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After recently updating my VMware View parent virtual machines, I discovered that a particular combination of settings prevents the Microsoft Lync Basic 2013 client from launching: Windows 7 SP1 x86 Microsoft Lync Basic 2013 15.0.4420.1017 Security Update for Microsoft Lync 2013 (KB2817465) 32-bit Edition VMware Horizon View 5.2 Remote Experience Agent (aka Feature Pack 2) …
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Last week I performed an in-place upgrade from VMware View 4.6 to VMware Horizon View 5.2. Things mostly went well, though I have a few remaining issues waiting to be resolved. SSL Certificates View 5.2 has more SSL requirements than 4.6. Out with the self-signed certs and in with certificate authority certs. When it came …
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For the past year, my primary project at work has been to engineer, develop, and deploy a VMware View virtual desktop infrastructure for the hospital and its dozen off site locations. I realize that this parody video may be only funny to those who work with VDI solutions, but I just had to share. The …
In my previous article “Using BgInfo with VMware View,” I discuss how to use Microsoft’s BgInfo utility within a VMware View desktop pool to write the following information to a user’s wallpaper: Username Physical and Virtual PC name Physical and Virtual IP address Physical and Virtual MAC address Example of BgInfo wallpaper for my VMware …
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BgInfo is a free tool from Microsoft that automatically generates desktop backgrounds that include important information about the system like its IP addresses, host name, boot time, and so on. This article explains how I am using BgInfo in a virtual desktop environment (VDI) and how it helps our hospital’s help desk support end users. …