Did you ever sequence an app, give it the ol’ smoke test and think it is good to go, just have have it thrown back at you because the although the app works great, it always crashes after about 10 minutes after launch? If so, this is the blog post for you! This post will cover some old ground and …
Author: Tim Mangan
Tim is a Microsoft MVP, and a Citrix CTP Fellow.
He is an expert in App-V and MSIX.
VC++ Runtime Versions (and App-V)
NOTE: This post was updated on April 5, 2013. The latest versions of the charts are now found at this link on the TMurgent main site under the App-V 5 tools. |

September 2012 Masters Level App-V Class near Boston
Our next “Masters Level App-V Training Class” is scheduled for September 10-14, 2012 at our home location in Canton (near Boston) MA in the US. This class is fully committed (we never cancel), but there are still openings.
This class will cover App-V 4.6 SP1, however on Friday we will have a special “App-V 5.0 Preview” so that you will …
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 …
White Paper: Welcome To The Dataverse!
Today I am publishing a new “White Paper” titled Welcome To The Dataverse.
This is an opinion piece, reflecting my latest thoughts on “The Data Problem” will be presented at Briforum Chicago tomorrow. It has been five long years since I presented “The Data Problem” at Briforum Darmstadt Germany and a lot has changed. But a lot has also …
New Book: Windows System Performance Through Caching
I am happy to announce the availability of my new book.
The caching of code and data is a common technique used throughout the Windows Operating System in order to improve system and application performance. While System Performance is a difficult subject, this work represents a digestable look at performance by isolating the top fifteen or so ways that caching …
Exciting New Days at TMurgent
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I tried to ignore it, but I just can’t any more. It’s time for TMurgent to grow up a little. |
Today is Kate’s first day on the job. Kate is my daughter, the one with the newly minted Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science. Her last final was Monday and she starts work today. Some of you have already met Kate, |
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 …