April 2008 - Posts
I'm sure you know all about the upcoming features available in Microsoft Application Virtualization (nee SoftGrid) and how it integrates with System Center Configuration Manager 2007 but if you're wanting to get a quick head start on testing some of the
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A question we get every now and then concerns taking a snapshot of a virtual machine while you're in the middle of monitoring a sequencing process. Sometimes you might want to do this if the sequencing of your application is long and drawn out,
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Looks like the good folks at Login Consultants released an updated version of their nifty SoftGrid OSD Editor and SoftGrid Migration tools to support Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5. If you use the previous version of their tools and are wanting
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Are you new to this whole application virtualization thing and looking for some tips on how to troubleshoot some common issues? If so then look no more because we have a virtual lab that will get you started on your way to tracking down and fixing
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One question I get asked a lot goes something like this: "Hey JC, we're wanting to consolidate some of our servers and get better at managing our client applications. Some of the folks here want to go with Terminal Server (or Citrix) but I'm
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Here's an issue we've seen a couple times recently so I thought I'd send a heads up just in case any of you run into it: ======== Symptoms: After installing VirusScan Enterprise 8.5i some SoftGrid client actions seems to be blocked. For example, if you
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Ever find yourself in need of preloading an application into the Microsoft Application Virtualization (aka SoftGrid) client cache? For example, say you're rolling Microsoft App Virtualization out to a remote office where they're connected via a
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We published a new KB article last week titled The best practices and the troubleshooting information for the MSI Utility for Microsoft Application Virtualization . The link is below so if you're looking for the latest recommendations on the MSI
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We get a lot of questions about what you need to do after installing a 4.x SoftGrid Virtual Application Server (VAS, or would that be Microsoft Application Virtualization Virtual Application Server? I digress...) so I thought I'd post a couple of
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