Here’s a great article I found over on the TechNet Wiki that was written by Microsoft’s own Steve Thomas. This one talks about an important additional step you need to take when virtualizing (sequencing) .NET 2.0 Framework in App-V 4.6 and above for Windows XP Clients: ===== For App-V Clients running on Windows XP, the…
Tag: Sequencing
Video Walkthrough of Sequencing and Deploying Pet Shop 4.0
A lot of people are new to the packaging process using the Server Application Virtualization Sequencer. As such, we’re providing two videos on how to sequence and deploy Pet Shop 4.0. These videos will give you a good idea on how to use the Server App-V Sequencer to create a virtual application package and then…
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…
Error: HP Universal Printing | Invalid Address when using the Hewlett-Packard Universal Printer Drivers with Microsoft Application Virtualization
Here’s one more new KB article we published this morning. This one talks about how to allow App-V clients to print to HP UPD printers: ===== Symptoms When using the Hewlett-Packard Universal Printer Drivers (HP UPD) with the Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) client and trying to configure a printer through the Enter a Printer Address……
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: Microsoft App-V 4.6 error 2C-000036B1 when launching Access after applying KB2467174
Just a quick FYI on a new KB we published this morning: ===== Symptoms After applying Microsoft Security Update KB2647174 Microsoft Access virtualized with Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) may fail to launch with an error similar to the following: Application Virtualization Error The Application Virtualization Client could not launch Microsoft Access 2010 v1. This application…
How to sequence QuickBooks 2011 using Microsoft App-V 4.6
Hi everyone, Mark Stanfill here and today I want to talk about sequencing Intuit QuickBooks 2011. This article describes one method to sequence Intuit QuickBooks 2011 using the Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) 4.6 Sequencer. This is not the only way to sequence QuickBooks 2011 but is a method that has worked for me in the…
App-V 4.6 SP1 Sequencer – Project Template Improvements
With the App-V 4.6 SP1 Sequencer, Project Templates are a much easier to use feature that can save companies time sequencing and testing their packages. Using Project Templates as a basis for sequencing virtually eliminates misconfiguration related deployment issues. Avoiding these issues saves time and potential support costs. Using the Project Templates makes Sequencing easier,…
Improvements in the App-V 4.6 SP1 Sequencer Command Line Interface (CLI)
The Command Line Sequencer, or CLI, has been improved with the App-V 4.6 SP1 release of the Sequencer. The Sequencer now has the ability to define Feature Block 1, create Package Accelerators, and create packages from Package Accelerators. The CLI is closer in feature parity to the GUI sequencer. As with any Command Line Interface,…