Using Scripts to aid the deployment of App-V packages makes the virtual applications more flexible and deployable in production. Prior to the App-V 5.1 release, this was done by manually editing the external Deployment and/or User Configuration.xml files. Not only was the editing originally a clunky process (leading to the development of a free editor tool ACE to edit those …
The case of the misnamed object
I suddenly seem to be getting asked by a number of software vendors to help them support customers that are using App-V. This is fantastic! Vendors that want to support App-V? We have dreamed of this for 15 years now. I am thinking that four is perhaps more than just a blip, maybe it is a trend. I certainly hope …
App-V and .Net Native Images Updated
Last year I wrote an article on App-V and .Net Native Images and how they didn’t work with App-V.
I was wrong, but it wasn’t my fault. It turns out that the trusted tooling that I used, the Microsoft SysInternals ProcessExplorer, was lying to me.
One of the uses of ProcessExplorer is to view the modules (fancy name …
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC and App-V
| Just where the heck is StealthPuppy when you need him? Somebody has to talk about Adobe Acrobat Reader DC and App-V. At times it has been hard to sequence Adobe Reader, but these days you can almost do it while sleeping. OK, so I’ll take a shot at writing about it because old posts make it sound so hard. |  Photo |
AppVManifestEditor (AVME)
AppVManifestEditor is a new free GUI based tool for editing the AppXManifest file that Microsoft is exposing in the sequencer for editing in the new 5.1 release of App-V.
Microsoft is making the file available for export/import within the sequencer. The syntax of this xml file is undocumented, and editing the xml can be very tricky, so a tool is …
The App-V Virtual Device Driver: Really!!!!
I’m not sure why I never thought of this before. All of the pieces were right there in front of me for a while, but it didn’t click until today.
Today I created my first Virtual Device Driver with App-V!!!!
OK. Time for the fine print:
The driver isn’t really virtualized, I just make it only exist when it needs …
TheGlobalizer: Automatically making user targeted AppV work as Global
A treat for you today. You see, today is my day to find out if I am re-awarded as a Microsoft MVP. You get a little nervous waiting for Redmond to wake up and send the email each time. So with a surprise today I find that I am no longer an App-V MVP. Now I’m a “Windows IT Pro” …
Virtual App Runtime Debugging with Updated AppV_Manage 5
I am pleased to announce version 5 of the free AppV_Manage tool, and in particular the new run-time debugging capabilities. You can find the tool downloader at this link here.
When dealing with a difficult application, you often need to use several tools to try to find out what is wrong. In the past, I had integrated a number …