From the monthly archives:

January 2008

Microsoft have posted a guide from Microsoft Consulting Services that details their best practises when sequencing applications. Properly sequencing applications is the key to a successful Microsoft SoftGrid Application Virtualizaiton implementation. As such, it’s important to follow Microsoft‟s recommended practices and be aware of the different options when sequencing. This document covers MCS practices for [...]

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 My copy of Windows Server® 2008 Networking and Network Access Protection (NAP) has turned up from Amazon today. This is a hefty book – at 816 pages it weighs a ton but there’s plenty of detail. It’s a bit early for me to give you an idea of what the book is like, but from [...]

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I came across these couple of videos last night that tickled my fancy, so I had to share. First up is  Dr. Quest and Race Bannon: If you’re wondering why the Dr. and Race sleep in the same room, I’ve got no answers, but I suggest checking out the ‘Bannon Custody Battle’ episode of Harvey [...]

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Looking to bypass the Windows Live Installer and want direct access to the Live suite application installers? Here’s where to find them. Credits go to the Vistax64 forums and Snakodus. The new Windows Live Installer is a great way for every day users to gain access to each of the new Live applications, but what [...]

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Like all of the current Adobe applications, the CS3 suite comes bundled with Adobe Updater 5. When you are sequencing any of these applications you should ensure that Updater is disabled or not installed. Allowing Updater to run from within the bubble will cause user profile issues. I was going to address this in a [...]

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The Adobe CS3 products include the Apple Bonjour service for use with the Adobe Version Cue server. You can view information on this implementation here: Adobe Creative Suite 3 and Creative Suite 3 components install Bonjour (Windows) When you install any edition of the Adobe Creative Suite 3 family or a Creative Suite 3 component [...]

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Adobe uses Macrovision FLEXnet to enforce licensing for their applications. This is a service that is installed when you install any of the CS3 applications and will start when you launch a CS3 application. This licensing tool is installed even if you are using volume license media. In a MAV environment this service can be [...]

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Like any good IT pro you’re probably keeping an eye on the latest software releases and updating to keep on top of security updates. When it comes to Adobe Flash under Citrix Presentation Server, you’ll want to ensure that the latest update is supported by SpeedFlash/SpeedScreen. Unfortunately the latest version of Adobe Flash Player, 9e [...]

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