How to install the App-V Client with ConfigMgr 2007

In some of my previous posts I mentioned that you still need the App-V Client to run the Virtual Applications. In this post I will tell the easiest way to install the App-V Client with ConfigMgr 2007. A prerequisite for this is that ConfigMgr 2007 SP1 R2 is installed and that the source files of the App-V Client (version 4.5 (CU1)) are available on a network share. For installing the App-V Client with ConfigMgr there is a Package Definition file added by the R2 installation. I would recommend to use this file for installing the App-V Client with ConfigMgr. To do this follow the next steps: Open the Configuration Manager Console and browse to System Center Configuration Manager > Site Database > Computer Management > …

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How to make a Virtual Application stream from a Distribution Point in ConfigMgr 2007

As a follow up on my previous post I will put another short version of a new "guide" that I created for Windowsnoob. This time it is about the settings that are needed to make a Virtual Application stream from a Distribution Point.  A prerequisite for being able to make these settings is that ConfigMgr 2007 SP1 R2 is installed. Keep in mind that even when you are streaming a Virtual Application with ConfigMgr you will still need the App-V Client to run the applications. To stream a Virtual Application from a Distribution Point with ConfigMgr follow the next steps: Open the Configuration Manager Console and browse to System Center Configuration Manager > Site Database > Computer Management > Software Distribution > Advertisements Select an …

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How to make ConfigMgr 2007 ready to advertise and stream Virtual Applications

In this post I will put a short version of the “guide” that I made for Windows-Noob about the settings that are needed to be able to advertise and stream Virtual Applications. A prerequisite for being able to make these settings is that ConfigMgr 2007 SP1 R2 is installed. Keep in mind that even when you have ConfigMgr configured for Virtual Applications you will still need the App-V Client to run the applications. To be able advertise Virtual Applications the Advertised Programs Client Agent has to be enabled for running virtual application packages. To do this, follow the next steps: Open the Configuration Manager console and navigate to System Center Configuration Manager > Site Database > Site Management > <your_sitename> > Site Settings > Client Agents.  …

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App-V future ready???

Let’s start my first post about App-V being future ready (or not). When I was trying to deploy an App-V Sequence on a Windows 7 Client (with App-V Client 4.5 CU1) the application didn’t seem to work… At first I thouhgt it was just me, so I recreated everything from scratch, but still no luck. The next step was to search on Google and here I found a very helpfull link: http://www.softgridblog.com/?p=126. The solution is this: During the proces of making a sequence with the App-V Sequencer you get to tab Deployment. In this tab you can specify the Operating System (OS) on which this sequence can run. Before the App-V 4.5 CU1 version you didn’t have the option to select Windows 7. This means that …

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