[THIN] Re: 32-bit apps
- From: "Landin, Mark" <Mark.Landin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2011 15:20:25 -0500
In this case, the vendor is Microsoft. The product is a report writer called
FRx that's bundled with their Dynamics products. We've not been successful in
influencing their product directions in the past.
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From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Jeremy Saunders
Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 8:30 PM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: 32-bit apps
No, respectfully that's silly. You must progress your IT environment to the
newer OS's. 99% of 32-bit apps will work 100% under Windows 2008 R2 (64-bit).
UAT and system testing will pick up any anomalies, which can mostly be
addressed by changing permissions, registry values, shortcuts, etc. You can
deploy those fixes by GPO's, scripts, etc.
As for the app vendors that won't support you, when push comes to shove I doubt
it will be an issue as they can also learn from your deployment. However, in
this modern era of virtualisation, have a small XenApp 5 farm running on
Windows 2003 32-bit that you can test the "issues" on.
If you want to get a good analysis of your application on its 64-bit
compatibility, have a look at Apptitute from App-DNA. A brilliant product for
application analysis that can provide excellent reports that executives can
also understand. This is also a report you could supply to the application
vendor. The latest version of App-DNA can also help you fix any known issues.
Don't allow some silly application vendors hold you back from modernising and
enhancing your environment.
Cheers,
Jeremy.
From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Magnus Hjorleifsson
Sent: Wednesday, 8 June 2011 6:47 AM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: 32-bit apps
I hate to state the obvious (and I am in the same situation) keep using XenApp
5 on win2k3
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On Jun 7, 2011, at 13:37, "Landin, Mark"
<Mark.Landin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:Mark.Landin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
OK. Now that we've established that,
How would you recommend a company continue to deploy 32-bit applications which
are not supported by the vendor on 64-bit operating systems?
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From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
[mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Webster
Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 11:06 AM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [THIN] Re: 32-bit apps
XenApp 6 and all future versions are 64-bit only since all future Windows
versions are 64-bit only.
Carl Webster
Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional
http://dabcc.com/Webster
From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
[mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Landin, Mark
Subject: [THIN] Re: 32-bit apps
I understand they may work, but our vendor will not support them on 64-bit
platforms, in which case we don't want to be running them. Is XenApp6 a
64-bit-only platform?
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From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
[mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Webster
Subject: [THIN] Re: 32-bit apps
32-bit apps work just fine on XenApp 6 and the Tech Preview of XenApp 6.5.
From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
[mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Landin, Mark
Subject: [THIN] 32-bit apps
Our understanding is that future version of Citrix XenApp will be 64-bit-only
platforms. However, we have some applications we still use that are not
supported on 64-bit platforms. Is there currently, or will there be, a
64-bit-only limitation for XenApp, and if so, how would you recommend we
continue to deploy our 32-bit apps?
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