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SAP GUI Recipe for Microsoft App-V 5.0
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14 days ago
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~ Sebastian Gernert | Escalation Engineer Hi everyone, my name is Sebastian and I’m an Escalation Engineer in Germany for Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V). For a while now, one of my responsibilities has been to liaise with SAP so that APP...
New webcast series on how to achieve success with enterprise mobility
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1 month ago
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J.C. Hornbeck
There was a really cool Hybrid Cloud webcast series earlier this year by Brad Anderson (VP Enterprise Mobility) and Mark Russinovich (CTO Azure) that delivered some pretty good info in a short amount of time. (If you missed it, you can check out all three...
App-V Fix: You installed the latest security updates and now experience problems loading App-V applications
Posted
2 months ago
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J.C. Hornbeck
If you installed the latest security updates and found that you now have trouble launching some App-V applications, a fix is now available. The issue is that after you install security update 2984972 , virtualized applications in Microsoft Application...
October updates to the App-V content in the TechNet Documentation Library
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2 months ago
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J.C. Hornbeck
Just a quick FYI that the following App-V topics have been updated in the TechNet library within the last few weeks. Enjoy! Topic Update made Virtualizing Microsoft Office 2013 for Application Virtualization (App-V) 5.0 · Moved this topic from the TechNet...
Check out our new MDOP App-V and UE-V deep dives on Microsoft Virtual Academy!
Posted
2 months ago
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J.C. Hornbeck
Hi everyone, I wanted to share two great new MDOP Deep Dive courses available on Microsoft Virtual Academy here. First is a User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) Deep Dive from Aaron Ruckman, our Senior Program Manager on the MDOP Engineering team for...
How to prevent a publishing refresh storm when configuring App-V client settings via GP and the MDOP Admin Templates
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2 months ago
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J.C. Hornbeck
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~ Ryan Cobb Hi everyone, Ryan Cobb here with a tip for scheduling client setting updates when using the MDOP GP Admin Templates. One of the options that the App-V 5 client has is the ability to configure some of the client settings through a Group Policy...
Support Tip: Adding a virtual Office package in Microsoft Application Virtualization 5.0 fails with Error Code 1400000007
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3 months ago
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J.C. Hornbeck
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UPDATED 11/11/2014: This issue has been resolved in the latest Office packages that were released in October 2014. Please upgrade to build 15.0.4659.1001 or higher. ===== Hi everyone, I just wanted to take a moment to let you know about an issue we recently...
Updates to the App-V 5.0 documentation library
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3 months ago
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J.C. Hornbeck
Hi everyone, just a quick FYI that the Microsoft Application Virtualization 5.0 (App-V 5.0) topics listed below have been updated in the TechNet library over the last two weeks. If you’re planning to roll out Microsoft Application Virtualization soon...
Support Tip: App-V Client service fails to start and generates error 1053
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3 months ago
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J.C. Hornbeck
~ Keshav Deo Jain Hi everyone, Keshav here with another App-V support tip for you. After installing Hotfix Package 5 for Microsoft Application Virtualization 5.0 Service Pack 2 using the .MSP file (i.e. by running appv_client_kb2963211_x64.msp or appv_client_kb2963211_x86...
Support Tip: The App-V Client service fails to start and logs Event ID 7024
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3 months ago
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J.C. Hornbeck
~ Keshav Deo Jain Hi everyone, my name is Keshav and I’m an App-V support engineer here at Microsoft. I recently came across an interest issue where the App-V Client service would fail to start so I thought I would share the resolution with you here in...
Hotfix Package 5 for Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.6 Service Pack 2 is now available
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5 months ago
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J.C. Hornbeck
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Just a quick FYI that Hotfix Package 5 for Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.6 Service Pack 2 (App-V 4.6 SP2) has been published and is now available for download. The article below describes the hotfix package that contains the latest hotfixes for...
Now available: Hotfix Package 5 for Microsoft Application Virtualization 5.0 Service Pack 2
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6 months ago
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J.C. Hornbeck
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Hotfix Package 5 for Microsoft Application Virtualization 5.0 (App-V 5.0) Service Pack 2 (SP2) is now available. For details on the issues fixed as well as download and installation instructions, please see the following: KB2963211 - Hotfix Package 5...
Notice: PackageStoreAccessControl (PSAC) will be deprecated in App-V 5.0 SP2
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6 months ago
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J.C. Hornbeck
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Effective immediately, the PackageStoreAccessControl (PSAC) feature that was introduced in Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) 5.0 Service Pack 2 (SP2) is being deprecated in both single-user and multi-user environments. The PSAC feature has...
Hotfix Package 4 for Microsoft Application Virtualization 5.0 SP2 is now available
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7 months ago
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J.C. Hornbeck
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This article below describes the Microsoft Application Virtualization 5.0 Service Pack 2 Spring 2014 update (also known as Hotfix Package 4 for Microsoft Application Virtualization 5.0 SP2). This cumulative hotfix also contains fixes from Hotfix Package...
Hotfix Package 4 for Microsoft Application Virtualization 5.0 Service Pack 1 (Server) is now available
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8 months ago
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J.C. Hornbeck
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The article below describes a hotfix package that contains the latest hotfixes for Microsoft Application Virtualization 5.0 Service Pack 1 (Server). For details of what is fixed in the hotfix as well as download instructions, please see the following...
KB: Adobe Reader X and Adobe Reader XI can be virtualized and deployed by using App-V 5.0
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8 months ago
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J.C. Hornbeck
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Adobe Reader X and Adobe Reader XI can be virtualized and deployed by using Microsoft Application Virtualization 5 (APP-V 5), however certain caveats exist. For all the details please see the following: KB2900929 - Adobe Reader X and Adobe Reader XI can...
Hotfix Package 1 for Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.6 Service Pack 3 is now available
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9 months ago
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J.C. Hornbeck
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Hotfix Package 1 for Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.6 Service Pack 3 is now available for download. It contains the latest hotfixes for Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.6 Service Pack 3 (App-V 4.6 SP3). To see what’s fixed and get a download...
Hotfix Package 2 for Microsoft Application Virtualization 5.0 Service SP2 is now available
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9 months ago
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J.C. Hornbeck
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This article describes a hotfix package that contains the latest hotfixes for Microsoft Application Virtualization 5.0 Service Pack 2 (SP2). This hotfix package fixes the following issues. Issue 1 Certain App-V 5.0 Service Pack 1 (SP1) packages do not...
New recommendations for App-V 5.0 capacity planning
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10 months ago
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J.C. Hornbeck
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We recently published new recommendations that can be used as a baseline to help determine capacity planning information that is appropriate to your organization’s App-V 5.0 infrastructure. The following sections are included: Determine the Project Scope...
How to sequence a shortcut to a file extension using App-V v5
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10 months ago
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J.C. Hornbeck
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~ Philip McLoughlin Hi everyone, I recently came across an interesting issue with App-V v5 and I wanted to share it in case anyone else happened to see it. I was working with a customer who had sequenced a shortcut to an HTA file but when the app was...
Hotfix Package 1 for Microsoft User Experience Virtualization 2.0 is now available
Posted
10 months ago
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J.C. Hornbeck
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This one is UE-V specific but since so many App-V customers also use UE-V I thought I’d go ahead and post this here. Consider the following scenario: - You deploy the Microsoft User Experience Virtualization 2.0 agent. - You have Microsoft Excel or another...
Applications Suitable for Virtualizing in Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V)
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10 months ago
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J.C. Hornbeck
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~ Chuck Timon A question often asked by customers is “What types of applications are suitable for virtualizing using Microsoft’s Application Virtualization (App-V) solution?” Occasionally it’s more specific where the question is “Does Microsoft publish...
How to troubleshoot App-V 5.0 DeploymentConfig & UserConfig script deployment failures using AppV Manage
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10 months ago
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J.C. Hornbeck
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Hello everyone, John Behneman here again. Recently I had case where a customer wanted to modify policy registry keys during a publishing event. Specifically, he wanted to disable protected mode for his Adobe 11 package. By default, protected mode is enabled...
Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.6 SP3 is now supported on System Center Configuration Manager
Posted
11 months ago
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J.C. Hornbeck
System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP2 and System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 now support Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) 4.6 SP3 Desktop Client and Application Virtualization Client for Remote Desktop Services. This client...
Your guide to App-V 5.0 application publishing and client interaction
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11 months ago
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J.C. Hornbeck
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We just published a new guide designed to help both new and experienced users of Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) gain a better understanding of how the App-V 5.0 SP2 client processes packages and presents them to users. It provides details...
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