Usually when people set up Microsoft SoftGrid App-V, one of the first applications they try to virtualize is Office. I must admit that I am guilty of this too. As it turns out, Office isn’t exactly the easiest of applications to sequence (or virtualize). This isn’t to say the Office won’t work in the App-V environment - quite the contrary. However, getting to that point can take some work. Luckily, J.C. Hornbeck has posted a blog entry on the App-V blog detailing how to sequence Office 2007 in 30 easy steps. Yep, that’s right - I said 30 steps. Whether virtualizing Office is a good idea or not is still up for debate (considering the number of applications that have dependencies on Office. Yes, I know there is dynamic suiting in App-V now - but that is a discussion for another day).

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