The Official Microsoft App-V Team Blog
Your official source for all the latest news and tech tips for Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V).
MCS Sequencing Guidelines
Hello everyone. We are happy to announce some additional guidance on Sequencing with Microsoft...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 02/05/2008
Microsoft Application Virtualization Hands-on Labs
Are you new to Microsoft Application Virtualization (aka SoftGrid) and looking for a quick and easy...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 02/01/2008
The Microsoft Assessment and Planning Solution Accelerator
As you plan your migration to any of Microsoft’s latest OS and Office solutions, how great...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/28/2008
Process Monitor - Hands-On Labs and Examples
Introduction Process Monitor is a troubleshooting and data collection tool used by many systems...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/24/2008
New Knowledge Base articles for 1-6 through 1-12
Here's a heads-up on a Microsoft Application Virtualization KB article we recently published...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/23/2008
News about Microsoft Office Support of SoftGrid Outlined at Virtualization Deployment Summit
Today at the Virtualization Deployment Summit, we announced expanded support for virtualizing...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/22/2008
Microsoft Management Summit 2008
I'm sure you're already on top of this but just in case, Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) 2008...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/17/2008
The Microsoft Application Virtualization (Formerly SoftGrid) 4.5 Beta Trial Guide is Now Available!
Hello everyone! I thought I would drop a quick note to let you all know that the Trial Guide for...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/14/2008
TechNet Webcast: Optimizing Desktop Management with System Center Configuration Manager and Microsoft SoftGrid Application Virtualization
You like Microsoft SoftGrid Application Virtualization. Your buddy likes System Center...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/10/2008
New KB article - SoftGrid: "Error code: 0000BD39"
Here's a quick FYI about a new Knowledge Base article we just published. Enjoy! ======...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/07/2008
The MSI Utility for Microsoft Application Virtualization and HFRU1 Are Now Available
We are pleased to announce availability of the MSI Utility for Microsoft Application Virtualization...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/03/2008
New SoftGrid Knowledge Base Article Available
We recently published a new KB article you might be interested in. This one covers the issue...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 12/18/2007
What happened to the SGbrowser account?
In previous releases of Application Virtualization, we required admins to specify an SGBrowser...
Author: genef Date: 12/18/2007
Windows Installer Pop-up When Running Virtualized FrontPage 2003
I recently worked on an interesting issue sequencing Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 and thought you...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 12/17/2007
My top 5 new AppVirt (SoftGrid) 4.5 features
Hi everyone. Andrew Montgomery here; I’m a Program Manager on the AppVirt (SoftGrid) product team....
Author: amont Date: 12/12/2007
SFT Explorer 1.1 Now Available
I’ve mentioned SFT Explorer in the past and since I know that a lot of you are using it I want...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 12/12/2007
Microsoft Application Virtualization: Sequencing Adobe CS3
If you've ever tried to virtualize Adobe CS3 then I'm betting you ran into the issue below. ...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 12/03/2007
Setting up an Application Virtualization Server in "Secure Mode"
Hi Everyone! My name is Gene Ferioli and I am a Senior Program Manager on the SoftGr...... Errrr.. I...
Author: genef Date: 11/20/2007
SoftGrid Operations Guide - Part 2
As promised, here's part 2 of Brian Kelly's SoftGrid Operations Guide: ====== 3.3 Remove a Specific...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 11/14/2007
SoftGrid Operations Guide - Part 1
Brian Kelly, one of our top gun SoftGrid tech guru's, recently put together a really cool SoftGrid...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 11/13/2007
Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5 is Now Available in Beta!
Hello everyone! We are incredibly excited to announce that after a long, tough road, Microsoft...
Author: amont Date: 11/12/2007
SoftGrid Client Error Code: 410038-0060922C-800736B1
Here's another common issue we get from time to time that I think deserves a little pub: ======...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 11/08/2007
SoftGrid Error: A Remoting Error Occurred. Error Code: 0000C824
We've seen a couple of these lately so I want to send a heads up in case you run into it: SYMPTOMS...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 11/07/2007
The SoftGrid-sequencer-setup.exe File Incorrectly Reports v4.1.1
If you happen to download the latest version of MDOP...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 11/06/2007
Webcast: Optimizing Desktop Management with System Center Configuration Manager and Microsoft SoftGrid Application Virtualization (Level 300)
For details see...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 11/05/2007
Announcing a Couple Changes in Regards to Microsoft SoftGrid Support
Please be aware of the following changes in regards to SoftGrid on https://support.microsoft.com...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 11/02/2007
OSD Cleaner and OSD Updating Tool
I came across an interesting sounding tool in one of the SoftGrid forums that I thought you might...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 11/01/2007
SoftGrid Migration Tool v1.0 Released
A few months ago I talked about a couple tools including the SoftGrid Migration Tool which helps you...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 10/31/2007
Quickly evaluate Microsoft and partner solutions with our pre-configured Virtual Hard Disks (VHDs).
OK, I know this isn't specific to SoftGrid but this is too cool to not post about: ====== Using the...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 10/30/2007
SoftGrid 4.1 Service Pack 1 Client for Terminal Servers now virtualizes fonts
My buddy Justin has a note on his blog about a doc error in the 4.1 SP1 Release Notes where it says...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 10/30/2007
Update: Error 53256 Sequencing Adobe CS3
A month or so ago I wrote a post on how you might run into error 53256 when sequencing Adobe CS3....
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 10/25/2007
New KB Article: When you use the SoftGrid Management Console it may crash
We published a new Knowledge Base article you might be interested in reading about. We see this from...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 10/24/2007
TechNet Webcast: SoftGrid for Terminal Services (Level 300)
This is an oldie but a goodie if you're planning on using SoftGrid with Terminal Services (or...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 10/19/2007
TechNet Article: Take Your Apps Virtual with Microsoft SoftGrid
This article is a little stale but it's very well written and a great intro if you're new to...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 10/18/2007
Error When Sequencing Excel 2007
Here's a problem I ran into a few days ago that I thought was kind of interesting. In case you ever...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 10/16/2007
Scripting within an OSD file
I noticed some posts on the SoftGrid Forums lately that could be addressed with some useful...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 10/11/2007
Getting to the root of the 8.3 Root
An interesting conversation came up in the lunch room today that I thought deserved a good blog for...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 10/04/2007
Process Monitor v1.24 Released
Remember when I said that if you're troubleshooting a virtualized application on Windows Vista you...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 10/02/2007
SQL Requirements for SoftGrid
A week or so ago I talked about how MSDE (Microsoft SQL Desktop Engine) or SQL Express should not be...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 09/27/2007
List of Applications That Can Be Virtualized
"Can you send me a list of all the applications that can be successfully virtualized using Microsoft...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 09/27/2007
TechNet Webcast: Examining Virtualization with Windows Server 2008 (Level 300)
Language(s): English. Product(s): Windows Server. Audience(s): IT Professionals. Duration: 60...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 09/26/2007
Strange Problems With Your TS clients? Maybe It's How The Client Was Installed.
If the SoftGrid Terminal Server Client is installed though a normal Terminal Server session it is...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 09/26/2007
Process Monitor v1.23 Released
Process Monitor v1.23 is now released and available for download at:...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 09/25/2007
Methods for Upgrading or Updating Virtualized Applications
In the current SoftGrid implementation, there are three distinct methods of providing users with an...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 09/25/2007
New MDOP Benefits
Since SoftGrid is part of MDOP I thought you might find this interesting. ====== As of the October...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 09/24/2007
Additional Info on the New MSI Utility
There are a couple questions we seem to get a lot regarding the new MSI Utility for Microsoft...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 09/20/2007
A Look Under the Covers - The LOCAL_INTERACTION_ALLOWED Tag
Introduction Application virtualization is a key feature of the SoftGrid platform. It provides...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 09/20/2007
Error 53256 Sequencing Adobe CS3
If you try to virtualize (sequence) Adobe CS3 you might find that it fails with the following error:...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 09/19/2007
MSI Utility for Microsoft Application Virtualization FAQ
The MSI Utility for Microsoft Application Virtualization is a new solution accelerator planned for...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 09/19/2007