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Your guide to App-V 5.0 application publishing and client interaction
We just published a new guide designed to help both new and experienced users of Microsoft...
Author: zarbie Date: 01/20/2014
Now Available: Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.6 Service Pack 3
Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.6 Service Pack 3 (App-V 4.6 SP3) is now available. This...
Author: zarbie Date: 01/09/2014
KB: Current list of App-V 5.0 file versions
This article is a quick reference to determine Microsoft Application Virtualization 5.0 (App-V 5.0)...
Author: zarbie Date: 12/18/2013
Hotfix Package 3 for Microsoft Application Virtualization 5.0 SP1 now available
Hotfix Package 3 for Microsoft Application Virtualization 5.0 SP1 (App-V 5.0 SP1) is now available...
Author: zarbie Date: 12/16/2013
Hotfix Package 4 for Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.6 Service Pack 2 is now available
Hotfix Package 4 for Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.6 Service Pack 2 is now available for...
Author: zarbie Date: 12/12/2013
KB: How to deploy and manage Office 2013 on App-V 5.0
This article describes the supported scenarios for various versions of Microsoft Office and...
Author: zarbie Date: 12/11/2013
More details on some interesting updates we made to App-V 5.0 SP2
Microsoft’s Ben Hunter has a great new post on some of updates we made to App-V 5.0 SP2: With the...
Author: zarbie Date: 12/10/2013
Important notes regarding the App-V 5.0 SP2 update
Please be aware that Microsoft Application Virtualization 5.0 Service Pack 2 (App-V 5.0 SP2) does...
Author: zarbie Date: 12/05/2013
Hotfix Package 2 for Microsoft Application Virtualization 5.0 Service Pack 1 now available
This Knowledge Base article describes a hotfix package that contains the latest hotfixes for...
Author: zarbie Date: 12/05/2013
App-V 5.0 R2 and UE-V 2.0 are now available
We are excited to announce the broad availability of Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) 2013...
Author: zarbie Date: 12/02/2013
App-V 5.0 SP2 and UE-V 2.0 are now available
We are excited to announce the broad availability of Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) 2013...
Author: zarbie Date: 12/02/2013
How to Automate the creation of App-V 5.0 Connection Group Debug Commands
Hi all, Following on from...
Author: Dafalk Date: 11/21/2013
How to Automate the Creation of App-V 5.0 Debug Command Prompts
Hi all, I’ve been meaning to write this for a while now and finally have found some time to...
Author: Dafalk Date: 11/21/2013
Debugging App-V 5.0 Error Code - 0x45500D27-0x80190191
Hi all, We’ve seen this error a few times in App-V 5.0 deployments and thought it was time to...
Author: Dafalk Date: 11/21/2013
Now Available: Hotfix Package 3 for Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.6 Service Pack 2
This article describes Hotfix Package 3 for Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) 4.6 Service...
Author: zarbie Date: 10/28/2013
How to quickly repair published App-V packages
Ryan Cobb | Senior Premier Field Engineer Hi all, Ryan Cobb here with a little insight on repairing...
Author: zarbie Date: 10/28/2013
New HOTFIX: An App-V 4.5 SP2 server cannot recover when an application virtualization database fails over
When an Application Virtualization database in Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) 4.5...
Author: zarbie Date: 10/03/2013
Support Tip: Event IDs 19104 and 19105 are logged when publishing and unpublishing App-V 5.0 packages
~ John Behneman | Senior Support Escalation Engineer Hello everyone, John Behneman here again, this...
Author: zarbie Date: 10/01/2013
KB: Understanding the limitations of roaming Outlook signatures in Microsoft UE-V
Outlook email signature settings are a frequent request for Microsoft User Experience Virtualization...
Author: zarbie Date: 09/25/2013
App-V Support Tip: Look out for this issue when sequencing your apps
~ John Behneman | Senior Support Escalation Engineer Hello everyone, John Behneman here again. I ran...
Author: zarbie Date: 09/19/2013
Support Tip: RTSP and RTSPS authentication in App-V fails after Live Essentials 2011 or later is installed
We’ve seen reports where RTSP and RTSPS authentication in Microsoft Application Virtualization...
Author: zarbie Date: 09/18/2013
Support tip: Installing a 2nd App-V Management Server instance against an existing database fails with a 25109 error
When trying install a second Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) Management Server instance...
Author: zarbie Date: 09/17/2013
App-V Virtual Environments in Configuration Manager 2012 SP1 - Flexible Connection Groups
Microsoft’s Thamim Karim just wrote a great article on how to share a virtual environment between a...
Author: zarbie Date: 09/09/2013
Support Tip: App-V v5 integration in Configuration Manager and PowerShell Policy
~ Lars Iwer | Consultant II Here’s a quick tip on an interesting issue I saw the other day where a...
Author: zarbie Date: 08/19/2013
Hotfix Package 1 for Microsoft Application Virtualization 5.0 Server Service Pack 1 now available
Hotfix Package 1 for Microsoft Application Virtualization 5.0 Server Service Pack 1 is now...
Author: zarbie Date: 08/12/2013
KB: Applications that are sequenced through the App-V 5.0 SP1 sequencer may not be installed correctly
Applications that are sequenced through the Microsoft Application Virtualization 5.0 Service Pack 1...
Author: zarbie Date: 08/06/2013
Shared Content Store in Microsoft App-V 5.0 – Behind the Scenes
~ Thamim Karim | Premier Field Engineer Following on from my introduction to Shared Content Store...
Author: zarbie Date: 07/22/2013
Hotfix Package 2 for Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.6 Service Pack 2 now available
This article describes Hotfix Package 2 for June 2013 which contains the latest hotfixes for...
Author: zarbie Date: 07/09/2013
How to Prepare for a Migration to App-V 5.0
This is the first post in a series of posts around migration of App-V from 4.x to 5.0. Introduction...
Author: zarbie Date: 07/03/2013
Betas for App-V 5.0 SP2 and UE-V 2.0 now available
Today we also announced the beta availability of Microsoft User Experience Virtualization 2.0 (UE-V...
Author: zarbie Date: 06/27/2013
Part 3 – App-V 5.0 and Configuration Manager 2012 SP1 – App-V 5.0 Application Creation
Hi all, In part 1 we introduced how you can leverage and use the Configuration Manager Powershell...
Author: Dafalk Date: 06/13/2013
Part 2 – App-V 5.0 and Configuration Manager 2012 SP1 – User Collection Creation
Hi all, In part 1 we introduced how you can leverage and use the Configuration Manager Powershell...
Author: Dafalk Date: 06/05/2013
Part 1 – App-V 5.0 and Configuration Manager 2012 SP1 Powershell Integration Basics
Hi all, Recently I’ve been working a lot with App-V 5.0 and Configuration Manager 2012 SP1...
Author: Dafalk Date: 05/29/2013
Introducing Shared Content Store in App-V 5.0
Microsoft’s own Thamim Karim has a great article on a really cool new feature in App-V 5.0 called...
Author: zarbie Date: 05/29/2013
App-V 5.0 – Error: Virtual Fonts subsystem failure on first launch
Hi all, I’ve been seeing the following error a few times with my own packages so I thought it...
Author: Dafalk Date: 05/24/2013
App-V error code 06-0000000E Explained
Hi all, Recently I’ve been onsite with a few customers and the following App-V error keeps...
Author: Dafalk Date: 05/22/2013
KB: How to launch processes inside the App-V 5.0 virtualized environment
A common troubleshooting task for the Microsoft Application Virtualization 5.0 client (App-V 5.0) is...
Author: zarbie Date: 05/21/2013
KB: How To Use Microsoft User Experience Virtualization With App-V Applications
Just wanted to let you know about a new Knowledge Base article we published today that talks about...
Author: zarbie Date: 05/20/2013
App-V Support Tip: Error 29-0000001F on initial application launch after active upgrade
Here’s a quick heads up on an issue we ran into recently. When you open a Microsoft...
Author: zarbie Date: 05/13/2013
KB: Packaging error when using App-V 5.0 to sequence applications with RELS files
Just wanted to let you know about a new KB article we published today. This one is an App-V article...
Author: zarbie Date: 05/07/2013
How to install the App-V 5.0 Database and Management Server using SQL scripts on the DB
Ryan Cobb | Senior Premier Field Engineer Hi everyone, my name is Ryan Cobb and here are the steps...
Author: zarbie Date: 05/06/2013
App-V 5 Scripting: What’s new and changed from App-V 4.x
Are you struggling to get scripting set up and working right in Microsoft Application Virtualization...
Author: zarbie Date: 05/02/2013
A deeper look at App-V/OS Integration
Hi everyone, I just wanted to let you know that Microsoft’s own Thamim Karim (Premier Field...
Author: zarbie Date: 05/01/2013
Adobe Reader 11 Package Accelerator Available
As you may have seen, we announced that App-V 5.0 SP1 is now available as part of MDOP 2013. In our...
Author: zarbie Date: 04/30/2013
The Art of Troubleshooting App-V Applications
Are you having trouble figuring out where to start when troubleshooting App-V sequencing and...
Author: zarbie Date: 04/29/2013
How to get the MSI files for Microsoft App-V 5.0 Service Pack 1
If you are looking for the MSI installer files for APP-V 5 SP1, you will need to manually extract...
Author: zarbie Date: 04/25/2013
How to integrate your virtual application management with App-V 5.0 and ConfigMgr 2012 SP1
Are you looking for information on how to integrate System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service...
Author: zarbie Date: 04/25/2013
How to launch native/local processes within the App-V 5.0 Virtual Environment
Microsoft’s own Steve Thomas just posted a great article on launching apps inside the App-V v5...
Author: zarbie Date: 04/24/2013
Microsoft Office 2010 Sequencing Kit for Microsoft Application Virtualization 5.0 now available
The Microsoft Office 2010 Sequencing for App-V 5.0 is required for sequencing and deploying Office...
Author: zarbie Date: 04/18/2013
Microsoft Office Support in Microsoft User Experience Virtualization (UE-V)
If any of you virtualization fans use Microsoft User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) then you might...
Author: zarbie Date: 04/18/2013