Category Archives: Virtualisation

Delivering Office with App-V – The Deployment Kit and Product Key issues

When attempting to install the Office 2010 Deployment Kit for App-V using a MAK activation key, via the following command-line (or similar): You might receive the following error: This is due to the key used on the command line and … Continue reading

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Sequencing Mozilla Firefox 7

It’s easy to virtualize Firefox with App-V; however getting it right takes a little more effort. Here’s how to successfully sequence Mozilla Firefox 7.x. What you lose by virtualizing Firefox Virtualizing Firefox with App-V will isolate the application from the … Continue reading

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Reducing the size of App-V packages

If you’re looking to reduce the size of your App-V packages, you can compress them when saving them in the Sequencer; however if that content in the package doesn’t actually compress that well, you may not save as much space … Continue reading

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Is it legal to virtualize Apple iTunes?

Preface: I don’t speak legalese and this post is based on my own intepretation of the iTunes distribution agreement. I’ve previously talked about virtualizing Apple iTunes with App-V; however after taking a look through the distribution agreements that you’re supposed … Continue reading

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Microsoft Office Click-to-Run for Office 2010 KB articles help explain how Office runs under App-V

A number of knowledgebase articles have been updated recently that are interesting reading if you’re looking to understand how Microsoft Office works under App-V, and the limitations if you deploy Office in this method. If you’re already not aware, Office … Continue reading

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