Crashing the App-V 5 Sequencer, Part I of ???

Thought I would pass this on.

Microsoft is aware of it already and confirmed it is an issue. Although it, at first glace, appears that adding a File Type Association while in the sequence editor causes the sequencer to crash, I can confirm that on other apps I can add new file associations just fine.

OS: Windows 7 SP1 x86…

Recording of Tim on BrianMadden Live show

I had the honor of being the featured guest on the “BrianMadden Live” podcast earlier this week. The recording can be found at this link: here.

I also posted a couple of articles on Brian’s site the last month that are worth mentioning. One of them is my “What you need to know about App-V 5” article which has …

App-V 5.0: Evolving the “Integrated Experience” for Virtual Applications


I ran the effort to build the original version of App-V at Softricity, the company that Microsoft acquired the product from, almost a dozen years ago, and the 5.0 Beta release represents the most dramatic set of changes to the product since. Much has changed in computer technology of that period, and Microsoft very clearly has looked at what is …

Summer Fun with App-V 5.0

It’s summer. My new book is almost published, and I’m cutting back on my golf (well, a little) due to a bad ankle. So what do I do? Dig into the App-V 5.0 Beta, of course! With lots of shiney new thigs to look at, plus a few dark corners with cobwebs to poke into, it is almost as good …

Key to Migrating to Windows 7 and Beyond: Virtualize the Apps

I have been doing Application Virtualization for a long time – a dozen years now. For a long time AppVirt was more of a niche than it is today. Originally it was used with Citrix and Terminal Servers, but even when desktop and laptop support was added it was used by a relatively small number of leading edge companies. That …