[THIN] Re: Published applications in a mixed OS environment
- From: "Greg Reese" <gareese@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:40:37 -0600
if you are publishing a desktop with the apps dropped in via pnagent, you
can make the apps published content pointing to the shortcut to launch the
app.
On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 1:44 PM, Landin, Mark
<Mark.Landin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> Ah, one of the many joys of 64-bit.
>
> PS: they play the same trick(s) with the registry. There is a 32-bit
> registry and a 64-bit registry (or perhaps just multiple hives like HKLM and
> HKLM-x86). Fun fun.
>
> I agree with jeremy ... have the published app run a wrapper script that
> makes an intelligent choice about where the app binaries are located. I have
> played similar tricks for other reasons and it's been a good idea.
>
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> *From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
> Behalf Of *George Wasgatt
> *Sent:* Monday, November 10, 2008 10:50 AM
> *To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* [THIN] Re: Published applications in a mixed OS environment
>
> We upgraded our farm to Presentation Manager 4.5 and added a new server
> running Windows 2003 Standard x64. We want to load balance across the
> entire farm so we loaded our standard set of applications on the server. We
> immediately ran into a problem – some of the applications were loaded into
> the subdirectory c:\program files (x86) rather than into c:\program files
> like they were on the 32 bit servers.
>
>
>
> I thought I could just change the published application to something like
> this:
>
>
>
> Command line:
>
> "%programfiles%\Microsoft Office\Office12\EXCEL.EXE"
>
>
>
> Working Directory:
>
> %programfiles%\Microsoft Office\Office12
>
>
>
> After testing this it starts OK on the 32 bit servers but fails on the 64
> bit server with this error message (note: I named the published application
> Excel 64):
>
>
>
> "Excel 64" Failed to start.
>
> The Citrix server is unable to process your request.
>
> Please try again. If the problem persists, contact your administrator.
>
>
>
> But, if I hit OK on this message and launch the application again it starts
> just fine.
>
>
>
> George Wasgatt
>
> Network Administrator
>
> ProHealth Physicians
>
> 4 Farm Spring Rd.
>
> Farmington, CT 06032
>
> Phone: 860-284-5264
>
>
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