Microsoft released Hotfix Package 2 for Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.6 All Languages. This hotfix is for the All Languages version: build 4.6.0.20200. Yes, there are two App-V 4.6 client versions; the “English Only” and the “All Languages”. Both with a separate hotfix path. Where the English Only version is already at hotfix package 5, the All Languages version is now… Read more »
–Updated– In the mean time more information sources are added. Thanks to Appvirtguru.com. The list with App-V links has been updated and categorized and can be found here. –Original article 12-jan-2010– Let’s start sharing my favorites on Microsoft Application Virtualization (APP-V). Below is an overview of all kind of information, found on the internet, on APP-V. Whether you are new… Read more »
About half a year ago I was looking for some information about MS System Center Configuration Manager 2007 (SCCM) Software Updates. I wanted to use this information to provide a quick start on Software Updates for a SCCM Administrator. That’s when I first ran into the Microsoft Superflow.
Last month the client hypervisor gets more and more in the spotlight. This is good news, because it is time for some innovation. What options do we have today when talking about client hypervisors? Most of us are already familiar with the type 2 client hypervisor, running an additional (virtual) client on top of your operating system. Think about VMware… Read more »
Every month I will try to wrap up some highlights about virtualization news, personal experience or other IT related items which had my attention, this time May 2010: May is traditionally a month with several holidays. So, last month I took some time to have a few days off to have a holiday in France with my family. Had a… Read more »
Where the client part of App-V is already on 4.6. The server parts are still on App-V 4.5, today Microsoft released SP2. SP2 doesn’t only cover the hotfixes, also a feature is added. App-V 4.5 SP2 now also supports SQL mirroring, which could be an option if you are designing for high availability. Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5 Service Pack 2… Read more »
So, you’ve started your proof of concept for your new desktop environment, because your organization is demanding for improvement. You are testing the different flavors; VDI, RDS, fat client… (assuming it is based on Window 7 or Windows Server 2008 RDS). You get very excited on all the new features and you’ll see a lot of advantages for your management… Read more »
Every month I will try to wrap up some highlights about virtualization news, personal experience or other IT related items which had my attention, this time April 2010: April was quite a busy month, working on several projects from working on a SharePoint (for Document Management) infrastructure till extending a Citrix XenApp based infrastructure. This last one is an interesting… Read more »
My main experience with Application Virtualization is based on App-V (formerly known as Softgrid) and a bit of VMware ThinApp and Citrix Streaming Applications. With the release of InstallFree Bridge 2.0 it’s time to spend some time on this product too. So, how to get a quick hands-on experience? Well, I just signed up for an online hands-on lab. After… Read more »
Every month I will try to wrap up some highlights about virtualization news, personal experience or other IT related items which had my attention, this time March 2010: Ongoing discussions about VDI; Desktop Virtualization is hot, 2010 will be the year of desktop virtualization. Last month a lot discussion about the display protocols, ICA (HDX) vs PC-over-IP. The discussions are… Read more »