Well, it was long overdue in coming but we’re pleased to announce that the home for the App-V Team blog has now changed.  Out is the old http://blogs.technet.com/SoftGrid URL we used to use and in is the new http://blogs.technet.com/AppV URL we've...

Here's an issue we see every once in a while and since I didn't see the details published anywhere I thought I'd go ahead and do that here. Consider the following scenario: 1.  You install the App-v 4.x server and set the packageroot (content directory...

Just a quick heads up that we recently published our prescriptive guidance (aka recipe) for sequencing the Microsoft Office 2010 beta using Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.6.   Please note that: This article describes one method that...

We recently noted some of the changes to support for ConfigMgr 2007 over on our support team blog but I wanted to also mention one big App-V 4.6 related change here: Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.6 is now supported on ConfigMgr 2007 R2 with...

When you virtualize one or more applications from Adobe's Creative Suite 4 (CS), such as Acrobat Reader or Adobe Photoshop, you may receive the following error message: Licensing for this product has stopped working. You cannot use this product at this...

Just a quick FYI that we recently released a new Knowledge Base article documenting a hotfix package for January 2010 that contains the latest hotfixes for Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) 4.5 Service Pack 1 (SP1). You can get all the details...

After you sequence an application that uses the Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) Sequencer version 4.5 or a later version, you have the option of generating a Windows Installer package to publish the application. If you try to publish a Windows...

As I'm sure you're all aware by now, back in App-V 4.5 we first introduced Dynamic Suite Composition, a technology that allows you to link, or create dependencies between, multiple virtualized applications.  This is a powerful feature that allows...

Join Microsoft’s Technology Solution Specialists for this briefing to discuss the short and long term savings around optimizing the desktop. You will learn how Windows 7 Enterprise, with greater control over desktops, accelerated application deployments...

Just an FYI that we published a new Knowledge Base article discusses the use of the MaxCacheSize parameter and the MinFreeSpaceMB parameter when you install Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) 4.6 for Windows Desktops.  You can find it at...

Over on the MDOP Blog we just announced that App-V 4.6 is now publicly available via MDOP 2010! We’re excited to bring the new capabilities to market and also want to make you aware of a few tools that we are making available. In the update to the...

When you use the Refresh Server option to refresh a Publishing Server from the Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) Client MMC snap-in, you may receive the following error message: The Application Virtualization Client could not update publishing...

Our very own Steve Bucci , resident Support Escalation Engineer extraordinaire, recently posted another great video he put together that shows you how to troubleshoot and correct some common configuration mistakes by guiding you through the areas to double...

I know this isn’t necessarily specific to App-V but I wanted to let you know of a new support offering that we're rolling out. I am sure many of you have contacted Microsoft for support in the past and are aware of our various support offerings. We have...

Our very own Steve Bucci recently posted this great video that shows you how to collect the logs and information from your App-V environment. With almost any App-V support call we will ask you for this information but knowing where to find these logs...

The Microsoft Office 2010 Deployment Kit for App-V enables Office 2010 client products to be sequenced and deployed with Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V). The Microsoft Office 2010 Deployment Kit for App-V is required for sequencing and deploying...

Often, App-V administrators will leverage multiple App-V Management Servers sharing a common database. The process usually involves pointing additional server to the existing SQL server and database during installation. Key databases values that govern...

Looks like the good folks over on the MDOP blog just announced the immediate availability of Microsoft App-V 4.5 SP2: App-V 4.5 Service Pack 2  provides the latest updates to Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5 code line. This is the first time...

  This whitepaper discusses the benefits, configurations and considerations when planning a Microsoft® Windows Server® Remote Desktop Services solution with Microsoft Application Virtualization (App‑V®), and while I could probably write up a big...

As I'm sure everyone is aware of by now, Microsoft App-V 4.5 SP2 was released last week and is now available for download, but what about the documentation that goes along with it?  Well you can rest assured that our writers have been all over this...

If you are running Microsoft App-V in what is now referred to as a traditional App-V Server-based infrastructure, desktop configuration is controlled by an App-V Management Server. Depending on local client configuration and provider policy, the client...

Recently we announced MDOP 2010 including App-V 4.6 and MED-V v1 SP1 and the feedback has been great! As customers make the leap from traditional applications to leverage virtualization to optimize their desktops, they are looking for ways to streamline...

I saw that the WSUS product team announced a new product category for App-V 4.5 and figured you might like a heads up about it here.  To quote the product team: "We will be adding a new product family to your WSUS server – Microsoft Application...

The Microsoft App-V product group is conducting an online discussion on June 10, 2010 and June 15,2010 aimed at naming features in the future versions of App-V and is recruiting IT professionals. Call to action: Click the following URL and complete our...

Based on the all the feedback we’ve heard from YOU, our customers, we’ve made some major changes to the Sequencer user interface in our 4.6 release which vastly improves the sequencing experience. Here are a few things that you will notice right away...