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SoftGrid/App-V: Using Virtualization to Fix Compatibility Issues
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over 5 years ago
by
J.C. Hornbeck
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A big advantage to SoftGrid or App-V is that you can run it on a Terminal Server - something some lesser application virtualization products don't do. Being able to run on Terminal Server offers several critical advantages but it also leads to a...
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Assigning application packages on a per machine basis
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over 5 years ago
by
J.C. Hornbeck
4
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One of the major advantages SoftGrid has over some other virtualization technologies is the ability to deploy applications based on user or group membership. Sure, if you've ever had to deploy applications the old fashioned way then you already...
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How to configure the App-V Management Server Service to run as a Service Account
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over 5 years ago
by
J.C. Hornbeck
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By default the App-V Management Server service is configured to run as the Network Service, but what if your company has a policy that requires the use of Service Accounts rather than running services as "Network Service" or "Local System...
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How to migrate the SoftGrid Server and the associated accounts to a new domain/forest
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over 5 years ago
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J.C. Hornbeck
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This useful tip on moving to a new domain comes from Paul Freitas, one of our top gun support engineers out in Charlotte, North Carolina: ======== Say a SoftGrid Server is running in a production environment and the domain in which it operates is being...
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New Microsoft Licensing and Support for Virtualization
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over 5 years ago
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J.C. Hornbeck
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This isn't necessarily SoftGrid or App-V specific but since it's virtualization related I figured you would want to be aware of this, especially since it involves changes to our support policy. My own personal one line summary would be that if you...
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SoftGrid: Sequencing best practices and anti-virus software
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over 5 years ago
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J.C. Hornbeck
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Should I run anti-virus software when I sequence applications or should I not? That's a question we hear all the time. And no wonder, since we mention in our sequencing best practices that our recommendation is to disable all anti-virus and malware detection...
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SoftGrid: Nortel Application Switch Technical Guide
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over 5 years ago
by
J.C. Hornbeck
2
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Have you ever seen one of those blogs where all the writer does is post about posts on other people's blogs? Well that's not my goal here, although for the 2nd day in a row I'm going to have to poach something from Justin Zarb and his world famous...
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In or around London? Check out the new Microsoft Virtualization User Group
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over 5 years ago
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J.C. Hornbeck
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I was cruising the web this morning, just seeing what was new today, and when I stopped by Justin Zarb's Virtual World blog I see that he and a couple of his mates have managed to put together a pretty cool sounding user group for Microsoft virtualization...
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SoftGrid: A folder on a mapped network drive appears to be invalid when a virtualized application is run
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over 5 years ago
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J.C. Hornbeck
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Here's a great tip from Jason Alanis, a real life SoftGrid support engineer in Texas. While we don't see this terribly often it can be confusing when you run into it. ======== Issue: When a virtualized application was streamed to a client, the client...
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Off Topic: Building NBCOlympics.com with Silverlight
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over 5 years ago
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J.C. Hornbeck
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OK, I know this has nothing to do with SoftGrid or App-V but with the Olympics starting tomorrow I thought some of you might be interested in this. I love watching the Olympics and the fact that NBC's site is running some really cool Microsoft tech...
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Upgrading an Office 2007 package to SP1 in 20 easy steps
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over 5 years ago
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J.C. Hornbeck
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A couple of you seemed to like my recipe for sequencing Office 2007 and asked if I would do one on upgrading the package to SP1 so here it is. I used Active Upgrade and tried capturing most of the steps in as much detail as I could. I hope you like it...
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SoftGrid: Sequencing Excel 2003 in 30 easy steps
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over 5 years ago
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J.C. Hornbeck
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I had to put together an Excel 2003 package for another project so with all the questions we get about sequencing Office and the various applications it contains, I thought it might be a good idea to document this in case anyone else wanted to use it...
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Finding technical info on Microsoft's web site
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over 5 years ago
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J.C. Hornbeck
1
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Do you ever have trouble finding that exact piece of information you're looking for on Microsoft.com? Did you know there are over 50 million pages on our site? I didn't either to be honest, but even the best of us can be overwhelmed with the...
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Understanding How You Use This Blog
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over 5 years ago
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J.C. Hornbeck
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Ed has asked if a few of us could help out with his survey by posting a link to it here. I'm happy to oblige: Greetings Blog Readers, My name is Ed Jolly, and I am a director in the Commercial Technical Support (CTS) organization at Microsoft...
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SoftGrid: Update to "Sequencing Office Professional 2007 in 30 easy steps"
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over 5 years ago
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J.C. Hornbeck
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Last I week I posted my recipe for sequencing Office 2007 (including the DOC file ) and thanks to some great feedback from you readers it's already time for version 2. The changes in v2 include: Sequencing to an 8.3 name on Q: Installing to the...
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Troubleshooting SoftGrid Database Growth Issues
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over 5 years ago
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J.C. Hornbeck
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A SQL Database issue that we have seen in the field with SoftGrid 4.1 Servers is the SoftGrid SQL database growing very large and reaching a point where the SoftGrid server becomes sluggish and starts showing signs of intermittent connectivity problems...
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DOC File: Sequencing Office Professional 2007 in 30 easy steps
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over 5 years ago
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J.C. Hornbeck
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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...
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SoftGrid: Sequencing Office Professional 2007 in 30 easy steps
Posted
over 5 years ago
by
J.C. Hornbeck
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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...
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App-V: Management Console fails with error 0000C802
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over 5 years ago
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J.C. Hornbeck
2
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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...
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App-V OpsMgr 2007 MP Now Available on Connect!
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over 5 years ago
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Andrew Montgomery
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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...
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John Sheehan: Inside Application Virtualization
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over 5 years ago
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J.C. Hornbeck
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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...
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App-V ADM Template Now Available on Connect!
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over 5 years ago
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Andrew Montgomery
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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...
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New RC version of the Desktop Client and Management Server now available!
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over 5 years ago
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Andrew Montgomery
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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. ...
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The New Official MDOP Blog
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over 5 years ago
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J.C. Hornbeck
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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...
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Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5, Virtual Fantasy or Actual Reality?!
Posted
over 5 years ago
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J.C. Hornbeck
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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...
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