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Microsoft Application Virtualization Advanced Guide

You're reading from   Microsoft Application Virtualization Advanced Guide This book will take your App-V skills to the ultimate level. Dig deep into the technology and learn stuff you never knew existed. The step-by-step approach makes it surprisingly easy to realize the full potential of App-V.

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Product type Paperback
Published in Mar 2012
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781849684484
Length 474 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Augusto Alvarez Augusto Alvarez
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Table of Contents (17) Chapters Close

Microsoft Application Virtualization Advanced Guide
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
1. Taking a Deep Dive into App-V FREE CHAPTER 2. Sequencing in Complex Environments 3. Deploying Applications in Complex Environments 4. Handling Scripting and App-V Command Lines 5. Troubleshooting App-V 6. Scaling Up App-V Implementations 7. Integrating App-V with Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) 8. Integrating App-V with System Center Configuration Manager 2012 9. Integrating Server App-V with Private Clouds Reviewing App-V Microsoft and Third-party Tools Index

Overview of complex sequencing


Most likely, almost all of the existing applications in your current operating system support virtualization, but as we said, not all of them will have the same, straightforward process to get it working properly.

It is important to note that:

  • Every application needs a deep understanding before capturing it: Understand the application's usage, dependent components, requirements, and interaction with the operating system. If we don't have these things cleared up, the sequencing process will not be an easy ride.

  • App-V was not designed to solve incompatibility issues: Even though virtualizing an application in Windows XP can actually allow it to run in Windows 7, the focus of this technology is not to solve incompatibility among operating systems. We have some great examples of resolving problems like this using App-V, but it's not 100 percent guaranteed.

  • Do not confuse "complex/advanced sequencing" with sequencing unsupported applications: There are some applications...

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