Here's an interesting issue that you may run into when trying to use redirection with MED-V 1.0. You may find that you are unable to get web redirection working inside a MED-V Workspace from either host-to-guest or guest-to-host. This can happen if...

Yesterday I posted on the availability of SP1 for MED-V 1.0 so now here's the link to the official Knowledge Base article: KB976233 - Service Pack 1 (SP1) is available for Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) 1.0 It really doesn't have...

Friday we announced the availability of the MDOP 2010 refresh.  As planned , the update for MDOP 2010 includes: Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) 1.0 SP1 - now available for production deployment on Windows 7 Microsoft Application...

For a persistent MED-V workspace, you have the option of configuring a MED-V VM setup script to run at the initial workspace launch. This is referred to as FTS (First Time Setup.) One of the script functions available is the option to join a domain. Among...

Over the past week or so I've been posting links to the eight videos in our series on MED-V but I thought it would be nice if you could go to one place and get links to all of them so I've included those below. The Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization...

Here's the last in our 8 part series of MED-V videos, this one titled Updating a MED-V Image .  MED-V workspaces will require updates as any other machine on the network and this walkthrough of updating the master image and distributing it to users...

Here's another great MED-V video for you, this one titled Monitoring and Troubleshooting Tools in MED-V .  Having the right tools to gain status, detect errors, and analyze problems is important when planning a MED-V infrastructure and this video...

Here's another great MED-V video for you, this one titled MED-V First Time Setup with Domain Join .  Taking workspace images and configuring them to join the organization Active Directory domain is a critical part of managing, controlling and updating...

Here's the next great MED-V video for you, this one titled Creating a MED-V Installation Package .  This video demonstration will show you how deploying MED-V packages can be streamlined by creating an installation package that includes all of the...

Here's another great MED-V video for you, this one titled Publishing Different Applications to Different Users of the Same MED-V Image .  This video demonstration will show you how to use a common MED-V image to serve multiple users or groups while...

Here's another great MED-V video for you, this one titled MED-V Workspace Walkthrough .  This video demonstration will show you how to configure a MED-V workspace (policies for the virtual machine) and watch a demonstration of the key features so...

Here's another great MED-V video for you, this one titled Testing, Packing, and Uploading a MED-V Image .  This video demonstration walks you through the process where following the image preparation , an image will be tested, then packaged, and...

Are you new to MED-V or just wanting to brush up on some best practices?  If so we have a great video for you.  This one is titled Preparing a MED-V Image and it walks you through all the steps and prerequisites needed for the creation and preparation...

What began a few years ago as an idea is now in front of you. Through the grassroots efforts and work of many, the TechNet Wiki has landed and the way we view content will never be the same. It is an experiment designed to increase the breadth, depth...

Just an FYI that if you're wanting to get a quick head start on MED-V then we've created a few guides that are very useful for learning and evaluating the product: 1. The MED-V Overview video : Discover how Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization...

Here are some common errors related to IIS and BITS that you may encounter when uploading and downloading images from an image distribution server.   1. When you attempt to upload a packed image to an image distribution server within the MED-V management...

Do you work in multi-server MED-V environments? Do you currently have a MED-V development environment as well as a production environment? Will you be preparing images in a lab and then pre-staging images in production? If so then chances are you probably...

The MED-V 1.0 TechNet documentation has been refreshed with some very big changes! MED-V documentation was first published to TechNet here ( http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee623013.aspx ) last October ( blog post ). This was great because...

MED-V leverages virtual machines and guest operating systems to provide seamless integration for legacy applications, and the seamless integration of these applications into the host desktop is proving to be an excellent way of resolving application compatibility...

In the migration to Windows 7 you may find applications that aren’t compatible, still require Internet Explorer 6, or cannot be fixed by traditional methods. MED-V can help you remove these deployment barriers. Whether you are working on your Windows...

If you need to copy files into the workspace we recommend you use the File Transfer Utility. The File Transfer Utility can be used to copy files or folders from the Workspace to the host and vice versa. This tool is essential when trying to get files...

This article describes one method that you can use to deploy the MED-V client using SMS/SCCM. The method that is described in this article is not the only method that is available. Additionally, you may have to modify the information in this article as...

The TrimTransfer process in MED-V requires an initial host index process to run on the MED-V client in order to build a host index. This index is what is compared to the *.CKM.INDEX file that is included with the Packed Image that is uploaded to the MED...

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When you attempt to start a deployed workspace from a MED-V client or test a MED-V workspace using a test image, you may get the following error: "Failed to start Workspace '<workspaceName>" Details show: "Unexpected error when trying to...