Hi everyone, I just wanted to take a moment to let you know about an issue we recently discovered in App-V 5.0 when using the latest Office packages that were released in September. The issue is that when adding a virtual Office package to Microsoft Application Virtualization 5.0, the action will fail if you are…
Updates to the App-V 5.0 documentation library
Hi everyone, just a quick FYI that the Microsoft Application Virtualization 5.0 (App-V 5.0) topics listed below have been updated in the TechNet library over the last two weeks. If you’re planning to roll out Microsoft Application Virtualization soon, or if you’re planning on deploying a virtualized version of Microsoft Office, then you’ll definitely want…
Support Tip: App-V Client service fails to start and generates error 1053
~ Keshav Deo Jain Hi everyone, Keshav here with another App-V support tip for you. After installing Hotfix Package 5 for Microsoft Application Virtualization 5.0 Service Pack 2 using the .MSP file (i.e. by running appv_client_kb2963211_x64.msp or appv_client_kb2963211_x86.msp) you may discover that the Microsoft App-V Client service fails to start and generates the following error:…
Support Tip: The App-V Client service fails to start and logs Event ID 7024
~ Keshav Deo Jain Hi everyone, my name is Keshav and I’m an App-V support engineer here at Microsoft. I recently came across an interest issue where the App-V Client service would fail to start so I thought I would share the resolution with you here in case you happen to run across it. When…
Hotfix Package 5 for Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.6 Service Pack 2 is now available
Just a quick FYI that Hotfix Package 5 for Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.6 Service Pack 2 (App-V 4.6 SP2) has been published and is now available for download. The article below describes the hotfix package that contains the latest hotfixes for Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.6 Service Pack 2 (App-V 4.6 SP2). It has all of…
App-V 5.0 – How to find a deployed package PVAD directory easily
Hi all, I’ve been onsite with some customers recently doing some troubleshooting of App-V packages and this “little gem” of a question was asked…. “How do I find the Primary Virtual Application Directory (PVAD) of the package on the App-V Client easily?” To find the PVAD of a deployed App-V application the easiest way is…
Now available: Hotfix Package 5 for Microsoft Application Virtualization 5.0 Service Pack 2
Hotfix Package 5 for Microsoft Application Virtualization 5.0 (App-V 5.0) Service Pack 2 (SP2) is now available. For details on the issues fixed as well as download and installation instructions, please see the following: KB2963211 – Hotfix Package 5 for Microsoft Application Virtualization 5.0 Service Pack 2 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2963211) J.C. Hornbeck | Solution Asset PM |…
Notice: PackageStoreAccessControl (PSAC) will be deprecated in App-V 5.0 SP2
Effective immediately, the PackageStoreAccessControl (PSAC) feature that was introduced in Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) 5.0 Service Pack 2 (SP2) is being deprecated in both single-user and multi-user environments. The PSAC feature has been unsupported in multi-user environments since the first hotfix package for App-V 5.0 SP2, however PSAC deployment in single-user environments has been supported…
Hotfix Package 4 for Microsoft Application Virtualization 5.0 SP2 is now available
This article below describes the Microsoft Application Virtualization 5.0 Service Pack 2 Spring 2014 update (also known as Hotfix Package 4 for Microsoft Application Virtualization 5.0 SP2). This cumulative hotfix also contains fixes from Hotfix Package 2 for Application Virtualization 5.0 SP2 (public release). For details regarding what’s been fixed as well as download instructions,…
App-V 5.0 – ETW Tracing Automation
Hi all, I’ve been meaning to write this for a long time now and finally I’ve had some time to actually sit down and write it. The question that I always get asked onsite with customers is “how do we troubleshoot App-V 5.0?” Some of the common errors we see look like this: Application Failed…