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A new knowledge-base article, released on the 22nd, is available from Microsoft for sequencing Office 2010 (32-bit and 64-bit) with App-V 4.6:
Prescriptive guidance for sequencing the Beta version of the 2010 Office system in Microsoft App-V
It’s interesting to note that the article states that this is not the only way to sequence Office 2010. Does the Office [...]

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App-V 4.6 Released

by Aaron Parker on February 22, 2010

in Virtualisation

Microsoft Application Virtualisation 4.6 (RTM) has been made available, which you can download from the Microsoft Download Centre, including some new and updated support tools:
Microsoft Application Virtualization for Remote Desktop Services 4.6 – Here you can download an ISO that includes the App-V client for RDS/Terminal Server. The ISO includes the server components as well. [...]

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App-V Video Series available from Microsoft

by Aaron Parker on February 19, 2010

in Virtualisation

Microsoft has made available a set of 11 videos on App-V. These are mainly introductory, but are still worth watching even if you’ve been working with App-V for some time.
Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) separates the application from the operating system preventing application conflicts and enabling the ability to run multiple versions of an application of [...]

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I’m unsure if this is a bug or by design, but if you are using SFTMIME to add packages to an App-V client, you may receive the following error:
The handle is invalid.
Error code: 460579-23C02532-00000006
Which looks something like this:

The issue is in the path to the manifest XML file for the package – when executing the [...]

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Did you know that App-V 4.5 CU1 is not beta?

by Aaron Parker on March 24, 2009

in Virtualisation

I’m a little slow off the mark here (I’ve got my head buried in something unrelated), but I’ve just found out today that the App-V 4.5 Cumulative Update 1, although only available on Connect, is not actually a beta, it is the final code that you can start deploying.

The MDOP blog covered this release last [...]

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ACDC vs. SoftBar – Fight!

by Aaron Parker on March 3, 2009

in Virtualisation

Two great tools for managing App-V applications have appeared in the last few weeks – SoftBar and the App-V 4.5 Client Diagnostic and Configuration tool (ACDC). Thanks to the efforts of Greg Brownstein and Ment van der Plas, we have some excellent choices for improving the way we can manage and troubleshoot virtual applications on the [...]

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Ment van der Plas, of Login Consultants, has gone and created the most awesome App-V client tool – the App-V 4.5 Client Diagnostic and Configuration tool:
ACDC makes it possible for administrators or users to troubleshoot virtual applications and the environment they run in:

Launch predefined and custom commands within the virtual environment of each [...]

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