Application Virtualization

Hi,
does anybody know if there are problem using Microsoft App-v or THINAPP (vmware) on P6 Professional for EPPM 8.3.5?
I looked to tested configurations file but there are only Citrix XenApp and Global Secure Desktop...
Thanks,
Ale

Ale,
I realize this is an old post and probably dead, but for those of you that use Google... Yes P6 Professional EPPM 8.x and older (5,6,7) will work on Microsoft App-v or VMWare ThinApp. I helped an early adopter of application virtualization install P6v7 on SoftGrid (now MS AppV) which was on their Citrix server. Worked flawlessly. I'd recommend this type of setup where your company is heavily dependent on many different versions of Java. It's also great to help consolidate servers and make them work 24/7. Neat thing about ThinApp... you can encapsulate your app in a virtual app environment and put that on a thumbdrive. Plugin the thumbdrive to any machine and you can run your app from the thumbdrive without any installation.
Thanks,
Jonathan Johnson

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Error when uninstalling App-V RDS client: Product: Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) Client for Remote Desktop Services 5.0 Service Pack 2 x64 -- Error 1324. The folder path 'C:' contains an invalid character

Issue: experienced when attempting to uninstall the App-V 5.0 SP2 RDS client.
Event Log: Product: Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) Client for Remote Desktop Services 5.0 Service Pack 2 x64 -- Error 1324. The folder
path 'C:' contains an invalid character
Symptoms (when in this current state):
Unable to uninstall the SP2 client
You can upgrade the client (via hotfix) and uninstall the hotfix, but you will not be able to remove the SP2 client
AppvVfs filter driver will not create an instance, therefore applications will not be able to read into existing streamed VFS content, or trigger sparse files to stream content. (you can still stream the content via other means, like the UI or powershell)
Because of the AppvVfs filter driver not instantiating, applications that depend on licences that exist in VFS will not be able to be read causing certain applications to react as if the license does not exist or is an incorrect format

Resolution:
Check for the existence of a hidden folder named %appdata% in the C:\Program Files\Microsoft Application Virtualization\Client folder. (You will need to un-check the folder options box in windows explorer for "Hide
protected operating system files" to see it)
If the hidden %appdata% folder exists, delete it.
Proceed to uninstall the App-V client
After a clean uninstall and removal of remnants of the client, reinstall the client again and apply the latest hotfix available (Hotfix 2 for SP2 at a minimum).

Application Virtualization 4.6 (SoftGrid) Acrobat Pro 9.2 and Office 2007

I'm actually trying to sequence Acrobat Pro 9.2 together with Office 2007 in a dynamic suite composition with Application Virtualization 4.6 RC.
I can sequence both applications and deploy them to the client. Everything seems to work fine, except the Acrobat plug-in in office. When I start Word or another office application, i can see the tab "Acrobat" and can choose the option to create a PDF of the actual document. If the Office application was started the first time since the logon, the PDF is going to be created as it should... no error. If I'd like to create a second PDF an error occures, saying that Adobe Acrobat can't be used because it's not activated (Its a volume license installation). The same error when I close and start the office application again. When I log off and log in, it works again the first time. Starting Acrobat without Office (independent) everything works and no such error appears. The Problem is that, the virtual application resides active (in use) in the App-V console after closing (maybe thats a normal behavior when two packages are dependent in a dynamic suite composition...).
I think there's a problem with the combination of App-V and the licensing system used by Adobe. Is it possible to install the licensing component seperately from Acrobat (during the sequencing a FlexNet service were identified? I could not find appropriate setup files to do so... Maybe its possible to solve the problem by installing the licensing component localy on the computer and then the virtualized application uses this component to check the license status or whatever is going to be checked...
Thanks for any hint...

The first problem is probably a permissions issue. Run Repair Permissions from the Disk Utility. For the second see this
Announcement: Known Acrobat Issues under Snow Leopard
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(1) The Adobe PDF Printer module does not work under OS X.6. Please see http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/509/cpsid_50981.html to find out how to create Adobe Quality PDFs under Snow Leopard.
(2) Opening files from the finder, including files authored by Adobe applications, may not open them in the original authoring application. Omitting a file extension from the file name will increase the likelihood of this happening. See http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/511/cpsid_51110.html for more information.
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Why think about Application virtualization before going to VDI or desktop virtualization

Hi Team,
I am new in ThinApp technology.
My question is that "Why think about Application virtualization before going to VDI or desktop virtualization."
Please help to clear my question.
Thanks
Yogesh

With Application Virtualization you'll make any transition easier. While the term isn't really clear to understand for anyone new to the technology I usually find it easier to explain by calling it Application Isolation/Redirection, which actually gives a clearer idea of what it is doing. What ThinApp (or any other Application Virtualization) does is catch calls the operating system does to the registry and files and reroute that to a single contained environment. With Application Virtualization you can deploy your applications without touching the other applications or operating system. The nice thing about ThinApp is that it's clientless so there is no need for any backend or client. The runtime is contained in the ThinApp, which is why you can even use multiple versions at the same time.
With VDI you try to consolidate resources and not buy 1000's of desktops every few years, because physical desktop migrations are a pain. You also try to make managing them easier because basically you'll only have to manage a single desktop (master image). But to get there you will have to do a migration, having Application Virtualization in place will make it an easy project instead of a hard one.
The second reason why you would want to do it is because with ThinApp there is no need to actually deploy the application to the VDI, they can be shown on the machine but actually run from a share or even dynamically mapped with virtual disks.

Get message "application virtualization client svcs not running". error 4625852-0fa10612-00006003

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Windows 8.1 Install blocked by Application Virtualization Desktop Client

When I try to install Windows 8.1 from the store I get an error message that I need to uninstall the Microsoft Application Virtualization Desktop Client. But when I check control panel to uninstall the application it does not exist in the list.
When I choose to have the installation uninstall it doesn't work.
Bottom line I am stuck where the install is asking me to uninstall another application which I don't believe I have installed.

The Application Virtualization client will be related to Microsoft Office Home and Student 2010. Here's how to update that version of Office: http://office.microsoft.com/en-au/excel-help/update-repair-or-uninstall-office-click-to-run-products-HA010382089.aspx
Ensure any available updates are applied (I'd also check Windows Update) and reboot before trying the Upgrade Assistant again.
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page suggests that this version of Office 2010 should be compatible with Windows 8, so hopefully ensuring you've installed all available updates should fix the issue.
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Service Pack 2 for Microsoft Application Virtualization 5.0

App-v 5.0 Sp2 has been issued for over a month and the update is not yet listed in the Software updates list or search. Service Pack 3 for App-v 4.6 and Service Pack 1 for App-v 5.0 are showing in the list. Our environment is SCCM 2012 R2 upgraded from
SP1.

Hi,
Please refer to the following articles:
Release Notes for App-V 5.0 SP2
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/library/dn508411.aspx
Hotfix Package 2 for Microsoft Application Virtualization 5.0 Service SP2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2934349
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ZENworks Application Virtualization Server and AD users

Hi There,
I am testing ZENworks Application Virtualization Server V10 to see what it can do for us. However I can't get 1 thing to work. I have defined a LDAP connection to our AD.
After syncronisation all users are visible, so that seems to work. However when I log on to the server as user (that I have enabled) I get a error that an internal error has occured. When loggin in the admin interface I get a error "Oops - we had a problem handling your request" when I want to verify the LDAP setting.
When looking in the event log on the server there is a "Event code: 3005" on ASP.NET.
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Application Virtualization and Keyboard Input

Hello,
Today I have a need to leverage SendInput and it works just fine. However the issue really is having to swap between different windows, due to the requirement for SendInput.
I got around this by using VM's and it works great.
However, I was wondering if there is a better way to do this, without having to have total virtual machines.
Is it possible to sandbox applications (virtualize) them, in a stand alone environment (meaning on a single machine), where-in each has it's own Message Input Subsystem?
Something where I would be able to run Program A (+) Program B within a "virtualized" application architecture, and have Program B use SendInput to send data to the Program A "instance" that is inside the same application virtualization
that B is in.
I just want to get away from having to use "remote" desktops to Virtualized Machines to make this work
It would look like this (well if this is possible that is)
Machine A:
Program A + Program B = "Instance #1". They run together
Program A + Program B = "Instance #2". They run together
From the actual desktop of Machine A, you could "see" Instance 1 and Instance 2 but using a Program C, communicate with Program B (on a per virtualized instance)
Thus removing the overhead of total virtual machines, but with the ability to actually do "application virtualization".
I really want to solve my problem on the Microsoft stack, not move to VMWare
All my other options didn't work so now I moved to virtualization, which would be pretty sweet actually :-)
Any help / thoughts would be great
Thanks!!

Regardless of how they communicate, the question is this.
Is it possible to sandbox applications (virtualize) them, in a stand alone environment (meaning on a single machine), where-in each has it's own Message Input Subsystem?
The rest was merely a description of potential architecture, based on the fact that Program A, needs to be communicated with by SendInput, which you cannot do without swapping focus.
No differently than if it were VM's and I had say 3 remote desktops open on my local system. I can run programs within that "sandboxed" window and each has it's own Message Input Subsystem. I am trying to mimic, that with application virtualization,
so that I can still have that ability, but without running VM's which use way too many resources.
Any specific information on the actual question?
Thanks and Happy Holidays!!

Hotfix Package 2 for Microsoft Application Virtualization 5.0 Service SP2

This article describes a hotfix package that contains the latest hotfixes for Microsoft Application Virtualization 5.0 Service Pack 2 (SP2). This hotfix package fixes the following issues.
Issue 1
Certain App-V 5.0 Service Pack 1 (SP1) packages do not work with the App-V 5.0 Service Pack 2 (SP2) clients.
This is an issue in App-V 5.0 SP2 that may appear to prevent some applications from starting. This includes packages that were sequenced on earlier versions of App-V 5.0. A valid App-V 5.0 package starts correctly and displays a GUI under App-V 5.0 SP1. Under
App-V 5.0 SP2, the same package does not display a GUI, or it appears not to start.
Issue 2
A sharing violation occurs during profile synchronization when you use App-V 5.0.
When an App-V user on a Remote Desktop Services (RDS) server logs on after a period of inactivity, a sharing violation may occur when the profile is synchronized to the local cache. Therefore, some required files are not copied over, or they are renamed. In
this situation, the profile becomes corrupted.
Issue 3
App-V client handlers leak in Remote Desktop Services (RDS).
When an RDS user logs off, App-V does not release some handles that it held specifically for this session, and therefore the resource cannot be reused. In this situation, the Session ID monotonically increases without reusing IDs from previously finished sessions.
Issue 4
A virtualized Excel Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) application fails if the path for the application contains Chinese or Japanese characters.
Issue 5
Certain applications don't start after Hotfix Package 1 for APP-V 5.0 Service Pack 2 is applied.
Selected registry key values were removed after the deployment of Hotfix 1 for APP-V 5.0 Service Pack 2. This prevents some applications from starting. By reverting Hotfix Package 1 for APP-V 5.0 SP2, you restore these registry values to their default state.
However, any existing customizations will be lost and will have to be redone.
Note This issue only affects deployments that were upgraded from APP-V 5.0 Service Pack 1 to APP-V 5.0 Service Pack 2 before Hotfix Package 1 was applied. Remote Desktop Services (RDS) deployments are not affected by this issue.
For all the details and a download link, please see the KB article below:
KB2934349 -

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Whitelist and documents delivered via Microsoft Application Virtualization (appv)

I’ve tried to get my Adobe Reader X to open documents delivered via Microsoft Application Virtualization - when protected mode enabled.
Using the whitelist concept in Adobe Reader X, I’ve successfully created some policies
EVENTS_ALLOW_ANY = *
MUTANT_ALLOW_ANY = *
This is resulting in the following entries in the log file when I try to open a document which is delivered via Microsoft Application Virtualization:
[09:03/15:15:21] Adobe Reader Protected Mode Logging Initiated
[09:03/15:15:21] Found custom policy file: C:\Programmer\Adobe\Reader 10.0\Reader\ProtectedModeWhitelistConfig.txt
[09:03/15:15:21] Adding custom policy: EVENTS_ALLOW_ANY = *
[09:03/15:15:21] Adding custom policy: MUTANT_ALLOW_ANY = \BaseNamedObjects\sg00000000e2e6e550_*
[09:03/15:15:22] NtCreateMutant: STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED
[09:03/15:15:22] real_path: \BaseNamedObjects\MSCTF.Shared.MUTEX.MEM
[09:03/15:15:22] Overvej at redigere politik med denne politikregel: MUTANT_ALLOW_ANY
As I see it, the problem seemes that instead of adding
MUTANT_ALLOW_ANY = *
it adds
[09:03/15:15:21] Adding custom policy: MUTANT_ALLOW_ANY = \BaseNamedObjects\sg00000000e2e6e550_*
So when trying to initiate
\BaseNamedObjects\MSCTF.Shared.MUTEX.MEM
it will of course fail.
Is there any way that I can add
\BaseNamedObjects\MSCTF.Shared.MUTEX.MEM
without having
\BaseNamedObjects\sg00000000e2e6e550
put in front of it?

I’ve tried to get my Adobe Reader X to open documents delivered via Microsoft Application Virtualization - when protected mode enabled.
Using the whitelist concept in Adobe Reader X, I’ve successfully created some policies
EVENTS_ALLOW_ANY = *
MUTANT_ALLOW_ANY = *
This is resulting in the following entries in the log file when I try to open a document which is delivered via Microsoft Application Virtualization:
[09:03/15:15:21] Adobe Reader Protected Mode Logging Initiated
[09:03/15:15:21] Found custom policy file: C:\Programmer\Adobe\Reader 10.0\Reader\ProtectedModeWhitelistConfig.txt
[09:03/15:15:21] Adding custom policy: EVENTS_ALLOW_ANY = *
[09:03/15:15:21] Adding custom policy: MUTANT_ALLOW_ANY = \BaseNamedObjects\sg00000000e2e6e550_*
[09:03/15:15:22] NtCreateMutant: STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED
[09:03/15:15:22] real_path: \BaseNamedObjects\MSCTF.Shared.MUTEX.MEM
[09:03/15:15:22] Overvej at redigere politik med denne politikregel: MUTANT_ALLOW_ANY
As I see it, the problem seemes that instead of adding
MUTANT_ALLOW_ANY = *
it adds
[09:03/15:15:21] Adding custom policy: MUTANT_ALLOW_ANY = \BaseNamedObjects\sg00000000e2e6e550_*
So when trying to initiate
\BaseNamedObjects\MSCTF.Shared.MUTEX.MEM
it will of course fail.
Is there any way that I can add
\BaseNamedObjects\MSCTF.Shared.MUTEX.MEM
without having
\BaseNamedObjects\sg00000000e2e6e550
put in front of it?

Does APP-V 5 SP2 applications still require Microsoft Application Virtualization SFT in order to scan for vulnerabilties/software inventory

Does APP-V 5 SP2 applications still require Microsoft Application Virtualization SFT in order to scan for vulnerabilties/software inventory

Hello,
Have you tried this hotfix?
http://blogs.technet.com/b/appv/archive/2014/03/03/hotfix-package-2-for-microsoft-application-virtualization-5-0-service-sp2-is-now-available.aspx
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Microsoft Application Virtualization 5 - Reporting

We have Configured Microsoft Application Virtualization 5 on Non-persistent Desktops using Xendesktop 7.5 MCS
The Users are able to launch a Virtual Desktop and the appv client connects to publishing server and synchronizies the applications permission to user.
User is able to launch applications and after the usage they logoff there virtual desktops
When the User logs off the changes on the non-persistent desktop are lost and with it we are lossing the appv-reporting information.
Following is set as a Group Policy "Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Reporting\Report Server"
Reporting URL : Our reporting server url
Reporting time : 16
Delay reporting for the random minutes : 15
Repeat reporting for every (days) :1
Data Cache Limit : 20
Data Block Size : 65536
So any user who happens to be online at 4PM there appv reporting data is uploaded to the database other wise its lost.
Ideally we would like to upload the appv report data durring the user logoff.
There is a Powershell command Send-AppvClientReport it does push the data to database but requires Administrative Previleges.
Is there way we can permission the send-AppvClientReport to be able to run from user context so we can run as a group policy when the user loggs off ?
Or is ther any other way we can save the reporting data and upload to reporting database ?

Hi Raj,
It appears that Microsoft themselves are using scheduled task to update the reports if you used the group policy. You can see it if you run scheduled tasks as administrator and navigate to Microsoft\AppV\Reporting. The task executes powershell.exe with the
following command:
-NonInteractive -WindowStyle Hidden -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Command "&{import-module 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Application Virtualization\Client\AppvClient\AppvClient.psd1'; Send-AppvClientReport -NetworkCostAware -DeleteOnSuccess}"
What I did is I used group policy preferences to create similar task to run at my own schedule with additional trigger of winlogon event id 7002 (logoff). I had to use XML to create the task. Here is an example:
<TaskV2 clsid="{D8896631-B747-47a7-84A6-C155337F3BC8}" name="send-appvclientreport" image="2" userContext="0" removePolicy="0" changed="2014-10-08 14:13:02" uid="{A0DE6673-2FBE-4E03-A753-92DD1A9D2F6A}"><Properties action="U" name="send-appvclientreport" runAs="S-1-5-18" logonType="Password"><Task version="1.2"><RegistrationInfo><Author>SOMEUSERACCOUNT</Author><Description></Description></RegistrationInfo><Principals><Principal id="Author"><UserId>S-1-5-18</UserId><LogonType>Password</LogonType><RunLevel>LeastPrivilege</RunLevel></Principal></Principals><Settings><IdleSettings><Duration>PT5M</Duration><WaitTimeout>PT1H</WaitTimeout><StopOnIdleEnd>false</StopOnIdleEnd><RestartOnIdle>false</RestartOnIdle></IdleSettings><MultipleInstancesPolicy>IgnoreNew</MultipleInstancesPolicy><DisallowStartIfOnBatteries>false</DisallowStartIfOnBatteries><StopIfGoingOnBatteries>false</StopIfGoingOnBatteries><AllowHardTerminate>true</AllowHardTerminate><StartWhenAvailable>true</StartWhenAvailable><AllowStartOnDemand>false</AllowStartOnDemand><Enabled>true</Enabled><Hidden>false</Hidden><ExecutionTimeLimit>PT1H</ExecutionTimeLimit><Priority>7</Priority></Settings><Triggers><CalendarTrigger><StartBoundary>2014-10-08T14:06:28Z</StartBoundary><Enabled>true</Enabled><ScheduleByDay><DaysInterval>1</DaysInterval></ScheduleByDay><ExecutionTimeLimit>PT30M</ExecutionTimeLimit><Repetition><Interval>PT1H</Interval><StopAtDurationEnd>false</StopAtDurationEnd></Repetition></CalendarTrigger>
<EventTrigger><Enabled>true</Enabled><Subscription><QueryList><Query Id="0" Path="System"><Select Path="System">*[System[Provider[@Name='Winlogon'] and EventID=7002]]</Select></Query></QueryList></Subscription></EventTrigger>
</Triggers><Actions><Exec><Command>powershell.exe</Command><Arguments>-NonInteractive -WindowStyle Hidden -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Command "&{import-module 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Application Virtualization\Client\AppvClient\AppvClient.psd1'; Send-AppvClientReport -NetworkCostAware -DeleteOnSuccess}"</Arguments></Exec>
</Actions></Task></Properties></TaskV2>
If you cannot copy/paste the xml, you can create a new scheduled task. You probably will not be able to select system as the user to execute and perhaps will not see winlogon for the triger. Pick any other values. Once the task is created, copy it from group
policy and paste in notepad. Edit there the account to S-1-5-18 and the Subscription tag to winlogon.
Hope this helps

Application Virtualization Issue (App-V 4.6)

Hi Team,
Currently, the environment is Windows 2008, XenApp 6.5 using MS App-V 4.6 to stream applications, this is working as expected but I am unable to resolve an issue for a packaged
application.
I have defined within the package, 2 file type associations, if I launch the application by double clicking the file from within windows explorer, 1 file type opens the application
as expected, but double clicking the 2<sup>nd</sup> file type, the application opens and closes immediately, yet I can open the application using the 1<sup>st</sup> file, browse to the 2<sup>nd</sup> file and open without
issue, I can also open the application browsing to the exe itself to launch and open both files fine, so it only happens when trying to launch the application from windows explorer for this specific FTA
I have compared the registry settings to the application that is installed local on another machine were both files work and cannot see any difference. I have also checked to
that 8.3 naming is not at fault.
any ideas what may cause this or suggested areas to look into will be very much appreciated.
Thanks and regards,
Nagatas
Nagatas

Hello,
1. When installed natively - without any App-V involvement - what happens when using the two FTAs?
2. How does the registry key look in the above scenario?
3. Does the registry key, in #2, match whats in your package?
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ACE RTSP Micrososft Application Virtualization (App-V)

Hello,
I know the ACE Module does support the protocol RTSP. The App-V of Microsoft is also using the protocol RTSP.
Unfortunately in my configuration, the ACE to load balance the RTSP, the ACE seems not to recognise the negociated TCP ports in the range of 49152-65535.
Has someone already configured the ACE for th App-V?
Kind regards
Jean-Marc

Hi,
Does ACE20 support SSL/TLS termination which transport RTSP control traffic? I was unable to find any related configuration or guide for this.
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