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May 2008 - Posts

SoftGrid: Outlook/Exchange communication problems after installing the SoftGrid client
We've seen one or two issues like this and while we're still investigating it I wanted to send out a heads up in case anyone else ran into it: ======== Issue: You may start having communication problems between Outlook and Exchange after installing the Read More...
SoftGrid: A few quick notes on Disconnected Operation mode
One of our top Microsoft Application Virtualization engineers by the name of Paul Freitas recently wrote up a couple quick notes on Disconnected Operation (DO) mode and I thought it might be something you all would like to see as well.  This assumes Read More...
AppVirt: The List of Applications That Can Be Virtualized
Last September the esteemed Michelle Foley posted about the List of Applications That Can Be Virtualized but we keep getting a lot of questions on this so I thought it might be time for another go-round.  The information in that post is still valid Read More...
Momentum Webcast: Plan Your Windows Server 2008 Migration in Less Time with Fewer Resources (Level 200)
A few months back I posted about our new Microsoft Assessment and Planning Solution Accelerator and this month we're hosting a live webcast on how to leverage it in your Windows Server 2008 migration.  This is one of those tools that really applies Read More...
Sequencing the Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager Admin Console
This seems to be a relatively popular question so I thought I'd post a quick heads-up here in case you're thinking about trying this in the future. If you want to virtualize the ConfigMgr 2007 admin console then follow these steps: ======== 1. Install Read More...
New MS App Virtualization Knowledge Base Articles
If you're a regular reader of the SoftGrid, err, uhh, Microsoft Application Virtualization blog here then you probably remember semi-regular posts announcing each weeks new Knowledge Base articles.  The would include posts such as http://blogs.technet.com/softgrid/archive/2008/02/27/new-knowledge-base-articles-for-2-10-through-2-9.aspx Read More...
MS App Virtualization: The four PKG file system volumes
This may be old news to some of you but it has proven to be so popular that I thought it was worth a mention here.  This is a topic that came up on the forum a month or two back but I'll post it here to save you the trip.  Basically someone Read More...
MS App Virtualization: New version of SFT-Check Available
Yesterday I posted about a new version of SFT Explorer being available and today I was tipped off about SFT-Check being updated as well.  I've commented on SFT-Check before as well so if you're not familiar with that tool then you can read my previous Read More...
MS App Virtualization: SFT Explorer 1.4 Now Available
A few months back I posted a heads up about SFT Explorer version 1.1 being available and the next thing I know it's up to version 1.4.  Guess I need to start paying a little more attention.  Anyway, if you're not aware of what this tool is then Read More...
High pool memory usage on TS based SoftGrid clients under heavy load
I have been on site with a few customers lately and a common issue I have been seeing is high pool memory usage. This may manifest itself in user’s PKG files being written out as 0KB files and causing launch failures the next time the app is used. Read More...
School district uses virtualization to 'kid-proof' 10,000 student PCs
I got a tip about this article this morning and thought some of you might be interested in reading it too.  I hate sounding like Joe Salesguy but it's a great case study in how to save tons of cash using MS App Virtualization. ======== The small Read More...
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