Application Virtualization

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XenApp 6 is here!

Citrix has announced XenApp 6!
XenApp 6 has the following new features and enhancements:
Citrix Receiver
The new Citrix Receiver for Windows supports eight languages with expanded support for plug-ins including Single sign-on, WAN acceleration, App-V and EasyCall. There is a new Dazzle-enabled Receiver for Mac. And for mobile devices, users can use Receiver on iPhone, Android or [...]

Error message when you try to create a virtual application package in ConfigMgr 2007 R2: “User does not have sufficient rights”

Consider the following scenario:
    * You enable streaming for virtual application packages on a Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2-based computer.
    * You are granted the following permissions for the Package class:
          o Read
          o Distribute
          o Delegate
          o Create
          o Manage Folders
    * You open the System Center Configuration Manager console.
    * You [...]

Troubleshooting Common RTSPS Issues with App-V

The following are some of the common problems you 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 here is strictly related to RTSP.
Common RTSPS [...]

Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide for Microsoft App-V 4.6 Now Available!

The Solution Accelerator team has released an updated guide: Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.6.
This free guide, now updated for App-V 4.6, provides actionable guidance for planning your application virtualization infrastructure. With App-V, your organization can respond to the complex challenge of managing applications. This guide simplifies your App-V planning process. Updates now include information on how [...]

App-V 4.6 Documentation now available on TechNet

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 App-v Team added a new Getting Started Guide which contains the Release Notes as well as the detailed procedures for installing and upgrading the system.  New Deployment [...]

App-V 4.6 is now available

Microsoft just announced that App-V 4.6 is now publicly available via MDOP 2010! 
In the update to the App-V Resource Kit, Microsoft are announcing two new tools for you.
Application Virtualization SFT View Tool
Use the SFT View Tool to provide scanners and automated tools with read-only access to .sft files. For example, you can install SFT View on App-V [...]

Hotfix Package 1 for Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5 Service Pack 1: January 2010

Microsoft 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 on the specific issues that are fixed as well as download the hotfix here:
KB978480 – Hotfix Package 1 for Microsoft [...]

Error message when you try to publish a Windows Installer package for a virtual application from a network share to an App-V Client: xxxxxx-xxxxxx0A-000001D1

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 Installer package that is located on a network share, you may receive the following error [...]

App-V 4.6 and applications sequenced using earlier versions

With the release of Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.6 looming on the horizon, a question that seems to pop up over and over again is “Can I run all my apps that I sequenced using App-V 4.5 or 4.2 with the new App-V 4.6 client?”  Another one is “Can I run my old 32-bit packages using [...]