HOWTO Configure Application Pre-Launch in XenApp 6.5

This article describes how to configure Application Pre-launch in XenApp version 6.5.

Requirements

Citrix Receiver 3.0 for Windows Online Plugin 13.0

To configure Application Pre-Launch in XenApp 6.5, complete the following procedure:

Select an application for pre-launch from the AppCenter. Right-click the application and select Other tasks. Create a pre-launch application. After you complete
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Citrix Whitepaper: XenApp 6.5 Session Pre-Launch – Administrator’s Deployment Experience

A good whitepaper from Citrix regarding Administrator experiences concerning XenApp 6.5 Session Pre-Launch. Click here to view the whitepaper.

Citrix and RES Software on Citrix TV

Click here to view a great video serie of Citrix and RES Software products:

Deploy Citrix XenDesktop from a Building Block Deploy Citrix XenApp from a Building block Citrix XenApp Publishing and RES Workspace Manager Citrix XenClient and RES Workspace Manager

More videos will show up later

Adobe Acrobat Reader Stops Responding if Memory Optimization is Enabled

Symptoms

The Adobe Acrobat Reader application stops to respond. This issue is observed on a Server console, RDP, and ICA Connections versions 9.1, 9.5, and 10.1.0.

This issue exists only on a 64-bit server. The Adobe Acrobat Reader application that is installed on 32-bit server functions as expected.

Cause

Several Adobe Acrobat Reader .dll
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Citrix Receiver 3.1 only allows HTTPS

When I upgraded my Citrix Receiver 3.0 to 3.1, I ran into the fact that a https address instead of a http must be configured in the preferences.

There is a way to allow configuring http instead of https. This can be done by adding/changing the following registry keys:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Citrix\AuthManager (on a 32-bit machine) or HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Citrix\AuthManager
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A Field Guide to XenApp 6.5 Session Pre-Launch

A nice explanation at the Citrix Blog about Pre-Launching in XenApp 6.5.

Click here to view the article.

Very useful article found on Citrix Support for troubleshooting installation issues

Today I have been reading a useful article in the Citrix Knowledge Center about troubleshooting installation or removal issues with Citrix XenApp, CTX132117.

I guess it can also be consulted for troubleshooting installation or removal issues with other software.

When trying to install or remove any XenApp Software (including hotfixes and rollup packs), a
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Citrix Consoles – Taskpad View

A great article on The Citrix Blog about using Taskpad View to avoid multiple consoles. Check the article at: http://blogs.citrix.com/2012/01/19/citrix-consoles-taskpad-view/

The Ultimate Citrix BuildingBlock by RESGuru

An article from The RESGuru Blog! with an awesome Run Book created for RES Automation Manager , which does the following:

Unattended installation of Citrix Provisioning Server 6.0 (PVS) Unattended installation of Citrix XenApp 6.5 (XA) Unattended installation of Xen Desktop 5.5 (XD) Preparation of a Windows 7 image (application of best practices, per
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Citrix Case Study: Using ProcMon to Troubleshoot Slow Logons

In this Citrix Article CTX131825 an interesting Case study, where a delay in the logon times is occuring (up to three minutes), after deploying XenApp version 6 and Citrix Profile Manager version 4. ProcMon is used to troubleshoot.