We tend to see more issues with sequencing Office than any other product so I decided to put together a quick step by step on how I do it. I needed to create another package for another project anyway so figured why not. My hope is that this will give...

The App-V team is excited to make available a RC version of our App-V 4.5 ADM template. It has just been posted over on the Microsoft Connect site ( http://connect.microsoft.com ). The template focus is on registry settings that are well suited to...

Hi all, Just a quick post to let you know that we updated the version of the Management Server and Desktop Client that we have available over on the Connect site ( connect.microsoft.com ). The new build number for each component is 4.5.0.1308. ...

Please note that due to changes to the Release Candidate (RC) version of Microsoft Application Virtualization, Process Monitor users will need to download the latest version of ProcMon (v1.34) available at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals...

Yesterday I posted Sequencing Office Professional 2007 in 30 easy steps but it occurred to me that some of you might be interested in softcopy of this as well. I thought about attaching it to the original post but was concerned that since that post was...

To simplify Application Virtualization Server management, the App-V team is excited to make available a RC version of our App-V 4.5 System Center Operations Manager 2007 Management Pack (OpsMgr 2007 MP) . It has just been posted over on the Microsoft...

Here's a tip for any of you running into a problem launching the SoftGrid or App-V management console.  This one comes from Steve Bucci, a real life (where's that reference from?) SoftGrid/App-V engineer from North Carolina: ======== Issue: The SoftGrid...

I came across this article and thought you might find it interesting.  The title is Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5 Nears Release and it discusses how the State of Indiana and the Fairfax County School District in Virginia are looking at...

Every now and then I run into folks looking for case studies on SoftGrid/App-V so I thought I would post a link to a couple here.  Some not only have docs but videos as well.  ======== New Case Study: Kent School District Kent School District...

The Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) product team just announced their new blog and considering that App-V is part of MDOP you'll probably want to check it out.  They'll be posting on topics such as Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM...

Over on his Virtual World blog , my buddy Justin Zarb recently posted a cool video that was done by John Sheehan, the primary architect of SoftGrid (formerly the chief architect of Softricity).  The video goes into the details of how our application...

A faithful reader recently forwarded me a link to this cool overview of App-V 4.5 so I figured I would post it here for your enjoyment.  It's written by Ruben Spruijt and hosted at brianmadden.com.  The intro and link are below: ======== Microsoft...