In the current SoftGrid implementation, there are three distinct methods of providing users with an updated version of an existing SoftGrid application. This article will review the three methods and the associated benefits and considerations. When discussing...

Ever wanted to open a command prompt for a Virtual Application without editing the package's OSD file?  In Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5 you no longer have to edit the virtual apps OSD to get a command prompt, just run the following command...

If you've ever found yourself having to troubleshoot some sort of software related issue then you know that being able to get a log file can be incredibly helpful. With Microsoft Application Virtualization it's no different. There are two primary logs...

There seems to be some confusion surrounding the licensing model used by Microsoft Visio and how it affects App-V deployments of Visio packages so I wanted to take a minute and see if I could clear this up a little bit. The licensing model used by Visio...

We often times get questions about using scripts with SoftGrid so we thought we would post some basics to get you started. We have the ability to run any number and style of scripts within an OSD file and these scripts can be immensely useful in overcoming...

written by - Robert Doverspike, Software Development Engineer PowerShell allows system admins to perform a vast array of tasks, all while leveraging the support of .NET’s extensive libraries. Microsoft Application Virtualization has added PowerShell...

We are aware that many of our App-V/SoftGrid users that are in the process of migration will follow our advice and upgrade the clients first before upgrading the management servers, and we're also aware that scheduling and testing with multi-server environments...

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...

-Adam Kiu | Program Manager, Microsoft Application Virtualization Disclaimer: This article describes the Beta version and does not include the complete list of features in the final product. App-V 5.0 is the largest release since Microsoft acquired the...

In response to a recent post on the Microsoft SoftGrid Forums at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/softgrid/bb676741.aspx this Blog post has been submitted in order to lend some form of guidance to Sequencing scenarios that are beyond the “Standard Sequencing...

Hello everyone, John Behneman here again. The purpose of the article is to highlight some very simple OSD file edits/tweaks that can potentially fix a large number of most common issues we see here in product support. Chances are you can save yourself...

The following are some of the common problems customers may run into when using RTSPS. These are based on specific errors and their likely causes. Please bear in mind that some of these errors may occur under other contexts so understand that the context...

Benefits and Backend The following is the first in a series of excerpts from text that I wrote with the help of John Flanagan and Brian Kelly. We used this as an extension of the SoftGrid training that we were offering right after the acquisition of...

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...

This may be old news to some of you but if you haven't seen the SoftGrid Documentation Set that we published you'll want to check it out. It's published as Knowledge Base article 940163 and includes the following documents: • SoftGrid Client Installation...

We've seen a couple of these lately so I want to send a heads up in case you run into it: SYMPTOMS When you try to connect to the SoftGrid Management Web Service from the SoftGrid Management Console, the connection is unsuccessful. Additionally, you receive...

Introduction This is the second in the series of “Inside The…” books for SoftGrid, “Inside The Sequencer”. The purpose of this text is to define the process of the SoftGrid Sequencer. As a precursor, the text entitled “Inside the Grid” should have been...

An application on a Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) client may fail to launch with the following error: The Application Virtualization Client could not launch application name. The specified Application Virtualization Server could not be...

I am very excited to announce the creation of three new SoftGrid Forums on the recently released SoftGrid TechCenter on TechNet. SoftGrid Community Page With the addition of these initial forums the “SoftGrid Community” becomes more interactive...

The documentation for Application Virtualization 4.6 is now available on the App-V TechCenter Library at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc843848.aspx . In addition to the App-V 4.6 feature information, in this documentation release we have...

You may think that Sequencing is an easy task, and most of the time it is - just start monitoring, install the application and stop monitoring and the Sequencer does the rest. But really there are several ways we can help the sequencer be more efficient...

App-V 4.5 includes a great feature: file streaming. This is a super-easy, lightweight way to get an application published and loaded for use on an App-V client. There are no server or network pre-requisites required so it’s a very low overhead way to...

Are you new to Microsoft Application Virtualization (aka SoftGrid) and looking for a quick and easy way to ramp up your skills? If so then these virtual labs are a great place to start. In as little as an hour or two you can use these to evaluate and...

If you have ever tried to setup an App-V Remote Management Console or upgraded your existing 4.1 SoftGrid environment to App-V 4.5 just to have the Remote Management Console stop working this post is for you. Lately we have received a number support calls...

Hi everyone, Mark Stanfill here. Running Process Monitor (ProcMon) to troubleshoot Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) client issues such as missing files, access denied errors or other file and registry-based issues is sometimes necessary to...