The Official Microsoft App-V Team Blog
Your official source for all the latest news and tech tips for Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V).
Troubleshooting SoftGrid Database Growth Issues
A SQL Database issue that we have seen in the field with SoftGrid 4.1 Servers is the SoftGrid SQL...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 08/04/2008
DOC File: Sequencing Office Professional 2007 in 30 easy steps
Yesterday I posted Sequencing Office Professional 2007 in 30 easy steps but it occurred to me that...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 07/31/2008
SoftGrid: Sequencing Office Professional 2007
We tend to see more issues with sequencing Office than any other product so I decided to put...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 07/30/2008
App-V: Management Console fails with error 0000C802
Here's a tip for any of you running into a problem launching the SoftGrid or App-V management...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 07/29/2008
App-V OpsMgr 2007 MP Now Available on Connect!
To simplify Application Virtualization Server management, the App-V team is excited to make...
Author: amont Date: 07/24/2008
John Sheehan: Inside Application Virtualization
Over on his Virtual World blog, my buddy Justin Zarb recently posted a cool video that was done by...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 07/24/2008
App-V ADM Template Now Available on Connect!
The App-V team is excited to make available a RC version of our App-V 4.5 ADM template. It has just...
Author: amont Date: 07/17/2008
New RC version of the Desktop Client and Management Server now available!
Hi all, Just a quick post to let you know that we updated the version of the Management Server and...
Author: amont Date: 07/11/2008
The New Official MDOP Blog
The Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) product team just announced their new blog and...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 07/08/2008
Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5, Virtual Fantasy or Actual Reality?!
A faithful reader recently forwarded me a link to this cool overview of App-V 4.5 so I figured I...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 07/07/2008
App-V Case Studies
Every now and then I run into folks looking for case studies on SoftGrid/App-V so I thought I would...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 07/03/2008
Cool InformationWeek article on App-V 4.5
I came across this article and thought you might find it interesting. The title is Microsoft...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 07/02/2008
New Process Monitor Version That Supports the RC Version of App-V
Please note that due to changes to the Release Candidate (RC) version of Microsoft Application...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 07/01/2008
App-V: The Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide
I came across this the other day and thought that a lot of you would find it useful so here you...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 06/30/2008
A Farewell to SoftGrid
Ever since Softricity was acquired by Microsoft back in 2006 there's been a lot speculation as to...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 06/12/2008
Launching Help in Office 2007 generates Windows Installer Error 1305
Here's an interesting issue that Paul Freitas ran across the other day that you might find...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 06/11/2008
"Resolve Partial Assembly failed" error when running sequenced application
Here's a cool issue recently uncovered by Paul Freitas, one of our Support Engineers for MS App...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 06/10/2008
MS Application Virtualization: New Group Policy ADM template to be available with the 4.5 Release Candidate
There’s been a lot of interest in whether we are releasing a supported Group Policy Administrative...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 06/09/2008
MSDN and TechNet get a make over
This isn't something specific to MS Application Virtualization but it's pretty cool nonetheless. It...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 06/04/2008
Troubleshooting an ever growing Usrvol_sftfs.pkg file
I was reviewing some of the SoftGrid Microsoft Application Virtualization issues that came in over...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 06/03/2008
Sysinternals Live: Launch troubleshooting tools from a browser
We've written about Process Monitor a few times in the past month, and if you've ever had to...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 06/02/2008
SoftGrid: Outlook/Exchange communication problems after installing the SoftGrid client
We've seen one or two issues like this and while we're still investigating it I wanted to send out a...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 05/28/2008
SoftGrid: A few quick notes on Disconnected Operation mode
One of our top Microsoft Application Virtualization engineers by the name of Paul Freitas recently...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 05/27/2008
AppVirt: The List of Applications That Can Be Virtualized
Last September the esteemed Michelle Foley posted about the List of Applications That Can Be...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 05/22/2008
Momentum Webcast: Plan Your Windows Server 2008 Migration in Less Time with Fewer Resources (Level 200)
A few months back I posted about our new Microsoft Assessment and Planning Solution Accelerator and...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 05/22/2008
Sequencing the Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager Admin Console
This seems to be a relatively popular question so I thought I'd post a quick heads-up here in case...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 05/21/2008
New MS App Virtualization Knowledge Base Articles
If you're a regular reader of the SoftGrid, err, uhh, Microsoft Application Virtualization blog here...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 05/19/2008
MS App Virtualization: The four PKG file system volumes
This may be old news to some of you but it has proven to be so popular that I thought it was worth a...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 05/15/2008
MS App Virtualization: New version of SFT-Check Available
Yesterday I posted about a new version of SFT Explorer being available and today I was tipped off...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 05/14/2008
MS App Virtualization: SFT Explorer 1.4 Now Available
A few months back I posted a heads up about SFT Explorer version 1.1 being available and the next...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 05/13/2008
High pool memory usage on TS based SoftGrid clients under heavy load
I have been on site with a few customers lately and a common issue I have been seeing is high pool...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 05/12/2008
School district uses virtualization to 'kid-proof' 10,000 student PCs
I got a tip about this article this morning and thought some of you might be interested in reading...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 05/06/2008
Get a head start testing ConfigMgr 2007 and the MS App Virtualization 4.5 beta
I'm sure you know all about the upcoming features available in Microsoft Application Virtualization...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 04/29/2008
SoftGrid: Taking a snapshot of your virtual machine during the sequencing process
A question we get every now and then concerns taking a snapshot of a virtual machine while you're in...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 04/24/2008
Updated SoftGrid OSD Editor and SoftGrid Migration tools by Login Consultants available
Looks like the good folks at Login Consultants released an updated version of their nifty SoftGrid...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 04/21/2008
TechNet Virtual Lab: Microsoft SoftGrid General Troubleshooting
Are you new to this whole application virtualization thing and looking for some tips on how to...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 04/14/2008
SoftGrid and Terminal Services: Better Together
One question I get asked a lot goes something like this: "Hey JC, we're wanting to consolidate...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 04/10/2008
Some SoftGrid enabled Office Applications may not run if McAfee VirusScan 8.5i is installed
Here's an issue we've seen a couple times recently so I thought I'd send a heads up just in case any...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 04/09/2008
Preloading the Microsoft Application Virtualization (aka SoftGrid) cache using a script
Ever find yourself in need of preloading an application into the Microsoft Application...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 04/08/2008
New Knowledge Base article available
We published a new KB article last week titled The best practices and the troubleshooting...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 04/07/2008
Microsoft Application Virtualization (SoftGrid) Post Installation Tasks
We get a lot of questions about what you need to do after installing a 4.x SoftGrid Virtual...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 04/02/2008
SoftGrid Upgrade: General guidance and recommended practices
We received a number of questions regarding the upgrade process of the various SoftGrid components,...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 03/25/2008
New Microsoft Application Virtualization (Formerly SoftGrid) 4.5 Beta Standalone Trial Guide is Now Available!
Hello everyone! I thought I would drop a quick note to let you all know that we have a new trial...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 02/28/2008
New Knowledge Base articles for 2-10 through 2-16
We have a couple new Knowledge Base articles that published the week of February 10. Check 'em out:...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 02/27/2008
Citrix Publishes FAQ on Microsoft Application Virtualization and Citrix XenApp (formerly Presentation Server) Working Together
Hello everyone! A lot of people have speculated that Citrix and Microsoft would be at odds...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 02/20/2008
SoftGrid 4.1 SP1 and 4.2 HFRU2 Now Available
I am pleased to announce public availability of SoftGrid 4.1 SP1 and 4.2 HFRU2. This cumulative...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 02/19/2008
New Knowledge Base articles for 2-3 through 2-9
Here are the latest Microsoft SoftGrid Application Virtualization Knowledge Base articles, hot off...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 02/18/2008
Beta 4.5 - Getting Dynamic Suite Composition (DSC) to work
Over on the Virtual World blog my buddy Justin Zarb posted an awesome write-up on his latest...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 02/13/2008
New KB Article: How to sequence Visual Studio 2005 in Microsoft SoftGrid
Here's a heads up on a new Knowledge Base article for sequencing Visual Studio 2005 that we...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 02/12/2008