terminal Server, Documentation, download, Best Practices, 4.5, Guide, Microsoft application Virtualization

• How do I download the App-V 4.5 with SP1 for RDS (aka Terminal Services)?

  Now after most of my customers get there hands on the MDOP 2009 R2 ….. the next big question is , where is the Terminal Server Client ! ahhhhhhh its a different download! So how can you get your hands on the Remote Desktop Services App-V 4.5 Service Pack... Posted Oct 21 2009, 04:02 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Terminal Server, Justin Zarb, 4.5, Application Virtualization, 2009, RDS

• How do I download the MDOP 2009 R2!?

  And then the next biggest question i get asked, is How do i get my hands on that App-V Service Pack 1 Component? Well as always the answer is Microsoft Volume licence site. We released the App-V 4.5 Service Pack 1 Client/server and Sequence, adding Win7... Posted Oct 21 2009, 03:57 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: R2, Justin Zarb, 4.5, service pack 1, MDOP, Application Virtualization, 2009

• App-V 4.5 for Terminal Services Whitepaper

  A lot of my customers are TS houses. They either use native Windows Terminal Server or a combination with XenApp to deliver there applications to end users with App-V. So as you can imagine this whitepapers will delight many people! The Terminal Server... Posted Oct 20 2009, 04:02 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Terminal Server, Justin Zarb, 4.5, Application Virtualization

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

  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... Posted Oct 20 2009, 09:56 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Virtualization, Visual Studio, 4.5, Sequencing, troubleshoot, Microsoft application Virtualization, App-V

• 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