Link in Published IE won't open

Question

I published a vendor's web page on Windows 2008 R2 (RDS) for our users.   There is a link on the webpage that launches an app (Panaya Test Player)
If I log onto the desktop of the session host and click the link that launches the player, it launches.
However, I am publishing the web page as a published app. When I click the same link in the published app, nothing happens.
What is the difference between the desktop and published app that would prevent the app from launching?  The RDS server has IE 9.

Answer 1

Hi,
Please provide more technical details in regards to Panaya Player.  For example:
Is it a ClickOnce application?
When you launch it from a full desktop connection, what exactly happens?  Describe the initial sequence of windows/prompts/etc. that come up after clicking the link.
What precisely does the link that launches the player point to?  You may be able to tell by hovering over it with your mouse, or you may need to look at the page source for more details.
Thanks.
-TP
When you click the link from the desktop client there is a pop up that says "verifying application requirements. This may take a few moments." Then another Pop Up appears that says "Launching Panaya Test Player" and "Connecting to
web site".  The pop up blocker is off in the browser in the published app and on the desktop.
It does look like a click once app. When you hover over the link it has an anchor tag:
https://my.panaya.com/# but the source shows it should connect to another URL for the download:
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