Hi everyone, Alvin Morales here. Recently a customer wanted to sequence Microsoft Office 2010 with Dynamics CRM 2011 using the Offline mode with Outlook, and although we don’t have an official support statement on this (meaning we haven’t fully tested it) we were able to get it working with a few minor steps. Keep in…
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Prescriptive Guidance for Sequencing Office 2010 in App-V 4.6 SP1
Here’s a great new guide we published on how to sequence Office 2010 using Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.6 SP1. I didn’t want to post the article in it’s entirety here but there’s a brief intro below as well as a link to the KB itself at the bottom: ===== Summary Virtualizing Microsoft Office 2010 using…
When to sequence Office 2010 from scratch and when to use the Package Accelerator
That question in the title has caused some confusion with our customers. It usually comes up after “What is a Package Accelerator?” , or “There is a Package Accelerator for Office?” If you follow the links above, you will go straight to an in-depth series of articles on Package Accelerators and to the Accelerator itself….
How to patch virtualized Office 2010 sequenced with Microsoft App-V 4.6 SP1
With Microsoft Office 2010 we have the Office deployment kit for the initial App-V deployment and also the activation components that are added to it. However, it is a bit different to patch the Office 2010 deployment compared to other software packages. Below I demonstrate how easy it is to update your virtualized Office 2010…
New KB: How to use System Center Configuration Manager 2007 to confirm that the Microsoft Office 2010 Deployment Kit for App-V is installed
Symptoms The information below describes how to use System Center Configuration Manager 2007 to determine whether The Microsoft Office 2010 Deployment Kit for App-V is installed prior to sending the Office 2010 virtual package. This is a good practice to follow because making sure the Deployment kit is installed will help you avoid licensing issues…
Get your App-V Package Accelerators here
These Microsoft App-V Package Accelerators help you quickly and easily create an App-V virtual application package for various software packages, all by simply clicking through a Wizard and answering a couple questions. By following the Wizard in the App-V 4.6 SP1 Sequencer, you can easily sequence a new package by using these Package Accelerators. Package…
Known issues and limitations when using virtualized Office 2010 applications on App-V 4.6 and App-V 4.5 SP2 clients
Just a heads up on a new App-V Knowledge Base article we published today. If you currently run a virtualized version of Microsoft Office or plan to do so in the future then this makes a great reference: ===== Summary This article discusses known issues and limitations when using virtualized Microsoft Office 2010 applications on…
Solution: Multiple uploads and datasheet view features don’t work using App-V virtualized Office 2010
Recently I came across a request with virtual Office 2010 and SharePoint 2007 where Multiple uploads and Datasheet view were not available. The reason for this was that each component used a plugin in Internet Explorer that was not available during Internet Explorer launch. Then when VirtualOWSSuppmanager is launched it doesn’t find the plugins causing…
Troubleshooting slow SharePoint integration with virtualized Microsoft Office 2010 in App-V
A few days ago I came across an issue where my SharePoint site was taking a long time to load when I was using Microsoft App-V with Office 2010 and had the proxies enabled. Let’s start with a little background first. Once you install the App-V Deployment Kit for Office 2010 and enable proxies on…
Solution: Possible Side-by-Side error when sequencing Office 2010 on Windows Vista
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…