During the sequencing process of Microsoft Office 2010 on Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) or Service Pack 2 (SP2) using the Microsoft App-V 4.6 sequencer you may get the following error: The application has failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect You may also receive an error similar to the following…
Tag: App-V 4.6
The App-V 4.6 for RDS whitepaper is now available
This whitepaper discusses the benefits, configurations and considerations when planning a Microsoft® Windows Server® Remote Desktop Services solution with Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V®), and while I could probably write up a big long summary and post it here, probably the best way to let you know what’s in it is to show the table…
Pre-creation of Server objects may yield certain sub-optimal values in the App-V SQL Database
Often, App-V administrators will leverage multiple App-V Management Servers sharing a common database. The process usually involves pointing additional server to the existing SQL server and database during installation. Key databases values that govern server behavior will be stored in the DBO.SERVERS and DBO.SOFTGRID_SERVERS tables. These settings can also be configured using the App-V Server…
How to collect the log files for Microsoft App-V
Our very own Steve Bucci recently posted this great video that shows you how to collect the logs and information from your App-V environment. With almost any App-V support call we will ask you for this information but knowing where to find these logs will prove invaluable when troubleshooting any issue you might run into….
The Application Virtualization Sequencing SuperFlow has been released
Just a quick heads-up that the Application Virtualization Sequencing SuperFlow has been released. So what’s a SuperFlow? Think flowchart, but cooler and better. The SuperFlow series “is an interactive content model that provides a structured and interactive interface for viewing documentation.” The App-V SuperFlow that we just released visually maps out the sequencing process, and…
Resolution: You may be unable to uninstall the App-V 4.6 Desktop Client
We recently uncovered this issue and while we’re going to be publishing a Knowledge Base article on it very soon I thought it might be helpful to mention it here as well. Issue: Uninstallation of the Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.6 desktop client may fail with no specific error message given. If you collect a verbose…
Document Sequencing on Windows 7 with the Problem Steps Recorder
On Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, there is a great troubleshooting tool called the Problem Steps Recorder (PSR). The PSR allows screenshots and details of actions to be automatically recorded and saved in a .MHT file that is automatically zipped. A user can send this file to Microsoft Support to provide an accurate…
Support for applications virtualized with a 3rd party sequencer in a Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) environment
Below is a clarification of our support statement regarding applications virtualized with a 3rd party sequencer used in conjunction with Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V): Microsoft Application Virtualization allows for the usage of applications sequenced by 3rd party sequencing products in App-V environments and Microsoft will provide support for App-V environments that contain these application packages…
App-V, Configuration Manager 2007 and user based targeting of applications
As you can see in the Whitepaper for the App-V Integration in SCCM, it’s not possible to configure SCCM 2007 for user based targeting on Terminal Servers (RDS). As a workaround to this, some customers have written logon scripts or used third party apps like Citrix or AppSense that run multiple SFTMIME instances at user…
Troubleshooting Common RTSPS Issues with App-V
The following are some of the common problems customers 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 Problem #1: Users…