Using XenDesktop as a secure in-house GotoMyPC Solution.
For a while now, we have been recommending using XenDesktop for users to get back to their Physical Desktops back in the office as a type of localized…
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Installing Microsoft SQL Management Tools on Citrix XenApp 6
While building out a new XenApp 6 farm, my client had requested that SQL Management tools be installed on the image (We were provisioning the servers) so that…
Shadowing in XenApp 6? Not if you have Multi-Monitors.
While working with the newest versions of Windows 2008 R2 and Windows 7, I am beginning to notice more and more compatibility issues with Multi-Monitors and various Citrix…
Citrix XenApp 6 Bug : Black screen during logon
Chris Hahn sent over this quick warning message for users of XenApp 6. A potential bug with 11.x and 12.x windows clients accessing a Citrix XenApp 6 server.…
Interesting Citrix XenDesktop issues. Some Solved, Some Not.
Recently, I have been pretty heavily involved in Citrix focused solutions with my head buried in various issues. Citrix XenDesktop, XenApp and Provisioning servers. Everything but the Hypervisor…
Creating a Windows 2008 R2 Server without that pesky 100 MB System Reserved Partition.
If you are thinking about using Citrix Provisioning Services Server with Windows 2008 R2 server, you are going to want to eliminate the 100 MB System Reserved Partition…
Provisioning Windows 2008 R2 Servers with Citrix PVS
Damn you System Reserved Partition! So you have built out a new Citrix XenApp Server complete with application installations on Windows 2008 R2 Server and are now ready…
Switching the Citrix Desktop Delivery Controller’s Product Edition (DDC)
If you have ever received a licensing error on your Desktop Delivery Controller like the one below, you have most likely selected the wrong Product type during installation…
Citrix Provisioning target prompting for credentials
Beginning with Citrix Provisioning Services 5.1, Citrix introduced a feature that required an end user to enter credentials to fully boot a target device. My assumption is that…